Red Fox Load-Out has $113K in proposed MSHA penalties and $9K outstanding across 27 contested dockets, plus health sampling and the full incident record.
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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
13
Years on record
2006–2013
Latest incident
Dec 2013
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2007
147
citations
79
significant & substantial
$113,019
proposed penalties
$61,704
paid to date
55% of proposed penalties paid to date, a $51,315 gap.
citations per 100 inspection hours
ⓘThis rate is recorded citations divided by MSHA inspection hours, per 100 hours. It reflects inspection effort, not mine size or production.
Rate withheld: 916 inspection hours is too few for a stable rate. A minimum of 1,000 inspection hours is required.
Source: MSHA inspections data, updated weekly.
Red Fox Load-Out has $113K in proposed MSHA penalties and $9K outstanding across 27 contested dockets.
Penalty disposition
ⓘDifferences between proposed and paid penalties reflect both settlements and conference reductions and amounts still owed. Outstanding is the balance currently owed.
$113K
proposed penalties
$70K
current assessed
$62K
paid to date
$9K
outstanding
145 assessments are final orders; 27 contested dockets.
Of $115K in penalties contested before the Commission, $60K was upheld in final decisions.
As of the most recent assessment on 2015-04-20.
Source: MSHA assessed-violations and conference/litigation data, updated weekly.
Violation severity profile
ⓘShares are computed over citations that carry the MSHA gravity and negligence coding; a small share of records are uncoded.
Source: MSHA violations gravity and negligence coding, updated weekly.
When citations were contested
ⓘContesting a citation before the Federal Mine Safety and Health Review Commission is a lawful right. These figures state the public outcomes of that process, from MSHA's Contested Violations file.
96citations taken to the federal commission · 65% of citations on record
Settled
89 · 93%
Stood as issued
3 · 3%
Vacated or withdrawn
4 · 4%
82%
S&S designation survived the contest
ⓘCounts a Significant & Substantial citation as surviving when a settlement or judge's decision kept the designation, or the contest was dismissed or defaulted so the citation stands as issued. Vacated and withdrawn citations, and settlements that removed the designation, count against.
of 77 decided S&S contests · industry: 79%
48%
Penalty reduction in decided contests
$115K proposed, $60K after decisions · industry: 39%
Source: MSHA Contested Violations file (public record), updated weekly. A dismissed or defaulted contest leaves the citation standing as issued; a vacated or withdrawn citation is removed from the violation record. Latest contest filed 2014-04-08.
Contested penalties
ⓘA reduction or dismissal at the Commission is a lawful outcome of contesting a proposed penalty. Figures are the proposed amount and the amount upheld in the docket's decision.
Largest penalties this mine contested before the Federal Mine Safety and Health Review Commission, with the outcome on record.
MSHA sampling at Red Fox Load-Out shows 100% of 50 respirable coal dust samples met the 1.5 mg/m3 standard.
Health sampling
ⓘA sample is a point in time compliance measurement, not an individual exposure history. These figures describe MSHA sampling records and do not establish causation or personal dose.
Respirable coal dust
ⓘRespirable coal dust and silica figures cover coal facilities. Dust compliance is measured against the current 1.5 mg/m3 standard; samples predating the 2014 standard are included, so compliance rates are a coarse historical signal.
Last sampled: 2014-01-13, 12 years ago
100%
within 1.5 mg/m3
50
samples
1.20
dust max (mg/m3)
50 samples taken by MSHA inspectors, 0 by the operator.
Most-sampled occupations
HIGHLIFT OPERATOR/FRONT END LOADER18
CLEANING PLANT OPERATOR12
CLEANUP MAN9
Noise
ⓘThe share counts noise samples whose measured dose exceeded the 90 dBA permissible exposure limit. It describes the sampled workplace, not what reached the miner's ear: hearing conservation programs and the hearing protection worn during the shift are recorded separately and are not reflected here.
Health sampling trend
ⓘA sample is a point in time compliance measurement, not an individual exposure history. These figures describe MSHA sampling records and do not establish causation or personal dose.
Respirable coal dust by year
ⓘRespirable coal dust and silica figures cover coal facilities. Dust compliance is measured against the current 1.5 mg/m3 standard; samples predating the 2014 standard are included, so compliance rates are a coarse historical signal.
Red Fox Load-Out recorded 12.17 reportable injury cases per 100 full-time workers in 2010.
Injury rate, 2010
ⓘThis rate is reportable injury cases per 100 full-time-equivalent workers per year, computed as 200,000 times cases divided by MSHA operator-reported employee-hours. Cases are injuries MSHA graded degree 01 through 07; accident-only events that hurt no one are excluded, and so are contractor injuries, whose hours do not attach to a single mine. Rates begin in 2000, when quarterly employment reporting starts, and are withheld below 20,000 hours in a year.
12.17
total case rate
12.17
days-away rate
0.000
fatality rate
Above average. The US coal mining average was 3.96 and the all-US-mining average was 3.20 cases per 100 workers.
In West Virginia, coal mining averaged 4.50 cases per 100 workers that year.
Under 100,000 employee-hours were reported that year, so a single case moves the rate by two or more. Read the figure as approximate.
Year
total case rate
days-away
fatal
2010 *
12.17
12.17
0.000
2009 *
0.00
0.00
0.000
2008 *
0.00
0.00
0.000
2007 *
25.84
17.23
0.000
* Fewer than 100,000 employee-hours that year; the rate is less stable.
Source: injury cases from MSHA accident and injury records; employee-hours from MSHA quarterly employment reports. Rate is cases per 100 full-time-equivalent workers, operator employees only.
Source: MSHA controller and operator history, updated weekly.
Workforce and production
Year
Employees
2018
0
2017
0
2016
0
2015
0
2014
0
2013
0
2012
9
2011
18
2010
13
2009
11
2008
11
2007
12
2006
6
2005
4
Source: MSHA quarterly employment and production, updated weekly.
Red Fox Load-Out sits in McDowell County, West Virginia, where the Census mining category is 13.0% of county employment.
Local economic context
ⓘCounty figures come from the US Census Bureau's American Community Survey, 5-year pooled estimates, so the 2023 vintage covers 2019 through 2023. The Census category is 'mining, quarrying, and oil and gas extraction', which is broader than MSHA jurisdiction and includes oil and gas workers no mine employs. These figures describe the surrounding county, not this mine, and are not a factor in any specific incident.
McDowell County, West Virginia · Population 18,413
13.0%
Mining share of county employment
$29,980
Median household income
Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2023 5-year estimates.
Quarterly safety rates
ⓘCitations per million reported employee-hours. Rates begin in 2000, when MSHA's quarterly employment data starts; earlier incidents are counted but cannot be rate-adjusted. Quarters under 100,000 reported hours are greyed: too few hours for a stable rate.
Citations per million employee-hours, as reported to MSHA
Quarter
Hours worked
Citations
S&S
Per 1M hrs
2018 Q4
0
0
0
2018 Q3
0
0
0
2017 Q4
0
0
0
2017 Q3
0
0
0
2017 Q2
0
0
0
2017 Q1
0
0
0
2016 Q4
0
0
0
2016 Q3
0
0
0
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Quarter
Hours worked
Citations
S&S
Per 1M hrs
2016 Q2
0
0
0
2016 Q1
0
0
0
2015 Q3
0
0
0
2015 Q2
0
1
0
2015 Q1
0
0
0
2014 Q4
0
0
0
2014 Q3
0
0
0
2014 Q2
0
2
0
2014 Q1
0
1
1
2013 Q4
0
0
0
2013 Q3
0
0
0
2013 Q2
0
2
0
2013 Q1
0
0
0
2012 Q4
0
4
2
2012 Q3
2,315
2
1
863.9
2012 Q2
7,089
0
0
0.0
2012 Q1
6,119
2
0
326.9
2011 Q4
12,161
0
0
0.0
2011 Q3
10,382
0
0
0.0
2011 Q2
9,817
0
0
0.0
2010 Q4
13,331
12
11
900.2
2010 Q3
13,069
0
0
0.0
2010 Q2
3,120
0
0
0.0
2010 Q1
3,360
1
0
297.6
2009 Q4
1,728
1
0
578.7
2009 Q3
520
12
12
23076.9
2009 Q2
11,069
5
1
451.7
2009 Q1
11,768
3
2
254.9
2008 Q4
12,046
1
1
83.0
2008 Q3
12,130
3
1
247.3
2008 Q2
0
4
0
2008 Q1
5,859
9
1
1536.1
2007 Q4
4,575
0
0
0.0
2007 Q3
6,790
21
14
3092.8
2007 Q2
6,328
7
0
1106.2
2007 Q1
5,524
0
0
0.0
2006 Q4
3,032
0
0
0.0
2006 Q3
2,293
0
0
0.0
2006 Q2
2,229
0
0
0.0
2005 Q4
800
0
0
0.0
No fatalities recorded at this mine.
Reportable incidents
13 on file
2013 · 3 incidents
December 3, 2013WV · Coalfront-end loader, scraper-loader operator, pan operator, payloader, scraper rig operatorPOWERED HAULAGE
On 12-3-13 employee stated he had back pain due to operating a front end loader, feeding raw coal to the prep plant, which was causing back pain over a period of time.
July 1, 2013WV · Coalwarehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operatorSLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Employee stated while welding, he was having trouble with the ground and when he lifted his welding hood the welding rod arced causing flash burn to his eyes.
2010 · 2 incidents
December 28, 2010WV · Coalbulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineerSLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Employee stated that on 12/28/2010 while getting on the dozer, he slipped on the icy track and twisted his back. Employee did not miss work until 2/14/2011.
June 17, 2010WV · Coalfront-end loader, scraper-loader operator, pan operator, payloader, scraper rig operatorPOWERED HAULAGE
EE was dismounting endloader when he slipped on the ladder step and started to fall, his right hand became caught between the ladder rail and the machine.
2009 · 3 incidents
December 9, 2009WV · Coallaborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitmanDUST DISEASE OF LUNGS
This office has been notified of an occupational pneumoconiosis claim filed by this person on 5/31/09 with Brick Street Mutual Insurance (West Virginia).
2008 · 1 incident
September 29, 2008WV · Coalmaintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service techMACHINERY
M & P Services, Inc. · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object
EE states he was washing down first floor of the plant, when the clean up pump stopped working. The EE pushed the stop button, opened the cover and pulled belt to see if motor was locked up. A co-worker the reset button in the control room, causing pump to start. Injured EE's (R) hand was pinched between teh belt and pulley.
2007 · 3 incidents
September 7, 2007WV · Coalwarehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operatorSLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
The employee was cleaning a sizer when a rock fell out of the sizer causing the employee to fall approximately three (3) feet resulting in bruised ribs and sprained ankle.
May 29, 2007WV · Coalfront-end loader, scraper-loader operator, pan operator, payloader, scraper rig operatorSLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
The employee stated he was climbing up the ladder on the front end loader to begin his shift when his foot slipped causing him to catch his weight with his arms causing pain in his chest.
Employee stated he fell while descending steps & hurt his right arm by straining it. Employee was bagging trash & taking it out of the office when he descended the steps. He was terminated for other reasoning, left the site & came back hours later and told the supervisor he had an accident before being terminated. AMEND Section D 28&29 *Remove ID M943 - Same Co. operates mine*