Red Stag #1: 113 MSHA citations
Coal
Prenter,
Boone County,
WV
·
Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 4609081
Red Stag #1 has $27K in proposed MSHA penalties and $26K outstanding across 0 contested dockets, plus health sampling and the full incident record.
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- Fatalities
- 0
- Total incidents
- 9
- Years on record
- 2005–2006
- Latest incident
- Sep 2006
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2004
34
significant & substantial
$27,358
proposed penalties
4% of proposed penalties paid to date, a $26,370 gap.
Source: MSHA violations data, updated weekly.
Inspection activity
MSHA inspections since 2004
n/a
citations per 100 inspection hours
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This rate is recorded citations divided by MSHA inspection hours, per 100 hours. It reflects inspection effort, not mine size or production.
Rate withheld: 628 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 Stag #1 has $27K in proposed MSHA penalties and $26K outstanding across 0 contested dockets.
Penalty disposition
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Differences between proposed and paid penalties reflect both settlements and conference reductions and amounts still owed. Outstanding is the balance currently owed.
111 assessments are final orders; 0 contested dockets.
As of the most recent assessment on 2006-09-26.
Source: MSHA assessed-violations and conference/litigation data, updated weekly.
Violation severity profile
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Shares are computed over citations that carry the MSHA gravity and negligence coding; a small share of records are uncoded.
30.4%
significant & substantial
2.7%
high negligence or reckless
29.7%
reasonably likely or greater
5.4%
permanently disabling or fatal if injury occurs
Negligence coding: 0.0% none, 20.7% low, 76.6% moderate, 2.7% high, 0.0% reckless.
Source: MSHA violations gravity and negligence coding, updated weekly.
MSHA sampling at Red Stag #1 shows 95% of 85 respirable coal dust samples met the 1.5 mg/m3 standard.
Health sampling
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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
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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: 2006-09-07, 19 years ago
30 samples taken by MSHA inspectors, 55 by the operator.
Most-sampled occupations
- CONTINUOUS MINER OPERATOR44
- SHUTTLE CAR OPERATOR (STANDARD SIDE)8
- ROOF BOLTER (SINGLE HEAD)5
Silica (quartz)
Last sampled: 2006-04-28, 20 years ago
Most-sampled occupations
- CONTINUOUS MINER OPERATOR5
Noise
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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.
Last sampled: 2005-08-10, 21 years ago
Most-sampled occupations
- ROOF BOLTER (SINGLE HEAD)2
- CONTINUOUS MINER OPERATOR1
- SCOOP CAR OPERATOR1
Source: MSHA respirable dust, quartz, and noise sampling records, updated weekly.
Health sampling trend
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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
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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.
| Year |
within 1.5 mg/m3 |
samples |
| 2006 |
100% |
40 |
| 2005 |
91% |
45 |
Silica (quartz) by year
| Year |
silica avg (%) |
samples |
| 2006 |
10.8 |
2 |
| 2005 |
10.8 |
6 |
Source: MSHA respirable dust, quartz, and noise sampling records, updated weekly.
Red Stag #1 recorded 45.34 reportable injury cases per 100 full-time workers in 2006.
Injury rate, 2006
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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.
Above average. The US coal mining average was 4.87 and the all-US-mining average was 3.91 cases per 100 workers.
In West Virginia, coal mining averaged 5.26 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.
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.
Workforce and production
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Coal production is reported quarterly and lags the current period; the most recent quarters may be incomplete.
| Year |
Employees |
Coal produced (tons) |
| 2006 |
20 |
69,383 |
| 2005 |
35 |
151,086 |
Source: MSHA quarterly employment and production, updated weekly.
Red Stag #1 sits in Boone County, West Virginia, where the Census mining category is 10.1% of county employment.
Local economic context
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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.
Boone County, West Virginia · Population 21,312
10.1%
Mining share of county employment
$56,152
Median household income
Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2023 5-year estimates.
Quarterly safety rates
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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 |
| 2006 Q4 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
| 2006 Q3 |
8,100 |
6 |
5 |
740.7 |
| 2006 Q2 |
12,913 |
1 |
0 |
77.4 |
| 2006 Q1 |
5,456 |
19 |
3 |
3482.4 |
| 2005 Q4 |
16,530 |
15 |
4 |
907.4 |
| 2005 Q3 |
19,463 |
26 |
7 |
1335.9 |
| 2005 Q2 |
15,670 |
33 |
8 |
2105.9 |
No fatalities recorded at this mine.
Reportable incidents
9 on file
2006 · 6 incidents
Point Mining Inc · Struck against stationary object
EE was unloading scoop outside that had water line on it, when he stepped on a piece of hiline cable laying on ground-twisted his right ankle. Went to dr an dmissed 1 shift.
Point Mining Inc · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)
EE, general labor. Foot slipped on gob or rock & he twisted his right knee. Went to Dr & he is going to run an MRI to check knee. Doesn't know extent of injury or when he will return to work.
Point Mining Inc · Struck against stationary object
Employee was helping wind up belt rubber in roadway, hit his arm against guard and cut his forearm - small cut to lower forearm. He went to hospital, received first aid treatment (no sutures); missed one shift.
June 8, 2006
WV · Coal
beltman, conveyor man, conveyor belt worker, mobile bridge carrierman, feeder operator, conveyor rider
HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Point Mining Inc · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)
Beltman was cleaning gob out at tail area, had piece of drill steel prying on rock - hit bar against eye - resulting in laceration to head over right eye - went to hospital & got 5 sutures. Returned to work 6-12-06.
May 26, 2006
WV · Coal
bull gang foreman, labor foreman, leadman, section foreman, shift boss
HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Point Mining Inc · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)
Employee was helping set feeder, picked up a crib block that had a nail in it and punctured his right wrist. Got 2 sutures in wrist but missed no work.
February 8, 2006
WV · Coal
laborer, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, roof trimmer/scaler
POWERED HAULAGE
Point Mining Inc · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object
Employee was helping rock dust, standing by scoop when operator went to move scoop and backed over his foot. He went to the hospital; big toe was broken.
2005 · 3 incidents
December 1, 2005
WV · Coal
roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs)
MACHINERY
Point Mining Inc · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object
Bolter operator was loading bolt supplies on bolter when other bolter operator trammed bolter forward - ran wheel up on metatarsal boot on left foot, bruising foot.
Point Mining Inc · Absorption of radiations, caustics, toxic and noxious substances
EE was plastering stopping by hand, when he splashed a little in right eye-causing irritation to eyes. Went to dr and got first aid treatment-he was off 2 days.
Point Mining Inc · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)
Employee was loading headers on roof bolter, slipped and fell and hurt his right wrist. He went to doctor; had wrist sprain. Was off two days.