Mining Incidents

Rider #1 Coal

Controlled by Jeffrey A Goldizen
Lost Creek, Harrison County, WV  ·  Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 4607085

Rider #1 has $33K in proposed MSHA penalties and $3K outstanding across 8 contested dockets, plus health sampling and the full incident record.

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
12
Years on record
1991–2009
Latest incident
Aug 2009
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2000
112
citations
45
significant & substantial
$33,128
proposed penalties
$19,331
paid to date
58% of proposed penalties paid to date, a $13,797 gap.
Source: MSHA violations data, updated weekly.
Inspection activity
MSHA inspections since 2000
48
inspections on record
1,280
inspection hours
8.8
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.
112 citations across 1,280 inspection hours.
Source: MSHA inspections data, updated weekly.

Rider #1 has $33K in proposed MSHA penalties and $3K outstanding across 8 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.
$33K
proposed penalties
$23K
current assessed
$19K
paid to date
$3K
outstanding
111 assessments are final orders; 8 contested dockets.
As of the most recent assessment on 2013-07-11.
Source: MSHA assessed-violations and conference/litigation data, updated weekly.

MSHA sampling at Rider #1 shows respirable coal dust averaging 0.29 mg/m3 (100% compliant) across 141 samples.

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.
0.29
dust avg (mg/m3)
1.43
dust max (mg/m3)
100%
within 1.5 mg/m3
141
samples
Most recent sample: 2013-07-11.
Silica (quartz)
11.1
silica avg (%)
29.9
silica max (%)
22
samples
Most recent sample: 2009-08-03.
Noise
8%
over PEL
71
samples
Most recent sample: 2013-07-16.
Source: MSHA respirable dust, quartz, and noise sampling records, updated weekly.
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
2014 Q3 0 0 0
2014 Q2 0 0 0
2014 Q1 0 0 0
2013 Q4 0 0 0
2013 Q3 0 1 0
2013 Q2 0 0 0
2013 Q1 0 0 0
2012 Q4 0 0 0
Show 50 earlier quarters
Quarter Hours worked Citations S&S Per 1M hrs
2012 Q3 402 0 0 0.0
2012 Q2 763 0 0 0.0
2012 Q1 4,818 2 0 415.1
2011 Q4 3,254 0 0 0.0
2011 Q3 3,562 3 0 842.2
2011 Q2 3,493 1 0 286.3
2011 Q1 3,090 3 0 970.9
2010 Q4 1,116 0 0 0.0
2010 Q3 1,429 0 0 0.0
2010 Q2 905 0 0 0.0
2010 Q1 6,140 15 11 2443.0
2009 Q4 1,007 0 0 0.0
2009 Q3 5,310 6 3 1129.9
2009 Q2 6,288 0 0 0.0
2009 Q1 8,983 7 1 779.2
2008 Q4 11,089 0 0 0.0
2008 Q3 17,425 0 0 0.0
2008 Q2 16,482 9 5 546.1
2008 Q1 13,698 0 0 0.0
2007 Q4 11,320 5 3 441.7
2007 Q3 11,805 2 1 169.4
2007 Q2 18,423 26 16 1411.3
2007 Q1 18,448 0 0 0.0
2006 Q4 10,911 0 0 0.0
2006 Q3 7,847 0 0 0.0
2006 Q2 4,014 0 0 0.0
2006 Q1 7,184 0 0 0.0
2005 Q4 16,824 0 0 0.0
2005 Q3 11,654 0 0 0.0
2005 Q2 10,641 0 0 0.0
2005 Q1 11,644 0 0 0.0
2004 Q4 15,825 0 0 0.0
2004 Q3 14,960 5 0 334.2
2004 Q2 8,645 0 0 0.0
2003 Q4 10,671 0 0 0.0
2003 Q3 12,650 0 0 0.0
2003 Q2 13,708 6 0 437.7
2003 Q1 14,802 5 1 337.8
2002 Q4 13,140 0 0 0.0
2002 Q3 14,228 4 1 281.1
2002 Q2 16,358 0 0 0.0
2002 Q1 17,321 0 0 0.0
2001 Q4 16,133 0 0 0.0
2001 Q3 15,470 0 0 0.0
2001 Q2 15,975 2 0 125.2
2001 Q1 14,966 2 0 133.6
2000 Q4 10,710 1 0 93.4
2000 Q3 10,938 0 0 0.0
2000 Q2 9,944 0 0 0.0
2000 Q1 9,518 7 3 735.4
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

12 on file

2009 · 1 incident

August 6, 2009 WV · Coal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Gold Resources L L C · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Employee was shoveling #57 rock down chute of Powerscreen and strained his back.

2008 · 1 incident

December 23, 2008 WV · Coal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Gold Resources L L C · Fall from machine

EE was standing on the track of the 345 cat backhoe looking for numbers on fillers and his foot slipped, causing him to fall to the ground, landing on his left knee.

2007 · 3 incidents

November 8, 2007 WV · Coal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer EXPLODING VESSELS UNDER PRESSURE
Gold Resources L L C · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

The powerscreen was being raised and EE had ahold of the stabiilizer leg while the machine was being raised with the hydraulic control. The hydraulic hose blew and the machine fell. EE's finger got pinched between the stabilizer leg and the main frame. It was amputated between the 1st and 2nd joint of the left middle finger.

March 29, 2007 WV · Coal front-end loader, scraper-loader operator, pan operator, payloader, scraper rig operator SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Gold Resources L L C · Fall from machine

Employee was exiting a 400 Komatsu by walking off front track. He stepped off track with one leg onto the ground. The weight of his body was not supported, causing his leg to bend backward and him to fall.

January 12, 2007 WV · Coal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Gold Resources L L C · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Employee was lifting two 5 gallon buckets of oil by himself causing a strain to his stomach muscles. He had previously had surgery removing a hernia. The strain caused him to tear the hernia patch. He finished shift and did not go to the doctor until 1/18/07.

2003 · 1 incident

2002 · 1 incident

March 21, 2002 WV · Coal front-end loader, scraper-loader operator, pan operator, payloader, scraper rig operator SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
United Coals Inc · Fall from machine

STEPPED OFF LOADER, FELL & BROKE LEG.

2001 · 1 incident

November 3, 2001 WV · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
United Coals Inc · Fall from machine

SLIPPED & FELL OFF ROCK TRUCK.

2000 · 1 incident

December 27, 2000 WV · Coal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
United Coals Inc · Fall from machine

SLIPPED OFF THE PUSH ARM OF DOZER AND HIT BACK ON DOZER. DUE TO VACATION EMPLOYEE MISSED 1 DAY OF WORK.

1995 · 2 incidents

October 24, 1995 WV · Coal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
United Coals Inc · Fall onto or against objects

EE WAS PULLING ON 3/4" DRIVE RATCHET. THE BOLT CAME LOOSE AND EE FELL BACKWARDS INTO THE ROLLER FRAME ON THE D9.

August 23, 1995 WV · Coal outside foreman, leadman SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
United Coals Inc · Fall to the walkway or working surface

THE COMPANY WAS PICKING UP OIL DRUMS WITH THE 235 WHEN THE CHAIN SLIPPED CAUSING EMPLOYEE TO FALL AND CUT HIS THUMB.

1991 · 1 incident

August 5, 1991 WV · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
United Coals Inc · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EMPL WAS MOUNTING REAR BELLY PAN ON D11 DOZER.IT WAS HELD BY THREE POWER PULLERS. EMPL WAS ALIGNING BOLT HOLES WITH BAR. ONE OF POWER PULLERS BROKE FORCING BAR TO PENETRATE ARM FORCING BAR CO MPLETELY THROUGH ARM.

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The full compliance file on Rider #1

A dated report covering the 26-year penalty trail, line-item violation pattern, contest and docket posture, rate-normalized peer benchmark, and full fatality history. Delivered as a PDF with the underlying data as CSV.