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.
62 citations across 1,187 inspection hours.
Source: MSHA inspections data, updated weekly.
River Terminal has $6K in proposed MSHA penalties and $100 outstanding across 2 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.
$6K
proposed penalties
$6K
current assessed
$6K
paid to date
$100
outstanding
60 assessments are final orders; 2 contested dockets.
Of $833 in penalties contested before the Commission, $505 was upheld in final decisions.
As of the most recent assessment on 2017-10-17.
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.
4citations taken to the federal commission · 6% of citations on record
Settled
3 · 75%
Vacated or withdrawn
1 · 25%
75%
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 Vacated and withdrawn citations, and settlements that removed the designation, count against.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 4 decided S&S contests · industry: 79%
39%
Penalty reduction in decided contests
$833 proposed, $505 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 A dismissed or defaulted contest leaves the citation standing as issued; a vacated or withdrawn citation is removed from the violation record.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 2010-11-09.
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 River Terminal shows 99% of 195 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: 2017-10-17, 8 years ago
99%
within 1.5 mg/m3
195
samples
1.96
dust max (mg/m3)
0
over MSHA ECV
ⓘThe excessive concentration value (ECV) is MSHA's own per-sample enforcement threshold, which builds in measurement uncertainty; a sample over its ECV can trigger a citation. The count covers only samples MSHA assigned an ECV.
189 samples taken by MSHA inspectors, 6 by the operator.
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.
River Terminal recorded 9.03 reportable injury cases per 100 full-time workers in 2013.
Injury rate, 2013
ⓘ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.
9.03
total case rate
9.03
days-away rate
0.000
fatality rate
Above average. The US coal mining average was 3.94 and the all-US-mining average was 2.99 cases per 100 workers.
In West Virginia, coal mining averaged 4.56 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
2013 *
9.03
9.03
0.000
2012 *
0.00
0.00
0.000
2011 *
0.00
0.00
0.000
2010 *
0.00
0.00
0.000
2009 *
16.95
16.95
0.000
2008 *
6.95
6.95
0.000
2007 *
0.00
0.00
0.000
2002 *
0.00
0.00
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
9
2017
6
2016
7
2015
7
2014
8
2013
11
2012
12
2011
13
2010
13
2009
12
2008
12
2007
11
2006
7
2005
6
2004
7
2003
8
2002
11
2001
6
2000
9
Source: MSHA quarterly employment and production, updated weekly.
River Terminal sits in Monongalia County, West Virginia, where the Census mining category is 2.1% 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.
Monongalia County, West Virginia · Population 106,520
2.1%
Mining share of county employment
$62,704
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 Q2
4,428
0
0
0.0
2018 Q1
6,231
0
0
0.0
2017 Q4
3,457
1
0
289.3
2017 Q3
3,397
0
0
0.0
2017 Q2
3,500
1
0
285.7
2017 Q1
3,473
0
0
0.0
2016 Q4
3,025
1
0
330.6
2016 Q3
4,074
0
0
0.0
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Quarter
Hours worked
Citations
S&S
Per 1M hrs
2016 Q2
3,722
1
0
268.7
2016 Q1
4,151
0
0
0.0
2015 Q4
4,033
1
0
248.0
2015 Q3
4,603
0
0
0.0
2015 Q2
4,630
0
0
0.0
2015 Q1
4,205
1
0
237.8
2014 Q4
3,927
0
0
0.0
2014 Q3
5,020
0
0
0.0
2014 Q2
3,785
0
0
0.0
2014 Q1
4,997
0
0
0.0
2013 Q4
5,265
2
0
379.9
2013 Q3
6,525
0
0
0.0
2013 Q2
4,663
1
0
214.5
2013 Q1
5,705
0
0
0.0
2012 Q4
4,479
1
0
223.3
2012 Q3
5,830
1
1
171.5
2012 Q2
6,182
0
0
0.0
2012 Q1
7,123
1
0
140.4
2011 Q4
5,721
0
0
0.0
2011 Q3
7,421
0
0
0.0
2011 Q2
8,071
1
1
123.9
2011 Q1
7,087
1
1
141.1
2010 Q4
6,838
3
0
438.7
2010 Q3
5,642
0
0
0.0
2010 Q2
6,561
2
1
304.8
2010 Q1
6,374
0
0
0.0
2009 Q4
6,525
1
1
153.3
2009 Q3
4,831
0
0
0.0
2009 Q2
6,646
1
0
150.5
2009 Q1
5,591
0
0
0.0
2008 Q4
6,815
1
0
146.7
2008 Q3
6,447
0
0
0.0
2008 Q2
8,374
2
2
238.8
2008 Q1
7,152
7
3
978.7
2007 Q4
7,263
0
0
0.0
2007 Q3
5,839
2
1
342.5
2007 Q2
7,236
0
0
0.0
2007 Q1
5,640
1
1
177.3
2006 Q4
4,947
0
0
0.0
2006 Q3
4,259
1
1
234.8
2006 Q2
4,728
0
0
0.0
2006 Q1
3,268
0
0
0.0
2005 Q4
4,074
1
0
245.5
2005 Q3
4,192
2
1
477.1
2005 Q2
3,944
0
0
0.0
2005 Q1
3,700
1
0
270.3
2004 Q4
4,187
0
0
0.0
2004 Q3
4,558
1
1
219.4
2004 Q2
3,899
0
0
0.0
2004 Q1
4,420
1
0
226.2
2003 Q4
3,869
0
0
0.0
2003 Q3
4,567
0
0
0.0
2003 Q2
4,011
1
0
249.3
2003 Q1
4,905
1
0
203.9
2002 Q4
5,804
0
0
0.0
2002 Q3
7,308
1
1
136.8
2002 Q2
5,826
0
0
0.0
2002 Q1
6,056
0
0
0.0
2001 Q4
5,360
2
0
373.1
2001 Q3
3,682
0
0
0.0
2001 Q2
3,424
2
0
584.1
2001 Q1
2,756
0
0
0.0
2000 Q4
5,230
2
0
382.4
2000 Q3
4,443
0
0
0.0
2000 Q2
4,217
0
0
0.0
2000 Q1
3,959
0
0
0.0
No fatalities recorded at this mine.
Reportable incidents
7 on file
2014 · 1 incident
October 3, 2014WV · Coallaborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitmanHANDLING OF MATERIALS
The employee grabbed the steering wheel to get into the truck. His shoulder popped out of place. The employee then let go of the steering wheel and fell to the ground. He began missing work on 2/7/2014.
2011 · 1 incident
January 13, 2011WV · Coalmaintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service techHANDLING OF MATERIALS
The employee stated that he was working on a motor that was suspended above a walkway. The motor fell, striking the employee's foot and collapsing the walkway.
2010 · 1 incident
April 8, 2010WV · Coalwarehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operatorHANDLING OF MATERIALS
The employee stated that he was walking on a barge when the barge cable recoiled and hit him under the right arm, knocking him into the loaded barge. The employee did not begin missing work for this injury until 1/14/2010.
January 26, 2009WV · Coalbarge/boat/dredge/towbarge/towboat/leach operator, riverman, deck handHANDLING OF MATERIALS
Coresco Inc · Over-exertion in pulling or pushing objects
While trying to dislodge the frozen pulling lashing from the loaded barge, something ripped loose and popped in my right shoulder socket.
2008 · 1 incident
November 6, 2008WV · Coalbarge/boat/dredge/towbarge/towboat/leach operator, riverman, deck handHANDLING OF MATERIALS
Coresco Inc · Over-exertion in pulling or pushing objects
Employee was pulling a barge down river when he felt a pain in his lower back.