Riverside Synfuel, LLC · Struck against stationary object
Employee was taking a coal sample from a moving belt. Shovel struck in belt causing right hand to strike metal tunnel cover.
Riverside Synfuel Plant: 8 MSHA citations Coal
Riverside Synfuel, LLC
· Facility
Controlled by
Progress Energy Inc
Ceredo,
Wayne County,
WV
·
Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 4608971
Riverside Synfuel Plant has $665 in proposed MSHA penalties and $0 outstanding across 0 contested dockets, plus health sampling and the full incident record.
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- Fatalities
- 0
- Total incidents
- 2
- Years on record
- 2005–2006
- Latest incident
- May 2006
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2003
8
citations
3
significant & substantial
$665
proposed penalties
$665
paid to date
100% of proposed penalties paid to date, a $0 gap.
Source: MSHA violations data, updated weekly.
Inspection activity
MSHA inspections since 2002
15
inspections on record
353
inspection hours
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: 353 inspection hours is too few for a stable rate. A minimum of 1,000 inspection hours is required.
Source: MSHA inspections data, updated weekly.
Riverside Synfuel Plant has $665 in proposed MSHA penalties and $0 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.$665
proposed penalties
$665
current assessed
$665
paid to date
$0
outstanding
8 assessments are final orders; 0 contested dockets.
As of the most recent assessment on 2007-09-05.
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.37.5%
significant & substantial
0.0%
high negligence or reckless
37.5%
reasonably likely or greater
12.5%
permanently disabling or fatal if injury occurs
Negligence coding: 0.0% none, 37.5% low, 62.5% moderate, 0.0% high, 0.0% reckless.
Source: MSHA violations gravity and negligence coding, updated weekly.
MSHA sampling at Riverside Synfuel Plant shows 100% of 40 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: 2007-01-25, 19 years ago
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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.100%
within 1.5 mg/m3
40
samples
0.37
dust max (mg/m3)
40 samples taken by MSHA inspectors, 0 by the operator.
Most-sampled occupations
- HIGHLIFT OPERATOR/FRONT END LOADER12
- BULLDOZER OPERATOR8
- UTILITY MAN8
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: 2007-02-05, 19 years ago
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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.7%
over PEL
29
samples
Most-sampled occupations
- BULLDOZER OPERATOR6
- GROUNDMAN5
- HIGHLIFT OPERATOR/FRONT END LOADER5
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 |
|---|---|---|
| 2007 | 100% | 3 |
| 2006 | 100% | 9 |
| 2005 | 100% | 5 |
| 2004 | 100% | 10 |
| 2003 | 100% | 7 |
| 2002 | 100% | 6 |
Noise by year
| Year | over PEL | samples |
|---|---|---|
| 2007 | 0% | 2 |
| 2006 | 13% | 15 |
| 2004 | 0% | 5 |
| 2003 | 0% | 7 |
Source: MSHA respirable dust, quartz, and noise sampling records, updated weekly.
Riverside Synfuel Plant recorded 0.00 reportable injury cases per 100 full-time workers in 2007.
Injury rate, 2007
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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.0.00
total case rate
0.00
days-away rate
0.000
fatality rate
No reportable injury cases in any year shown. Employee-hours were reported in each of those years, so these are true zeros rather than missing data. Citations, listed in the compliance record above, are inspector-found violations and are counted separately from worker injuries.
Below average. The US coal mining average was 4.71 and the all-US-mining average was 3.77 cases per 100 workers.
In West Virginia, coal mining averaged 5.00 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2007 * | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.000 |
| 2006 * | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.000 |
| 2003 * | 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.
Ownership history
- Riverside Synfuel, LLC 2002 to present
Source: MSHA controller and operator history, updated weekly.
Workforce and production
| Year | Employees |
|---|---|
| 2009 | 0 |
| 2008 | 0 |
| 2007 | 27 |
| 2006 | 12 |
| 2005 | 8 |
| 2004 | 9 |
| 2003 | 20 |
| 2002 | 10 |
Source: MSHA quarterly employment and production, updated weekly.
Riverside Synfuel Plant sits in Wayne County, West Virginia, where the Census mining category is 0.7% 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.Wayne County, West Virginia · Population 38,498
0.7%
Mining share of county employment
$55,539
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 Q1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2008 Q4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2008 Q3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2008 Q2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2008 Q1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2007 Q4 | 13,180 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2007 Q3 | 14,782 | 2 | 1 | 135.3 |
| 2007 Q2 | 16,464 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
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| Quarter | Hours worked | Citations | S&S | Per 1M hrs |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2007 Q1 | 16,250 | 1 | 1 | 61.5 |
| 2006 Q4 | 4,556 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2006 Q3 | 12,702 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2006 Q2 | 7,995 | 1 | 0 | 125.1 |
| 2006 Q1 | 4,687 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2005 Q4 | 4,433 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2005 Q3 | 4,339 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2005 Q2 | 3,650 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2005 Q1 | 4,337 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2004 Q4 | 4,424 | 2 | 1 | 452.1 |
| 2004 Q3 | 4,786 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2004 Q2 | 4,771 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2004 Q1 | 4,628 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2003 Q4 | 10,775 | 1 | 0 | 92.8 |
| 2003 Q3 | 11,489 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2003 Q2 | 17,942 | 1 | 0 | 55.7 |
| 2003 Q1 | 15,286 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2002 Q4 | 2,435 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
No fatalities recorded at this mine.
Reportable incidents
2 on file2006 · 1 incident
2005 · 1 incident
February 11, 2005
WV · Coal
laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman
HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Riverside Synfuel, LLC · Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)
Employee had just replaced a return roller on the Riverside Crusher Feed Belt. While replacing the guard by the tail roller his left pinkie finger was caught between a hole in the expanded metal guard and another guard resulting in a fracture and laceration of this finger.