Raleigh Steel Construction Inc. · Fall from machine
Employee was mounting drill when he slipped and fell backward landing on his right hand.
Roadfork Strip & Auger: 15 MSHA citations Coal
Extra Energy, Inc.
· Surface
Controlled by
Cleveland-Cliffs Inc
Jenkinjones,
Mcdowell County,
WV
·
Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 4607812
Roadfork Strip & Auger has $45K in proposed MSHA penalties and $60 outstanding across 2 contested dockets, plus health sampling and the full incident record.
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- Fatalities
- 0
- Total incidents
- 9
- Years on record
- 1993–2006
- Latest incident
- Jul 2006
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2005
15
citations
9
significant & substantial
$45,186
proposed penalties
$40,509
paid to date
90% of proposed penalties paid to date, a $4,677 gap.
Source: MSHA violations data, updated weekly.
Inspection activity
MSHA inspections since 2000
19
inspections on record
330
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: 330 inspection hours is too few for a stable rate. A minimum of 1,000 inspection hours is required.
Source: MSHA inspections data, updated weekly.
Roadfork Strip & Auger has $45K in proposed MSHA penalties and $60 outstanding across 2 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.$45K
proposed penalties
$41K
current assessed
$41K
paid to date
$60
outstanding
15 assessments are final orders; 2 contested dockets.
Of $42K in penalties contested before the Commission, $37K was upheld in final decisions.
As of the most recent assessment on 2008-09-24.
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.60.0%
significant & substantial
33.3%
high negligence or reckless
60.0%
reasonably likely or greater
66.7%
permanently disabling or fatal if injury occurs
Negligence coding: 0.0% none, 20.0% low, 46.7% moderate, 33.3% high, 0.0% reckless.
Source: MSHA violations gravity and negligence coding, updated weekly.
When citations were contested
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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.
4
citations taken to the federal commission · 27% of citations on record
- Settled 4 · 100%
100%
S&S designation survived the contest
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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%
11%
Penalty reduction in decided contests
$42K proposed, $37K 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 2009-02-05.
Contested penalties
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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.
| Docket | Decision | Judge | Year | Proposed / upheld |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| WEVA 2009-674 | Settlement | Bulluck | 2012 | $35K → $35K |
| WEVA 2009-798 | Settlement | Bulluck | 2011 | $7K → $3K |
Source: FMSHRC civil penalty dockets and decisions (public record), updated weekly.
MSHA sampling at Roadfork Strip & Auger shows 100% of 15 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: 2008-03-25, 18 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
15
samples
0.67
dust max (mg/m3)
15 samples taken by MSHA inspectors, 0 by the operator.
Most-sampled occupations
- HIGHLIFT OPERATOR/FRONT END LOADER6
- BULLDOZER OPERATOR3
- BACKHOE OPERATOR2
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: 2005-08-29, 20 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.0%
over PEL
7
samples
Most-sampled occupations
- HIGHLIFT OPERATOR/FRONT END LOADER3
- BULLDOZER OPERATOR2
- MINE FOREMAN/MINE MANAGER1
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 |
|---|---|---|
| 2008 | 100% | 2 |
| 2006 | 100% | 5 |
| 2005 | 100% | 5 |
| 2000 | 100% | 3 |
Noise by year
| Year | over PEL | samples |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 0% | 5 |
| 2000 | 0% | 2 |
Source: MSHA respirable dust, quartz, and noise sampling records, updated weekly.
Roadfork Strip & Auger 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
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 * | 10.37 | 5.19 | 0.000 |
| 2005 * | 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
- Extra Energy Inc 1989 to 2005
- Extra Energy Inc 1990 to 1991
- Extra Energy Inc 1992 to 1993
- Extra Energy Inc 1993 to 1994
- Raleigh Steel Construction Inc. 2005 to 2007
- Extra Energy, Inc. 2007 to present
Source: MSHA controller and operator history, updated weekly.
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) |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 0 | |
| 2009 | 0 | |
| 2008 | 0 | |
| 2007 | 10 | 24,419 |
| 2006 | 17 | 73,160 |
| 2005 | 11 | 58,113 |
| 2004 | 28 | 14,630 |
| 2001 | 1 | 1,400 |
| 2000 | 4 | 120,176 |
Source: MSHA quarterly employment and production, updated weekly.
Roadfork Strip & Auger sits in McDowell County, West Virginia, where the Census mining category is 13.0% 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.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
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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 Q1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2009 Q4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2009 Q3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2009 Q2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2009 Q1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2008 Q4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2008 Q3 | 0 | 2 | 2 | |
| 2008 Q2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Show 22 earlier quarters Hide earlier quarters
| Quarter | Hours worked | Citations | S&S | Per 1M hrs |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 Q1 | 0 | 3 | 3 | |
| 2007 Q4 | 80 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2007 Q3 | 7,597 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2007 Q2 | 8,108 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2007 Q1 | 9,454 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2006 Q4 | 9,118 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2006 Q3 | 8,779 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2006 Q2 | 10,547 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2006 Q1 | 10,115 | 3 | 2 | 296.6 |
| 2005 Q4 | 11,501 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2005 Q3 | 9,879 | 5 | 1 | 506.1 |
| 2005 Q2 | 7,981 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2005 Q1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2004 Q4 | 4,497 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2004 Q3 | 3,047 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2001 Q3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2001 Q2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2001 Q1 | 955 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2000 Q4 | 661 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2000 Q3 | 1,812 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2000 Q2 | 1,860 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2000 Q1 | 3,231 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
No fatalities recorded at this mine.
Reportable incidents
9 on file2006 · 2 incidents
March 20, 2006
WV · Coal
bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer
MACHINERY
Raleigh Steel Construction Inc. · Struck against a moving object
Dozer pushing in hollow fill, spoil slid in behind dozer, placing a large rock in the dozers run. Operator did not see the rock. EE backed into rock, injured his neck and his right side was numb. Sent EE to hospital.
1997 · 2 incidents
Extra Energy Inc · Fall from ladders
A PIECE OF METAL THAT EE WAS WORKING ON FELL AND KNOOKED THE STEP LADDER OUT FROM UNDER HIM. HE WAS WORKING ON A TRUCK BED. WHEN HE FELL HE HIT HIS ARM ONT HE ROCK GUARD OF THE BED AND DISLOCA TED HIS RIGHT ELBOW.
February 13, 1997
WV · Coal
haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver
DUST DISEASE OF LUNGS
Extra Energy Inc · Inhalation of radiations, caustics, toxic and noxious substances
GPF-EXPOSURE TO DUST HAZARD FOR 14 YEARS WITH SUFFICIENT EXPOSURE TO HAVE CAUSED OCCUPATIONAL PNEUMOCONIOSIS OR TO HAVE PERCEPTIBLY AGGRAVATED A PRE-EXISTING OCCUPATIONAL PNEUMOCONIOSIS, AS A PLANT WORKER FOR CONSOLIDATION COAL COMPANY INC.
1996 · 2 incidents
July 2, 1996
WV · Coal
maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech
SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Extra Energy Inc · Fall from machine
STEPPED OUT THE DOOR AND HIS FEET SLIPPED AN HE FELL TO THE GROUND, WHEN HE FELL, HE BROKE HIS WRIST.
June 5, 1996
WV · Coal
bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer
MACHINERY
Extra Energy Inc · Struck against a moving object
DOZER OPERATOR WAS PRYING ON A ROCK AND THE BLADE SLIPPED OFF THE ROCK CAUSING THE OPERATOR TO HIT HIS ELBOW ON THE ARM REST WHICH HE SAID JAMMED HIS SHOULDER.
1995 · 2 incidents
May 18, 1995
WV · Coal
haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver
POWERED HAULAGE
Extra Energy Inc · Struck against a moving object
WE WERE TRYING OUT A MAN FOR A TRUCK DRIVING JOB HE RODE 3 TRIPS WITH ONE OF OUR EXPERIENCED DRIVERS HE DROVE BACK ON THE THIRD TRIP WHEN HE GOT LOADED & STARTED TO THE DUMP OUR DRIVER TOLD HI M HE WAS DRIVING TO FAST & TO SLOW DOWN HE DID NOT SLOW DOWN HE DID NOT SLOW THE TRUCK DOWN WHEN THEY CAME TO A CURVE THE TRUCK WAS GOING TO FAST TO MAKE IT THE TRUCK BUSTED THROUGH THE BERM
May 18, 1995
WV · Coal
haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver
POWERED HAULAGE
Extra Energy Inc · Struck against a moving object
WE WERE TRYING OUT A MAN FOR A TRUCK DRIVING JOB HE RODE 3 TRIPS WITH ONE OF OUR EXPERIENCED DRIVERS HE DROVE BACK ON THE THIRD TRIP WHEN HE GOT LOADED & STARTED TO THE DUMP OUR DRIVER TOLD HI M HE WAS DRIVING TO FAST & TO SLOW DOWN HE DID NOT SLOW THE TRUCK DOWN WHEN THEY CAME TO A CURVE THE TRUCK WAS GOING TO FAST TO MAKE IT THE TRUCK BUSTED THROUGH BERM & WENT OVER AN EMBANKMENT
1993 · 1 incident
May 4, 1993
WV · Coal
haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver
POWERED HAULAGE
Extra Energy Inc · Struck against a moving object
FRONT RT SUSPENSION CYLINDER BROKE FROM TRUCK CAUSING THE TRUCK TO DROP TO THE GROUND ON RT SIDE THROWING OPERATOR INTO THE STEERING WHEEL CAUSING INJURY TO THE LEFT SIDE OF THE CHEST