Robin Hood Refuse Impoundment has $357 in proposed MSHA penalties and $66 outstanding across 0 contested dockets, plus health sampling and the full incident record.
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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
64
Years on record
1983–2002
Latest incident
Dec 2002
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2000
4
citations
4
significant & substantial
$357
proposed penalties
$291
paid to date
82% of proposed penalties paid to date, a $66 gap.
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.
Rate withheld: 294 inspection hours is too few for a stable rate. A minimum of 1,000 inspection hours is required.
Source: MSHA inspections data, updated weekly.
Robin Hood Refuse Impoundment has $357 in proposed MSHA penalties and $66 outstanding across 0 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.
$357
proposed penalties
$357
current assessed
$291
paid to date
$66
outstanding
4 assessments are final orders; 0 contested dockets.
As of the most recent assessment on 2002-07-03.
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 controller and operator history, updated weekly.
Workforce and production
Year
Employees
2005
0
2004
0
2003
2
2002
2
2001
4
2000
2
Source: MSHA quarterly employment and production, updated weekly.
Robin Hood Refuse Impoundment sits in Boone County, West Virginia, where the Census mining category is 10.1% 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.
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
ⓘ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
EMPLOYEE STATED: GHE AND 2 OTHER EMPLOYEES WERE DISMANTLING A PUMP. DURING THIS PROCESS THE LIFTING JACK BEING USED KICKED OUT CAUSING THE JACK BAR TO STRIKE HIM ON THE LEFT SIDE OF HIS FACE, FRACTURING FACUAL BONES.
EMPLOYEE SAID HE WAS TRAMMING A 950 CAT FRONT END LOADER WHEN FOR UNDETERMINED REASONS THE FRONT END LOADER RAN OFF THE SIDE OF THE COUNTY BRIDGE AND FELL TO THE STREAM BELOW A DISTANCE OF A PPROXIMATELY 12'
May 20, 1988WV · Coalwarehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operatorDUST DISEASE OF LUNGS
I NAME SAID HE 4AS CHANGING A BOLT IN THE LIFT HYDRAULIC DYLINDER, WHEN THE LEFT FRONT TRIRE BLEW OUT. A FLAP OF RUBBER STRUCK HIM ON THE RIGHT WRIST AND CHEST AREA.
February 10, 1987WV · CoalcarpenterDISORDERS (REPEATED TRAUMA)
INJURED WAS HEL1ING PICKUP A BEARING BLOCK WITH A FLANGED SHAFT IN BEARING. WHEN IT WAS PICKED UP THE SHAFT SLID THROUGH BEARING AND THE FLANGE ON SHAFT CAUGHT HIS THUMB BETWEEN BEARING AND FL ANGE. 3
INJURED WAS REP5ACING A 4 FT PCS 10 INCH PIPE, EMPLOYEE AND HIS HELPER WERE TRYING TO GET PIPE IN PLACE WHERE INJURED SAID HE FELT A BURNING ON THE RIGHT SIDE OF THE LOWER STOMACH.
EMPLOYEE WAS ASSIGNED THE JOB OF REPAVING THE CEILING OF THE PLANT ATTENDANTS BOOTH. HE SAID HE PLACED A LADDER FROM THE BOOTH THE THE VIBRATOR. HE CLIMBED UPON THE LAKKER AND FELL ABOUT SIX FEET.
HE AND I,NAME WERE TO REMOVE AN ELECTRIC MOTOR FROM THE COARSE COAL VIBRATOR. WHEN BOLTS WERE REMOVED THE MOTOR TILTED AND STARTED TO MOVE. I,NAME SAID HE REACHED OUT TO CATCH THE MOTOR AND HI S FINGERS WERE CAUGHT BETWEEN THE MOTOR FRAME AND THE PLATFORM.
March 8, 1985WV · Coalbulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineerPOWERED HAULAGE
I.NAME & I.NAME WERE TAKING OUT 9 LOADS WHEN HOIST ROPE BROKE. 4 EMPTIES & 1 LOAD HIT THE LOADS CAUSING I.NAME TO BE THROWN AGAINST CAR HURTING HIS BACK.
1984 · 6 incidents
November 6, 1984WV · Coaldryer operator, kiln operator, dry plant operator, fluid operator, bed dryer operatorSLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
RICKEY WAS DUSTING OFF A SHELF WHEN HE BUMPED A FIRE EXTINGUISHER. THE FIRE EXTINGUSIHER FELL SIX INCHES AND STRUCK THE INJURED ON THE BACK OF THE HAND.
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