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Rockcamp Impoundments 1 & 2: 31 MSHA citations Coal

Gilboa, Nicholas County, WV  ·  NonProducing
MSHA Mine ID: 4602265

Rockcamp Impoundments 1 & 2 has $2K in proposed MSHA penalties and $661 outstanding across 1 contested dockets, plus health sampling and the full incident record.

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
17
Years on record
1984–1997
Latest incident
Aug 1997
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2000
31
citations
1
significant & substantial
$2,409
proposed penalties
$1,748
paid to date
73% of proposed penalties paid to date, a $661 gap.
Source: MSHA violations data, updated weekly.
See Lexington Coal Company, LLC's full MSHA compliance history →
Inspection activity
MSHA inspections since 2000
133
inspections on record
1,190
inspection hours
2.6
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.
31 citations across 1,190 inspection hours.
Source: MSHA inspections data, updated weekly.

Rockcamp Impoundments 1 & 2 has $2K in proposed MSHA penalties and $661 outstanding across 1 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.
$2K
proposed penalties
$2K
current assessed
$2K
paid to date
$661
outstanding
24 assessments are final orders; 1 contested dockets.
Of $475 in penalties contested before the Commission, $475 was upheld in final decisions.
As of the most recent assessment on 2026-01-15.
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.
3.7%
significant & substantial
7.4%
high negligence or reckless
3.7%
reasonably likely or greater
18.5%
permanently disabling or fatal if injury occurs
Negligence coding: 0.0% none, 22.2% low, 70.4% moderate, 7.4% high, 0.0% reckless.
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.
3 citations taken to the federal commission · 10% of citations on record
  • Settled 3 · 100%
0%
Penalty reduction in decided contests
$475 proposed, $475 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 2024-11-04.
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.
Docket Decision Judge Year Proposed / upheld
WEVA 2025-0053 Settlement Paez 2025 $475 → $475
Source: FMSHRC civil penalty dockets and decisions (public record), updated weekly.

MSHA sampling at Rockcamp Impoundments 1 & 2 shows 100% of 9 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: 2020-09-01, 5 years ago
100%
within 1.5 mg/m3
9
samples
0.16
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.
6 samples taken by MSHA inspectors, 3 by the operator.
Most-sampled occupations
  • BULLDOZER OPERATOR5
  • BACKHOE OPERATOR2
  • REFUSE TRUCK DRIVER/BACKFILL TRUCK DRIVE2

Silica (quartz)

Last sampled: 2020-03-16, 6 years ago
7.8
silica avg (%)
1
samples
7.8
silica max (%)
Most-sampled occupations
  • BULLDOZER OPERATOR1
See US coal mines ranked by silica in their dust samples.

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.

Last sampled: 2020-03-09, 6 years ago
0%
over PEL
3
samples
Most-sampled occupations
  • BACKHOE OPERATOR1
  • BULLDOZER OPERATOR1
  • REFUSE TRUCK DRIVER/BACKFILL TRUCK DRIVE1
See US mines ranked by noise samples over the legal limit.
Source: MSHA respirable dust, quartz, and noise sampling records, updated weekly.
Ownership history
  1. Peerless Eagle Coal Company 1950 to 1975
  2. Peerless Eagle Coal Company, LLC 1975 to 2017
  3. Lexington Coal Company, LLC 2017 to present
Source: MSHA controller and operator history, updated weekly.
Workforce and production
Year Employees
2026 0
2025 0
2024 0
2023 1
2022 0
2021 0
2020 0
2019 0
2018 0
2017 0
2016 0
2015 0
2014 0
2013 0
2012 0
2011 1
2010 1
2009 1
2008 0
2007 0
2006 0
2005 0
2004 0
2003 0
2002 0
2001 0
2000 0
Source: MSHA quarterly employment and production, updated weekly.

Rockcamp Impoundments 1 & 2 sits in Nicholas County, West Virginia, where the Census mining category is 6.1% 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.
Nicholas County, West Virginia · Population 24,446
6.1%
Mining share of county employment
$49,280
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
2026 Q2 0 0 0
2026 Q1 0 1 0
2025 Q4 0 0 0
2025 Q3 42 0 0 0.0
2025 Q2 0 0 0
2024 Q4 0 0 0
2024 Q3 0 2 0
2024 Q1 195 1 0 5128.2
Show 93 earlier quarters
Quarter Hours worked Citations S&S Per 1M hrs
2023 Q4 195 0 0 0.0
2023 Q3 25 0 0 0.0
2023 Q2 20 0 0 0.0
2023 Q1 0 0 0
2022 Q4 0 0 0
2022 Q3 0 0 0
2022 Q2 0 0 0
2022 Q1 0 0 0
2021 Q4 24 0 0 0.0
2021 Q3 0 0 0
2021 Q2 0 0 0
2021 Q1 0 0 0
2020 Q4 0 0 0
2020 Q3 0 0 0
2020 Q1 0 1 0
2019 Q4 0 0 0
2019 Q3 0 0 0
2019 Q2 0 0 0
2019 Q1 0 0 0
2018 Q4 0 0 0
2018 Q3 0 0 0
2018 Q2 0 0 0
2018 Q1 0 0 0
2017 Q4 0 0 0
2017 Q3 0 0 0
2017 Q2 0 0 0
2017 Q1 0 0 0
2016 Q4 0 0 0
2016 Q3 0 0 0
2016 Q2 0 0 0
2016 Q1 0 0 0
2015 Q4 0 0 0
2015 Q3 0 0 0
2015 Q2 0 0 0
2015 Q1 0 0 0
2014 Q4 0 0 0
2014 Q3 0 0 0
2014 Q2 0 0 0
2014 Q1 0 0 0
2013 Q4 0 0 0
2013 Q3 0 0 0
2013 Q2 0 0 0
2013 Q1 0 0 0
2012 Q4 0 0 0
2012 Q3 0 0 0
2012 Q2 0 0 0
2012 Q1 0 0 0
2011 Q4 30 0 0 0.0
2011 Q3 30 1 0 33333.3
2011 Q2 30 0 0 0.0
2011 Q1 30 0 0 0.0
2010 Q4 32 0 0 0.0
2010 Q3 32 0 0 0.0
2010 Q2 33 0 0 0.0
2010 Q1 32 0 0 0.0
2009 Q4 32 0 0 0.0
2009 Q3 21 2 0 95238.1
2009 Q2 33 0 0 0.0
2009 Q1 33 0 0 0.0
2008 Q4 70 2 0 28571.4
2008 Q3 0 0 0
2008 Q2 0 6 0
2008 Q1 0 0 0
2007 Q4 0 0 0
2007 Q3 0 0 0
2007 Q2 0 0 0
2007 Q1 0 0 0
2006 Q4 0 0 0
2006 Q3 0 0 0
2006 Q1 0 0 0
2005 Q4 0 0 0
2005 Q3 0 0 0
2005 Q2 0 0 0
2005 Q1 0 0 0
2004 Q4 0 0 0
2004 Q3 0 0 0
2004 Q2 0 0 0
2004 Q1 0 0 0
2003 Q4 0 0 0
2003 Q3 0 0 0
2003 Q2 0 0 0
2003 Q1 0 0 0
2002 Q4 0 1 0
2002 Q3 0 0 0
2002 Q2 0 0 0
2002 Q1 0 0 0
2001 Q4 0 1 0
2001 Q3 0 1 0
2001 Q2 0 0 0
2001 Q1 0 1 0
2000 Q4 0 0 0
2000 Q2 0 0 0
2000 Q1 0 1 0
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

17 on file

1997 · 2 incidents

August 4, 1997 WV · Coal welder (shop) HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Peerless Eagle Coal Company, LLC · Over-exertion in pulling or pushing objects

EE & CO-WORKER WERE MOVING A 12" X 78" PIPE FROM THE WALKWAY. THE CO-WORKER WAS PULLING ON THE PIPE & EE WAS BENT DOWN PUSHING WHEN HE STRAINED HIS LEFT KNEE.

March 6, 1997 WV · Coal crane operator, mobile equipment operator (meo), dragline operator, dropball operator, rigger SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Peerless Eagle Coal Company, LLC · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EE WAS CLIMBING DOWN INTO RAW COAL VIBRATOR TO HELP CARRY AND PLACE A NEW SCREEN IN THE VIBRATOR. HIS FOOT SLIPPED AND TWISTED HIS KNEE.

1995 · 2 incidents

October 12, 1995 WV · Coal superintendent HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Peerless Eagle Coal Company, LLC · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

WAS TRYING TO ALIGN HOLE ON AUGER TO INSERT AUGER PIN WHEN AUGER SLIPPED BACK AROUND AND PINCHED LEFT ARM, BEFORE PIN WAS INSERTED.

March 9, 1995 WV · Coal car dropper, car shake out operator POWERED HAULAGE
Peerless Eagle Coal Company, LLC · Struck by powered moving object

COAL CARS IMPACTED KNOCKING HIM OUT AND ACROSS RAIL. HE ROLLED TO AVOID RAILROAD CAR BUT CAUGHTRIGHT LEG. HE WAS DROPPING EMPTY RAIL CARS TO SUPPLY THE STOKER TRACK.

1994 · 1 incident

September 15, 1994 WV · Coal prep plant foreman, supervisor, mill plant supervisor, kiln supervisor MACHINERY
Peerless Eagle Coal Company, LLC · Struck by flying object

BIG LUMPS OF COAL HAD PLUGGED # 2 RC CRUSHER. HE WAS USING A BAR ACROSS TO LOOSEN LUMPS OF COAL. WAS STANDING BESIDE CRUSHER CHUTE, HOLDING BAR ACROSS END OF CHUTE AND A LUMP OF COAL JUMPED UP OUT OF CRUSHER HITTING LITTLE FINGER AND RING FINGER ON LEFT HAND.

1993 · 2 incidents

August 6, 1993 WV · Coal prep plant foreman, supervisor, mill plant supervisor, kiln supervisor SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Peerless Eagle Coal Company, LLC · Fall from machine

JUMPED OFF RAILROAD CAR, METATARSAL BOOTS RESTRICTED THE MOVEMENT OF ANKLE, CAUSING KNEE TO GO BACKWARDS AND BREAKING BONE AT KNEE.

1992 · 1 incident

October 7, 1992 WV · Coal car dropper, car shake out operator SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Peerless Eagle Coal Company, LLC · Fall from ladders

CLIMBING LADDER ON SIDE OF RAIL CAR, CAUGHT RIGHT FOOT IN RUNG OF LADDER CAUSING HIM TO FALL TO GROUND, FOOT BROKE BEFORE PULLING FREE OF CAR.

1991 · 3 incidents

September 30, 1991 WV · Coal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Peerless Eagle Coal Company, LLC · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

CLEANING BELT AND HIT HIS HAND BETWEEN SHOVEL AND LIGHT FIXTURE AND CUT INDEX FINGER ON RIGHT HAND.

January 18, 1991 WV · Coal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Peerless Eagle Coal Company, LLC · Struck by flying object

HELPING MECHANIC OUT TRACKS ON DOZER-STRIKING TRACK BOLT WITH SLEDGE HAMMER AND A PIECE OF BOLT SHEARED OFF AND EMBEDDED IN RIGHT INDEX FINGER.

1990 · 1 incident

December 18, 1990 WV · Coal rodman, surveyor/transit helper MACHINERY
Peerless Eagle Coal Company, LLC · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

CUTTING 8" PIPE, PIPE FELL CATCHING HAND BETWENE PIPE AND BEAM.

1989 · 1 incident

October 12, 1989 WV · Coal prep plant foreman, supervisor, mill plant supervisor, kiln supervisor OTHER
Peerless Eagle Coal Company, LLC · Absorption of radiations, caustics, toxic and noxious substances

WAS LOOKING AT MOVING PIPES NEAR FORTH CELL AND WAS STUNG BY A BEE.

1987 · 1 incident

1986 · 1 incident

June 20, 1986 WV · Coal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator MACHINERY
Peerless Eagle Coal Company, LLC · Contact with hot objects or substances

CHECKING PUMP A7 POND NO. 22 PUMP WAS RUNNING BUT NOT PUMPING AND LINE CAME LOOSE FROM PUMP WATER WAS HOT AND BURNED HIM.

1985 · 1 incident

1984 · 1 incident