S11 Keystone Surface Mine has $60K 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
13
Years on record
2002–2015
Latest incident
Sep 2015
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2002
169
citations
48
significant & substantial
$59,520
proposed penalties
$59,520
paid to date
100% of proposed penalties paid to date, a $0 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.
169 citations across 2,337 inspection hours.
Source: MSHA inspections data, updated weekly.
S11 Keystone Surface Mine has $60K in proposed MSHA penalties and $0 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.
$60K
proposed penalties
$60K
current assessed
$60K
paid to date
$0
outstanding
165 assessments are final orders; 0 contested dockets.
As of the most recent assessment on 2018-01-02.
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.
MSHA sampling at S11 Keystone Surface Mine shows 100% of 126 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: 2018-05-23, 8 years ago
100%
within 1.5 mg/m3
126
samples
0.87
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.
118 samples taken by MSHA inspectors, 8 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.
S11 Keystone Surface Mine recorded 0.00 reportable injury cases per 100 full-time workers in 2014.
Injury rate, 2014
ⓘ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 3.96 and the all-US-mining average was 2.93 cases per 100 workers.
In West Virginia, coal mining averaged 5.02 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
2014 *
0.00
0.00
0.000
2013 *
0.00
0.00
0.000
2012 *
0.00
0.00
0.000
2011 *
0.00
0.00
0.000
2010 *
0.00
0.00
0.000
2009
1.79
1.79
0.000
2008
3.82
1.91
0.000
2007 *
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
ⓘCoal production is reported quarterly and lags the current period; the most recent quarters may be incomplete.
Year
Employees
Coal produced (tons)
2019
0
2018
2
2017
1
2016
2
2015
5
38,394
2014
13
84,107
2013
25
335,772
2012
20
159,256
2011
28
150,572
2010
29
309,237
2009
45
292,321
2008
42
300,589
2007
39
278,459
2006
41
321,334
2005
40
349,202
2004
37
279,218
2003
28
252,143
2002
18
234,202
Source: MSHA quarterly employment and production, updated weekly.
S11 Keystone Surface Mine sits in Kanawha County, West Virginia, where the Census mining category is 1.9% 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.
Kanawha County, West Virginia · Population 178,198
1.9%
Mining share of county employment
$58,887
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
2019 Q1
0
0
0
2018 Q4
560
0
0
0.0
2018 Q3
1,221
0
0
0.0
2018 Q2
1,170
0
0
0.0
2018 Q1
780
1
0
1282.1
2017 Q4
780
0
0
0.0
2017 Q3
1,560
0
0
0.0
2017 Q2
780
1
0
1282.1
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Quarter
Hours worked
Citations
S&S
Per 1M hrs
2017 Q1
780
0
0
0.0
2016 Q4
780
1
0
1282.1
2016 Q3
980
0
0
0.0
2016 Q2
1,343
2
0
1489.2
2016 Q1
1,561
6
0
3843.7
2015 Q4
2,799
0
0
0.0
2015 Q3
3,120
2
0
641.0
2015 Q2
390
0
0
0.0
2015 Q1
2,102
0
0
0.0
2014 Q4
13,628
0
0
0.0
2014 Q3
16,967
0
0
0.0
2014 Q2
6,018
0
0
0.0
2014 Q1
1,736
0
0
0.0
2013 Q4
14,888
0
0
0.0
2013 Q3
20,120
0
0
0.0
2013 Q2
18,548
0
0
0.0
2013 Q1
14,605
0
0
0.0
2012 Q4
8,403
0
0
0.0
2012 Q3
8,892
3
0
337.4
2012 Q2
9,125
1
0
109.6
2012 Q1
14,757
0
0
0.0
2011 Q4
14,047
3
0
213.6
2011 Q3
16,357
0
0
0.0
2011 Q2
16,465
1
0
60.7
2011 Q1
16,846
0
0
0.0
2010 Q4
16,458
2
0
121.5
2010 Q3
17,477
0
0
0.0
2010 Q2
16,961
8
0
471.7
2010 Q1
22,287
8
2
359.0
2009 Q4
26,743
0
0
0.0
2009 Q3
27,787
19
4
683.8
2009 Q2
29,000
0
0
0.0
2009 Q1
28,275
20
2
707.3
2008 Q4
27,925
0
0
0.0
2008 Q3
27,500
18
3
654.5
2008 Q2
25,502
0
0
0.0
2008 Q1
23,684
10
5
422.2
2007 Q4
23,256
0
0
0.0
2007 Q3
24,149
9
3
372.7
2007 Q2
24,895
0
0
0.0
2007 Q1
25,535
0
0
0.0
2006 Q4
24,808
0
0
0.0
2006 Q3
26,366
6
5
227.6
2006 Q2
24,650
0
0
0.0
2006 Q1
26,033
0
0
0.0
2005 Q4
24,116
2
0
82.9
2005 Q3
25,326
0
0
0.0
2005 Q2
25,277
4
3
158.2
2005 Q1
25,141
0
0
0.0
2004 Q4
25,287
5
5
197.7
2004 Q3
24,169
2
2
82.8
2004 Q2
19,522
0
0
0.0
2004 Q1
18,202
0
0
0.0
2003 Q4
18,516
1
1
54.0
2003 Q3
18,048
0
0
0.0
2003 Q2
16,997
2
1
117.7
2003 Q1
15,833
0
0
0.0
2002 Q4
14,415
0
0
0.0
2002 Q3
10,809
0
0
0.0
2002 Q2
9,231
0
0
0.0
2002 Q1
8,655
0
0
0.0
No fatalities recorded at this mine.
Reportable incidents
13 on file
2015 · 1 incident
September 14, 2015WV · Coalbulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineerMACHINERY
Employee states that he was doing reclamation work and while coming down over a slope he got on a rock and lost control and began sliding. He states that he let the blade down to slow him and it almost stopped the dozer. When the dozer almost stopped it slung him forward.
2014 · 1 incident
December 9, 2014WV · Coallaborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitmanMACHINERY
Employee started up from th epit on an access road in order to construct a drill bench. He was operating dozer approx 15 ft up the access road the dozer got over too far left over the berm and started to slide towards the pit. Immediately material was being placed under the dozer where it had partially went over the edge. He tried to turn his dozer toward the pit.
2008 · 2 incidents
October 8, 2008WV · Coalbulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineerMACHINERY
Building road dozer contact with tree and hanging dead limb fell and hit and broke side glass and hit EE in the left eye. Flushed on site and transported to ER where he was checked and released with no damage to L. eye, EE was wearing his glasses.
April 11, 2008WV · Coalbulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineerSLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Supervisor was taking water at lunch to Pit 3. When he pulled up EE was standing by loader and said he fell off bottom step of truck, EE said he must of bent step early in the day. Supervisor took EE to parking lot where EE's wife drove him to the Dr.
2006 · 4 incidents
December 12, 2006WV · Coalbulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineerSLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
EE was parking front end loader at the end of the shift. EE caught his foot on bottom step and fell, hitting his head. Lacerated the right side of his head.
August 17, 2006WV · Coalbulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineerHANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Keystone Development · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object
Employee hit his left index finger between sledgehammer handle and dozer while attempting to hit a bolt.
June 26, 2006WV · Coalblaster, shooter, shotfirer, explosive worker, powder gang/monkeyHANDLING OF MATERIALS