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.
63 citations across 1,375 inspection hours.
Source: MSHA inspections data, updated weekly.
Saylor B has $19K in proposed MSHA penalties and $958 outstanding across 3 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.
$19K
proposed penalties
$15K
current assessed
$14K
paid to date
$958
outstanding
56 assessments are final orders; 3 contested dockets.
Of $5K in penalties contested before the Commission, $2K was upheld in final decisions.
As of the most recent assessment on 2013-06-13.
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.
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.
5citations taken to the federal commission · 8% of citations on record
Settled
5 · 100%
50%
S&S designation survived the contest
ⓘ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 Vacated and withdrawn citations, and settlements that removed the designation, count against.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%
70%
Penalty reduction in decided contests
$5K proposed, $2K 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 A dismissed or defaulted contest leaves the citation standing as issued; a vacated or withdrawn citation is removed from the violation record.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 2014-07-02.
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.
MSHA sampling at Saylor B shows 94% of 152 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: 2012-12-04, 13 years ago
94%
within 1.5 mg/m3
152
samples
5.90
dust max (mg/m3)
69 samples taken by MSHA inspectors, 83 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.
Saylor B recorded 1.73 reportable injury cases per 100 full-time workers in 2012.
Injury rate, 2012
ⓘ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.
1.73
total case rate
0.00
days-away rate
0.000
fatality rate
Below average. The US coal mining average was 3.74 and the all-US-mining average was 2.96 cases per 100 workers.
In West Virginia, coal mining averaged 4.13 cases per 100 workers that year.
Year
total case rate
days-away
fatal
2012
1.73
0.00
0.000
2011 *
2.65
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)
2013
0
2012
52
270,026
2011
54
216,323
2010
2
2,265
Source: MSHA quarterly employment and production, updated weekly.
Saylor B sits in Webster County, West Virginia, where the Census mining category is 7.2% 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.
Webster County, West Virginia · Population 8,253
7.2%
Mining share of county employment
$42,061
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
A roof fall measuring 32'L X 18'W X 8' thick was discovered 500' outby the working section in the return near survey point 70273. The failure was due to laminated coal/rock streaks above the 6' torque tension supports. The fall affected ventilation. An MSHA control order was issued the roof was resupported and ventilation was re-established.
September 13, 2012WV · Coaldiscontinued 1/31/2014. several other codes cover scoop car operatorHANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Employee was using a razor knife to remove nylon bindings around supplemental roof support plates (pizza pans) when he recieved a laceration to the right hands. Wound required sutures.
A roof fall occurred on the 001 section measuring 18'long, 18'wide, 12'high. No injuries occurred as a result of the fall, mining equipment was affected. The fall occurred due to a 8' coal seam above the 6' torque tension roof bolts. Equipment was moved from the section and the roof control plan was modified.
A roof fall measuring 50' L x 19' W x 8' H was discovered in the last open line of crosscuts between #6 and # 7 entries, 50' inby spad 68152. The fall occurred due to failure above the anchorage zone of 5' torque tension and 12' cable roof bolts. Ventilation and the transportation of miners' were affected. No injuries occurred as a result of the fall.
Employee was working on a shuttle car with a chain hoist, as he was pulling slack chain from the hoist it became loose and struck the employees chipping a tooth.
A roof fall measuring 34'long, 16'wide, and 5'high occurred in the #7 Intake entry SE Mains. The fall occurred due to laminated coal and rock above the 5' torque tension roof bolts. No injuries occurred due to the fall. Equipment movement on the active section was affected by the fall.
A roof fall measuring 22' wide, 18' high, 8' thick fell in the belt entry 1000' outby the working section and outby spad 67301. The area was developed 06/12/11 with 6' torque tension bolts as the primary support. The fall occurred due to laminated rock and coal above the 6' primary supports. No injuries resulted from the fall, belt haulage was affected.
A roof fall measuring 50' long, 18' wide and 10' thick occurred in the neutral entry 500' from the active section. The fall affected intake ventilation. The failure occurred due to coal/rock streaks above the permanent supports, 6 foot torque tension roof bolts. The fall was investigated by MSHA. No injuries occurred as a result of the fall.
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