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Shadrick 5 Block: 202 MSHA citations Coal

Mammoth Coal Co · Underground
London, Kanawha County, WV  ·  Abandoned and Sealed
MSHA Mine ID: 4609275

Shadrick 5 Block has $358K in proposed MSHA penalties and $0 outstanding across 15 contested dockets, plus health sampling and the full incident record.

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
6
Years on record
2009–2011
Latest incident
Mar 2011
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2009
202
citations
46
significant & substantial
$357,657
proposed penalties
$354,327
paid to date
99% of proposed penalties paid to date, a $3,330 gap.
Source: MSHA violations data, updated weekly.
See Mammoth Coal Co's full MSHA compliance history →
Inspection activity
MSHA inspections since 2008
25
inspections on record
1,245
inspection hours
16.2
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.
202 citations across 1,245 inspection hours.
Source: MSHA inspections data, updated weekly.

Shadrick 5 Block has $358K in proposed MSHA penalties and $0 outstanding across 15 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.
$358K
proposed penalties
$354K
current assessed
$354K
paid to date
$0
outstanding
197 assessments are final orders; 15 contested dockets.
Of $291K in penalties contested before the Commission, $287K was upheld in final decisions.
As of the most recent assessment on 2011-03-23.
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.
23.4%
significant & substantial
14.2%
high negligence or reckless
23.4%
reasonably likely or greater
24.9%
permanently disabling or fatal if injury occurs
Negligence coding: 0.5% none, 6.6% low, 78.7% moderate, 14.2% 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.
45 citations taken to the federal commission · 22% of citations on record
  • Settled 21 · 47%
  • Stood as issued 24 · 53%
85%
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 40 decided S&S contests · industry: 79%
1%
Penalty reduction in decided contests
$291K proposed, $287K 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 2011-08-18.
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 2011-373 Dismissal Lesnick 2012 $205K → $205K
WEVA 2011-1512 Dismissal Lesnick 2012 $37K → $37K
WEVA 2011-372 Dismissal Lesnick 2012 $17K → $17K
WEVA 2009-1457 Settlement Zielinski 2011 $8K → $7K
WEVA 2010-619 Settlement Harner 2011 $5K → $4K
WEVA 2011-1106 Dismissal Lesnick 2012 $3K → $3K
Source: FMSHRC civil penalty dockets and decisions (public record), updated weekly.

MSHA sampling at Shadrick 5 Block shows 89% of 188 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: 2011-02-09, 15 years ago
89%
within 1.5 mg/m3
188
samples
4.96
dust max (mg/m3)
84 samples taken by MSHA inspectors, 104 by the operator.
Most-sampled occupations
  • CONTINUOUS MINER OPERATOR104
  • SHUTTLE CAR OPERATOR (STANDARD SIDE)22
  • ROOF BOLTER (SINGLE HEAD)20

Silica (quartz)

Last sampled: 2011-01-10, 15 years ago
13.2
silica avg (%)
23
samples
32.6
silica max (%)
Most-sampled occupations
  • CONTINUOUS MINER OPERATOR18
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: 2010-09-20, 15 years ago
0%
over PEL
15
samples
Most-sampled occupations
  • SHUTTLE CAR OPERATOR (STANDARD SIDE)6
  • CONTINUOUS MINER OPERATOR4
  • ROOF BOLTER (MOUNTED) (RETURN SIDE)3
See US mines ranked by noise samples over the legal limit.
Source: MSHA respirable dust, quartz, and noise sampling records, updated weekly.
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.
Year within 1.5 mg/m3 samples
2011 100% 5
2010 97% 95
2009 81% 88
Silica (quartz) by year
Year silica avg (%) samples
2011 17.9 2
2010 13.9 10
2009 11.7 11
Source: MSHA respirable dust, quartz, and noise sampling records, updated weekly.

Shadrick 5 Block recorded 25.58 reportable injury cases per 100 full-time workers in 2011.

Injury rate, 2011
ⓘ 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.
25.58
total case rate
17.05
days-away rate
0.000
fatality rate
Above average. The US coal mining average was 3.83 and the all-US-mining average was 3.08 cases per 100 workers.
In West Virginia, coal mining averaged 4.45 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
2011 * 25.58 17.05 0.000
2010 1.84 1.84 0.000
2009 * 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
  1. Mammoth Coal Co 2008 to present
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)
2012 0
2011 9 35,820
2010 44 297,005
2009 46 345,935
2008 1 7,238
Source: MSHA quarterly employment and production, updated weekly.

Shadrick 5 Block 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
2012 Q4 0 0 0
2012 Q3 0 0 0
2011 Q4 0 0 0
2011 Q3 0 0 0
2011 Q2 2,552 0 0 0.0
2011 Q1 20,902 9 5 430.6
2010 Q4 23,603 7 2 296.6
2010 Q3 26,650 64 14 2401.5
Show 7 earlier quarters
Quarter Hours worked Citations S&S Per 1M hrs
2010 Q2 30,097 14 1 465.2
2010 Q1 28,387 16 0 563.6
2009 Q4 26,790 25 7 933.2
2009 Q3 27,161 22 6 810.0
2009 Q2 25,773 26 4 1008.8
2009 Q1 14,846 11 2 740.9
2008 Q4 259 0 0 0.0
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

6 on file

2011 · 3 incidents

March 15, 2011 WV · Coal supply man, supply worker, nipper HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Mammoth Coal Co · Over-exertion in lifting objects

Employee was loading belt structure in belt sled from recovering structure from conveyor belt line. He began to feel pain in his lower back and down his left leg.

February 16, 2011 WV · Coal shuttle car operator, mantrip operator, ramcar operator, rail runner, buggy operator HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Mammoth Coal Co · Over-exertion in pulling or pushing objects

EE was dragging a piece of mine curtain approx. 100' in length when it became entangled with the CM cable and water line. EE had the curtain over his shoulder and when the curtain caught on the cable and waterline it caused the EE to come to a sudden stop twisting his back.

February 11, 2011 WV · Coal laborer, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, roof trimmer/scaler DISORDERS (REPEATED TRAUMA)
Mammoth Coal Co · (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Notified through annual hearing conservation program that the employee has noise-induced hearing loss and is reportable in accordance with part 62. 175(2)(b).

2010 · 2 incidents

September 27, 2010 WV · Coal examiner, fire boss, pre-shift examiner, mine examiner SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Mammoth Coal Co · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Employee was examining conveyor belt entry and as he started up #3 belt entry he stepped into a hole. He felt his knee pop, the area is wet.

February 17, 2010 WV · Coal FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
Mammoth Coal Co · Accident type, without injuries

An unplanned roof fall occurred in the 5-block mine at SS#481 between #6 & 7 entries that measured approximately 40'long X 18' wide X 5' high. No injuries were reported. The area was developed on 9/30/08.

2009 · 1 incident

May 8, 2009 WV · Coal FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
Mammoth Coal Co · Accident type, without injuries

An unplanned roof fall occurred in the 5-Block mine that measured approximately 20' long x 10' wide x 6' high. The fall fell behind the continuous miner, cutting the cable. The miner was in the #4 entry, spad # 189. No injuries were reported. The area was developed 5-7-09.