WV PLC Repair, Inc. · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)
Shear jack was being held in place by chain on fork of loader. Chain failed, allowing fork to raise. Fork hit employee in forehead directly below the lip of EE's hard hat.
SHM60: 60 MSHA citations Coal
WV PLC Repair, Inc.
· Surface
Controlled by
Danny Dean
Lorado,
Logan County,
WV
·
Temporarily Idled
MSHA Mine ID: 4609439
SHM60 has $97K in proposed MSHA penalties and $0 outstanding across 5 contested dockets, plus health sampling and the full incident record.
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- Fatalities
- 0
- Total incidents
- 1
- Years on record
- 2025
- Latest incident
- Mar 2025
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2021
60
citations
15
significant & substantial
$96,817
proposed penalties
$44,868
paid to date
46% of proposed penalties paid to date, a $51,949 gap.
Source: MSHA violations data, updated weekly.
Inspection activity
MSHA inspections since 2011
28
inspections on record
486
inspection hours
n/a
citations per 100 inspection hours
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This rate is recorded citations divided by MSHA inspection hours, per 100 hours. It reflects inspection effort, not mine size or production.Rate withheld: 486 inspection hours is too few for a stable rate. A minimum of 1,000 inspection hours is required.
Source: MSHA inspections data, updated weekly.
SHM60 has $97K in proposed MSHA penalties and $0 outstanding across 5 contested dockets.
Penalty disposition
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Differences between proposed and paid penalties reflect both settlements and conference reductions and amounts still owed. Outstanding is the balance currently owed.$97K
proposed penalties
$45K
current assessed
$45K
paid to date
$0
outstanding
60 assessments are final orders; 5 contested dockets.
Of $87K in penalties contested before the Commission, $35K was upheld in final decisions.
As of the most recent assessment on 2025-03-12.
Source: MSHA assessed-violations and conference/litigation data, updated weekly.
Violation severity profile
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Shares are computed over citations that carry the MSHA gravity and negligence coding; a small share of records are uncoded.25.0%
significant & substantial
5.0%
high negligence or reckless
25.0%
reasonably likely or greater
40.0%
permanently disabling or fatal if injury occurs
Negligence coding: 1.7% none, 21.7% low, 71.7% moderate, 5.0% high, 0.0% reckless.
Source: MSHA violations gravity and negligence coding, updated weekly.
When citations were contested
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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.
16
citations taken to the federal commission · 27% of citations on record
- Settled 16 · 100%
80%
S&S designation survived the contest
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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 10 decided S&S contests · industry: 79%
60%
Penalty reduction in decided contests
$87K proposed, $35K 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 2025-05-28.
Contested penalties
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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| KENT 2023-0131 | Settlement | McCarthy | 2024 | $65K → $22K |
| WEVA 2024-0383 | Settlement | Sullivan | 2024 | $6K → $5K |
| WEVA 2025-0376 | Settlement | Simonton | 2025 | $6K → $4K |
| WEVA 2025-0301 | Settlement | Simonton | 2025 | $6K → $2K |
| KENT 2024-0022 | Settlement | Paez | 2024 | $4K → $3K |
Source: FMSHRC civil penalty dockets and decisions (public record), updated weekly.
MSHA sampling at SHM60 shows 100% of 22 respirable coal dust samples met the 1.5 mg/m3 standard.
Health sampling
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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
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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: 2024-07-22
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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.100%
within 1.5 mg/m3
22
samples
0.40
dust max (mg/m3)
0
over MSHA ECV
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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.22 samples taken by MSHA inspectors, 0 by the operator.
Most-sampled occupations
- AUGER OPERATOR5
- AUGER HELPER4
- FORKLIFT OPERATOR4
Noise
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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: 2024-07-22
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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.0%
over PEL
15
samples
Most-sampled occupations
- AUGER OPERATOR3
- HIGHLIFT OPERATOR/FRONT END LOADER3
- AUGER HELPER2
Source: MSHA respirable dust, quartz, and noise sampling records, updated weekly.
Health sampling trend
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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
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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 |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 100% | 4 |
| 2023 | 100% | 6 |
| 2022 | 100% | 8 |
| 2021 | 100% | 4 |
Noise by year
| Year | over PEL | samples |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 0% | 4 |
| 2023 | 0% | 3 |
| 2022 | 0% | 4 |
| 2021 | 0% | 4 |
Source: MSHA respirable dust, quartz, and noise sampling records, updated weekly.
Ownership history
- Frasure Creek Mining, LLC 2011 to 2021
- CCU Coal and Construction LLC. 2021 to 2021
- WV PLC Repair, Inc. 2021 to present
Source: MSHA controller and operator history, updated weekly.
Workforce and production
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Coal production is reported quarterly and lags the current period; the most recent quarters may be incomplete.| Year | Employees | Coal produced (tons) |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 0 | |
| 2025 | 2 | 24,602 |
| 2024 | 4 | 103,708 |
| 2023 | 4 | 142,348 |
| 2022 | 5 | 162,009 |
| 2021 | 5 | 23,166 |
Source: MSHA quarterly employment and production, updated weekly.
SHM60 sits in Logan County, West Virginia, where the Census mining category is 6.6% of county employment.
Local economic context
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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.Logan County, West Virginia · Population 31,826
6.6%
Mining share of county employment
$47,237
Median household income
Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2023 5-year estimates.
Quarterly safety rates
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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 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2025 Q4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2025 Q3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2025 Q2 | 193 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2025 Q1 | 2,408 | 5 | 4 | 2076.4 |
| 2024 Q4 | 3,769 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2024 Q3 | 3,124 | 6 | 2 | 1920.6 |
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| Quarter | Hours worked | Citations | S&S | Per 1M hrs |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 Q2 | 3,686 | 4 | 0 | 1085.2 |
| 2024 Q1 | 3,478 | 7 | 2 | 2012.7 |
| 2023 Q4 | 3,129 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2023 Q3 | 2,855 | 5 | 1 | 1751.3 |
| 2023 Q2 | 1,546 | 2 | 2 | 1293.7 |
| 2023 Q1 | 2,140 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2022 Q4 | 4,098 | 22 | 4 | 5368.5 |
| 2022 Q3 | 4,172 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2022 Q2 | 3,911 | 6 | 0 | 1534.1 |
| 2022 Q1 | 4,091 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2021 Q4 | 2,109 | 3 | 0 | 1422.5 |
No fatalities recorded at this mine.