Six South No Two Mine has $8K in proposed MSHA penalties and $3K outstanding across 0 contested dockets, plus health sampling and the full incident record.
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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
27
Years on record
2001–2004
Latest incident
May 2004
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2001
89
citations
29
significant & substantial
$7,943
proposed penalties
$4,941
paid to date
62% of proposed penalties paid to date, a $3,002 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.
89 citations across 1,391 inspection hours.
Source: MSHA inspections data, updated weekly.
Six South No Two Mine has $8K in proposed MSHA penalties and $3K 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.
$8K
proposed penalties
$8K
current assessed
$5K
paid to date
$3K
outstanding
88 assessments are final orders; 0 contested dockets.
As of the most recent assessment on 2004-04-14.
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 Six South No Two Mine shows 94% of 207 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: 2004-03-30, 22 years ago
94%
within 1.5 mg/m3
207
samples
4.69
dust max (mg/m3)
111 samples taken by MSHA inspectors, 96 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.
Six South No Two Mine recorded 29.32 reportable injury cases per 100 full-time workers in 2003.
Injury rate, 2003
ⓘ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.
29.32
total case rate
11.00
days-away rate
0.000
fatality rate
Above average. The US coal mining average was 5.87 and the all-US-mining average was 4.43 cases per 100 workers.
In West Virginia, coal mining averaged 7.76 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
2003 *
29.32
11.00
0.000
2002 *
24.15
15.09
0.000
2001 *
6.45
6.45
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)
2004
15
169,371
2003
24
317,133
2002
27
488,784
2001
27
353,654
2000
15
14,489
Source: MSHA quarterly employment and production, updated weekly.
Six South No Two Mine sits in Mingo County, West Virginia, where the Census mining category is 15.0% 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.
Mingo County, West Virginia · Population 22,979
15.0%
Mining share of county employment
$39,527
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
2004 Q3
0
0
0
2004 Q2
11,176
7
0
626.3
2004 Q1
13,169
4
2
303.7
2003 Q4
14,059
10
1
711.3
2003 Q3
9,124
7
2
767.2
2003 Q2
16,252
4
0
246.1
2003 Q1
15,130
4
0
264.4
2002 Q4
16,579
2
0
120.6
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Quarter
Hours worked
Citations
S&S
Per 1M hrs
2002 Q3
14,840
2
1
134.8
2002 Q2
18,797
3
0
159.6
2002 Q1
16,033
6
2
374.2
2001 Q4
16,593
5
0
301.3
2001 Q3
16,612
5
3
301.0
2001 Q2
15,883
6
2
377.8
2001 Q1
12,934
9
4
695.8
2000 Q4
2,335
0
0
0.0
No fatalities recorded at this mine.
Reportable incidents
27 on file
2004 · 9 incidents
May 27, 2004WV · Coalshuttle car operator, mantrip operator, ramcar operator, rail runner, buggy operatorHANDLING OF MATERIALS
Rio Group Inc · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)
MOVING MINER CABLE; HANGING CABLE AGAINST RIB.
May 24, 2004WV · Coalmaintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service techSLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Rock fell from roof 12' high, struck ee in head and shoulder forcing him to the ground, he has cuts on his face and forehead and complaining about shoulder hurting.
March 8, 2004WV · Coallaborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitmanSLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
WHILE CLIMBING ON LOADER, THE EE SLIPPED ON OIL SPOT, HIT HIS HEAD & FELL TO THE GROUND ON HIS RT. SIDE. THERE WAS KNOT ON THE RT. EYEBROW, HE ALSO COMPLAINED ABOUT HIS RT. SHOULDER & ARM.
IN THE RIGHT BREAKS BETWEEN 3 AND 4 EE HAD HIS HAND IN THE VISE FOR THE HANDS OFF ONT HE ROOF BOLTER, WHEN HE PASSED THE WRONG LEVER AND CLAMPED HIS LEFT HAND.
EE WAS MAKING BELT SPLICE AND WAS LIFTING BELT CLAMP OVER TOP STRUCTURE WHEN RED DEVIL WAS BEING USED TO TIGHTEN BELT. LEFT HAND WAS CAUGHT BETWEEN RAILING AND CLAMP.
Getting off of scoop, stepped down and leg buckled and he fell over on his leg.
2002 · 8 incidents
December 30, 2002WV · Coallaborer, bull gang, faceman, parts runner, roustabout, roof trimmer/scalerHANDLING OF MATERIALS
Rio Group Inc · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)
THE EE WAS SHOVELING THE TAILPIECE. THE TAILPIECE BEGAN TO SPILL AND AS HE BENT DOWN A PIECE OF COAL HIT HIM IN THE FACE RESULTING IN SIGNIFICANT PAIN TO THE JAW BONE STRUCTURE.
December 16, 2002WV · Coalshuttle car operator, mantrip operator, ramcar operator, rail runner, buggy operatorHANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Rio Group Inc · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)
MAKING BELT SPLICE, WHILE PULLING BELT TOGETHER RED DEVIL CHAIN BROKE STRIKING EMPLOYEE'S LEGS.
INJURED WAS BACKING MINER UP, WHEN A PIECE OF RIB ROLL HIT EMPLOYEE ON RIGHT SIDE OF THE HEAD, AND UPPER BACK WHICH RESULTED IN KNOCKING HIM TOTHE MINE FLOOR.
September 16, 2002WV · Coalbeltman, conveyor man, conveyor belt worker, mobile bridge carrierman, feeder operator, conveyor riderPOWERED HAULAGE
POWER WAS OFF AT MINE, EE TURNED REOMTE SWITCH OFF AND WAS WORKING ON SCRAPER ON #2 HEAD AND WASSTANDING ON #1 BELT. POWER CAME BACK ON AND DAY SHIFT FOREMAN STARTED BELT FROM OUTSIDE AND THRU EE OFF BELT HITTING RIGHT ELBOW ON BACK STOP.
WHEN THE EMPLOYEE WAS REACHING FOR THE REMOTE CONTROL UNIT A PIECE OF DRAWROCK FELL FROM THE ROOF AND STRUCK HIS LEFT HAND. THIS RESULTED IN A LACERATION TO HIS THUMB. THE EMPLOYEE DID NOT NOT IFY OPERATOR OF RECEIVING STITCHES UNTIL 5-9-01.