Skitter Creek Mine No 1 has $11K in proposed MSHA penalties and $0 outstanding across 1 contested dockets, plus health sampling and the full incident record.
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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
25
Years on record
1997–2003
Latest incident
Jan 2003
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2000
47
citations
34
significant & substantial
$11,309
proposed penalties
$9,909
paid to date
88% of proposed penalties paid to date, a $1,400 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.
Rate withheld: 542 inspection hours is too few for a stable rate. A minimum of 1,000 inspection hours is required.
Source: MSHA inspections data, updated weekly.
Skitter Creek Mine No 1 has $11K in proposed MSHA penalties and $0 outstanding across 1 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.
$11K
proposed penalties
$10K
current assessed
$10K
paid to date
$0
outstanding
44 assessments are final orders; 1 contested dockets.
Of $3K in penalties contested before the Commission, $1K was upheld in final decisions.
As of the most recent assessment on 2003-11-10.
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.
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 Skitter Creek Mine No 1 shows 100% of 25 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: 2001-04-27, 25 years ago
100%
within 1.5 mg/m3
25
samples
1.27
dust max (mg/m3)
16 samples taken by MSHA inspectors, 9 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.
Skitter Creek Mine No 1 recorded 11.14 reportable injury cases per 100 full-time workers in 2001.
Injury rate, 2001
ⓘ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.
11.14
total case rate
11.14
days-away rate
0.000
fatality rate
Above average. The US coal mining average was 6.94 and the all-US-mining average was 5.26 cases per 100 workers.
In West Virginia, coal mining averaged 8.13 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
2001 *
11.14
11.14
0.000
2000
10.08
8.96
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
8
2003
4
2002
4
6,615
2001
23
149,665
2000
73
751,976
Source: MSHA quarterly employment and production, updated weekly.
Skitter Creek Mine No 1 sits in Fayette County, West Virginia, where the Census mining category is 3.0% 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.
Fayette County, West Virginia · Population 39,987
3.0%
Mining share of county employment
$52,672
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
4,608
0
0
0.0
2004 Q2
7,108
0
0
0.0
2004 Q1
6,056
0
0
0.0
2003 Q4
2,440
2
1
819.7
2003 Q3
1,595
0
0
0.0
2003 Q2
2,173
0
0
0.0
2003 Q1
1,806
0
0
0.0
2002 Q4
4,095
0
0
0.0
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Quarter
Hours worked
Citations
S&S
Per 1M hrs
2002 Q3
2,940
1
0
340.1
2002 Q2
1,953
0
0
0.0
2002 Q1
2,773
0
0
0.0
2001 Q4
2,658
0
0
0.0
2001 Q3
1,157
0
0
0.0
2001 Q2
29,349
3
3
102.2
2001 Q1
38,624
0
0
0.0
2000 Q4
41,601
3
2
72.1
2000 Q3
45,929
0
0
0.0
2000 Q2
54,989
33
23
600.1
2000 Q1
36,003
0
0
0.0
No fatalities recorded at this mine.
Reportable incidents
25 on file
2003 · 1 incident
January 22, 2003WV · Coalmaintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech
EE WAS HELPING TO PUT A PIN IN DOZER BLADE. HE WAS HOLDING THE PIN WHILE MECHANIC WAS USING A HAMMER TO KNOCK IT IN. THE SLEDGE HAMMER GLANCE AND HIT HIMON THE LEFT KNEE CAP.
January 8, 2001WV · Coalfront-end loader, scraper-loader operator, pan operator, payloader, scraper rig operatorSLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
OPERATOR WAS ON THE SECOND STEP MOUNTING THE LOADER. HIS FOOT SLIPPED AND HE CAUGHT HIMSELF ON THE RAILS WITH HIS HANDS. AS SHIFT PROGRESSED THE PAIN INCREASED IN HIS BACK.
2000 · 9 incidents
December 7, 2000WV · Coalmaintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service techHANDLING OF MATERIALS
EE WAS LOADING OXYGEN BOTTLE ONTO MECHANIC'S TRUCK. THE BOTTLE SLIPPED AND LANDED ON TOP OF HIS LEFT FOOT. HE SUFFERED A BROKEN BONE ON THE ARCH OF HIS FOOT.
November 11, 2000WV · Coalbackhoe operator, trackhoe operator, crane operatorSLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
OPERATOR WAS MOUNTING DRILL, HIS FOOT SLIPPED AND HE FELL ACROSS DOORWAY INTO CAB.
August 30, 2000WV · Coalmaintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service techHANDLING OF MATERIALS
C C Coal Company · Absorption of radiations, caustics, toxic and noxious substances
EE WAS SPRAYING LUBRICANT ON STABILZER BAR, THE WIND GUSTED & BLEW THE SPRAY IN HIS EYES. HE WASADVISED BY DR TO STAY INSIDE FOR A DAY TO LET EYES RETURN TO NORMAL
EE WAS PRYING ON A ROCK WITH A LOADER BUCKET, THE ROCK BROKE CAUSING THE LOADER TO BOUNCE JERKING HIM BACK AND FORTH. THIS CAUSED INJURY TO HIS LOWER BACK.
February 7, 2000WV · Coalfront-end loader, scraper-loader operator, pan operator, payloader, scraper rig operatorPOWERED HAULAGE
EE WAS USING AN AIR IMNPACT WRENCH TO REMOVE TH E BOLTS THAT HOLDS THE BELLY PAN ON DOZER. HE DID NOT HAVE HIS SAFETY GLASSES ON & A COUPLE OF SMALL PIECES OF METAL GOT IN HIS RIGHT EYE.
EE WAS TRYING TO REPAIR BACK DOOR TO LUBE TRUCK. HE PULLED THE DOOR UP & STEPPED ON THE BACK OF THE TRUCK USING HIS KNEE UNDER HIS HAND. THE DOOR WAS TOO HEAVY & HE JAMMED & BENT HIS HAND BACK ON TOP OF HIS KNEE. DID NOT REPORT INJURY UNTIL12/23/97.
October 20, 1997WV · CoalsuperintendentDUST DISEASE OF LUNGS
Battle Ridge Companies · Inhalation of radiations, caustics, toxic and noxious substances
GPF-WORK AS SUPERVISOR NO DUST EXPOSURE.
July 21, 1997WV · Coalhaul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driverHANDLING OF MATERIALS
EE WAS REMOVING A TRACK FRAM FROM D9N DOZER WHILE THE WA700 LOADER WAS HOISTING THE FRAME. EE WAS REMOVING THE PIN FROM THE STABLIZER BAR AND WHEN THE PIN CAME LOOSE THE TRACK FRAME SHIFTED, T RAPPING HIS FINGERS BETWEEN THE SLATE BAR & FRAME. AN EE WORKING NEARBYBROUGHT HIM A TORCH TO CUT THE BAR SO HE COULD FREE HIS HAND
May 1, 1997WV · Coalfront-end loader, scraper-loader operator, pan operator, payloader, scraper rig operatorPOWERED HAULAGE
THE EMPLOYEE HAD CUT A TRACK PAD OFF OF AN OLD SET OF DOZER TRACKS. AFTER CUTTING OLD PAD OFF HE REACHED DOWN AND PICKED UP ONE END OF THE PAD AND STOOD IT UP AGAINST AN OIL DRUM. WHEN HE TURN ED LOOSE OF THE PAD HE EXPERIENCED PAIN IN THE LEFT SIDE OF HIS BACK.
February 14, 1997WV · Coalmine manager, mine foreman, mine ownerDUST DISEASE OF LUNGS
Battle Ridge Companies · Inhalation of radiations, caustics, toxic and noxious substances
GPF-EMPLOYEE WORKED AS SUPERVISOR ON RECLAMATION JOBS ONLY.