Slab Fork: 51 MSHA citations
Coal
Yolyn,
Logan County,
WV
·
Abandoned and Sealed
MSHA Mine ID: 4608721
Slab Fork has $4K in proposed MSHA penalties and $0 outstanding across 0 contested dockets, plus health sampling and the full incident record.
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- Fatalities
- 0
- Total incidents
- 13
- Years on record
- 1999–2001
- Latest incident
- Apr 2001
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2000
14
significant & substantial
$3,709
proposed penalties
100% of proposed penalties paid to date, a $0 gap.
Source: MSHA violations data, updated weekly.
Inspection activity
MSHA inspections since 2000
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: 535 inspection hours is too few for a stable rate. A minimum of 1,000 inspection hours is required.
Source: MSHA inspections data, updated weekly.
Slab Fork has $4K in proposed MSHA penalties and $0 outstanding across 0 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.
50 assessments are final orders; 0 contested dockets.
As of the most recent assessment on 2001-03-26.
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.
27.5%
significant & substantial
0.0%
high negligence or reckless
26.0%
reasonably likely or greater
2.0%
permanently disabling or fatal if injury occurs
Negligence coding: 0.0% none, 2.0% low, 98.0% moderate, 0.0% high, 0.0% reckless.
Source: MSHA violations gravity and negligence coding, updated weekly.
MSHA sampling at Slab Fork shows 87% of 60 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: 2000-11-13, 25 years ago
32 samples taken by MSHA inspectors, 28 by the operator.
Most-sampled occupations
- CONTINUOUS MINER OPERATOR29
- SHUTTLE CAR OPERATOR (STANDARD SIDE)9
- SECTION FOREMAN4
Silica (quartz)
Last sampled: 2000-09-25, 25 years ago
Most-sampled occupations
- CONTINUOUS MINER OPERATOR3
Source: MSHA respirable dust, quartz, and noise sampling records, updated weekly.
Slab Fork recorded 6.92 reportable injury cases per 100 full-time workers in 2000.
Injury rate, 2000
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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.
Below average. The US coal mining average was 7.74 and the all-US-mining average was 5.64 cases per 100 workers.
In West Virginia, coal mining averaged 8.87 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.
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.
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) |
| 2001 |
19 |
62,420 |
| 2000 |
41 |
593,380 |
Source: MSHA quarterly employment and production, updated weekly.
Slab Fork 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 |
| 2001 Q2 |
3,172 |
0 |
0 |
0.0 |
| 2001 Q1 |
6,649 |
9 |
2 |
1353.6 |
| 2000 Q4 |
17,745 |
10 |
3 |
563.5 |
| 2000 Q3 |
19,065 |
3 |
0 |
157.4 |
| 2000 Q2 |
24,799 |
12 |
2 |
483.9 |
| 2000 Q1 |
25,101 |
5 |
1 |
199.2 |
No fatalities recorded at this mine.
Reportable incidents
13 on file
2001 · 1 incident
April 10, 2001
WV · Coal
shuttle car operator, mantrip operator, ramcar operator, rail runner, buggy operator
HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Laurel Coal Corp · Over-exertion in lifting objects
WHILE LIFTING BELT STRUCTURE EE STRAINED MUSCLE IN HIS UPPER LEFT THIGH.
2000 · 6 incidents
Hobet Mining Inc · Accident type, without injuries
A PILLAR FALL OCCURED ENTRAPPING 4 MOBILE POST SUPPORTS BETWEEN #24 & #25 COAL BLOCKS. THE MINEROOF STARTED WORKING DUE TO EXCESSIVE ROOF WEIGHT ALL MEN WERE BROUGHT TO THE SURFACE & MSHA NOTIFIED. NOTE: ALL FALLS WILL BE PLOTTED ON MINE MAP ONCE AREA IS SAFE TO RE-ENTER
December 1, 2000
WV · Coal
continuous miner operator, coal mole operator
MACHINERY
Hobet Mining Inc · Struck by falling object
MOVED A CONT MINER AROUND TO CLEAN UP LOOSE COALWHEN CONVEYOR WAS STARTED A PIECE OF COAL CAME OUT OF BOOM & STRUCK EE ABOVE L EYEBROW
Hobet Mining Inc · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)
EE WAS WALKING BY THE SECTION POWER CENTER. HE STEPPED ON A WOODEN PALLET, THE PALLET BROKE, ALLOWING THE BIG TOE AREA OF HIS FOOT TO TWIST.
September 5, 2000
WV · Coal
continuous miner operator, coal mole operator
MACHINERY
Hobet Mining Inc · Over-exertion in lifting objects
EMPLOYEE NOTIFIED MANAGEMENT ON SEPT 5 THAT HE WAS UNABLE TO WORK BECAUSE OF MID-BACK PAIN CAUSED FROM CARRYING THE REMOTE CONTROL BOX OF THE CONTINUOUS MINER OVER HIS SHOULDERS FOR OVER 10 YE ARS.
Hobet Mining Inc · Accident type, without injuries
ROOF FALL - INTAKE AIR #4 ENTRY ONE BREAK OUTBY FACE; ONE XCUT TO RIGHT OF SPAD 580. FALL 10' THICK - FELL TO OUTSIDE. NO INJURIES.
Hobet Mining Inc · Accident type, without injuries
ROOF FALL 30' LONG X 18' WIDE X 42" THICK. CROSS 3 TO 4 SPAD 561 SHALE WITH WATER 42" BOLTS.
1999 · 6 incidents
December 23, 1999
WV · Coal
laborer, bull gang, faceman, parts runner, roustabout, roof trimmer/scaler
FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
Hobet Mining Inc · Struck by falling object
DRAW ROCK FALL AND HIT EE ON HEAD. HE BEGAN MISSING SCHEDULED WORK DAYS DUE TO THIS INJURY ON 12-31-99.
Hobet Mining Inc · Fall to the walkway or working surface
WHILE WALKING BESIDE OUTSIDE BELT EE SLIPPED ON LOOSE COAL & FELL TO GROUND.
Hobet Mining Inc · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)
HE SLIPPED ON ROOF BOLTER AND CAUGHT HIMSELF BY GRABBING THE TRAY, HURTING HIS SHOULDER. HE CONTINUED TO WORK WITHOUT MEDICAL TREATMENT UNTIL 3-28-00, AT WHICH TIME HE BEGAN TO MISS WORK DUE TO THE INJURY.
September 15, 1999
WV · Coal
maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech
HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Hobet Mining Inc · Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)
WHILE LOADING SUPPLIES ONTO A VEHICLE THIS EE WAS PLACING A BELT SPLICER ONTO THE VEHICLE WHEN THE SPLICER CAUGHT ON HIS COVERALLS & DROPPPED HE REACTED BY ATTEMPTING TO CATCH IT. THE SPLICE SMASHED HIS FINGER RESULTING IN 12 STITCHES. HE RETUREND TO WORK ON HIS NEXT SCHEDULED SHIFT
Hobet Mining Inc · Accident type, without injuries
A SECTION OF ROOF 30' LONG X 16' WIDE X 4' THICK[48 INCHES] FELL APPROX 1800' FORM THE FACE AT 34+35 X-CUTOF NO.2. THE FALL WAS DISCOVERED AT 6;45 AM ON 4-3-99. 48 IN. RESIN BOLTS WERE USED IN THE AREA. THE STRATA WAS WET/DRIPPING AND LAMINATED. ALL ENTRANCES TO THE FALL HAVE BEEN BREAKERED OFF.
Hobet Mining Inc · Accident type, without injuries
TWO SURFACES WERE RUNNING WITH #2 ENTRY. ROOF FELL BETWEEN THE CRACKS. (APPROX. 70'L X12'W X7'T)MINE HAD BEEN IDLE ON 03/12/99. NO INJURIES RESULTED.