Slaughter Creek Prep Plant has $60K in proposed MSHA penalties and $462 outstanding across 2 contested dockets, plus health sampling and the full incident record.
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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
12
Years on record
1994–2013
Latest incident
Sep 2013
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2003
211
citations
65
significant & substantial
$60,079
proposed penalties
$53,578
paid to date
89% of proposed penalties paid to date, a $6,501 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.
211 citations across 2,016 inspection hours.
Source: MSHA inspections data, updated weekly.
Imminent-danger orders
ⓘA Section 107(a) order removes miners from an area when an inspector finds an imminent danger. Each order is lifted once the condition is corrected, so this counts orders issued, not orders now in effect.
1
Section 107(a) orders
Most recent order: 2011-03-10.
On record since 2011.
Source: MSHA imminent-danger order records, updated weekly.
Slaughter Creek Prep Plant has $60K in proposed MSHA penalties and $462 outstanding across 2 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.
$60K
proposed penalties
$54K
current assessed
$54K
paid to date
$462
outstanding
202 assessments are final orders; 2 contested dockets.
Of $19K in penalties contested before the Commission, $13K was upheld in final decisions.
As of the most recent assessment on 2015-08-27.
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.
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.
4citations taken to the federal commission · 2% of citations on record
Settled
4 · 100%
100%
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 3 decided S&S contests · industry: 79%
32%
Penalty reduction in decided contests
$19K proposed, $13K 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 2012-03-08.
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 Slaughter Creek Prep Plant shows 98% of 56 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: 2014-08-13, 12 years ago
98%
within 1.5 mg/m3
56
samples
2.93
dust max (mg/m3)
0
over MSHA ECV
ⓘ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.
56 samples taken by MSHA inspectors, 0 by the operator.
Most-sampled occupations
UTILITY MAN13
HIGHLIFT OPERATOR/FRONT END LOADER12
BULLDOZER OPERATOR9
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.
Slaughter Creek Prep Plant recorded 0.00 reportable injury cases per 100 full-time workers in 2014.
Injury rate, 2014
ⓘ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.
0.00
total case rate
0.00
days-away rate
0.000
fatality rate
Below average. The US coal mining average was 3.96 and the all-US-mining average was 2.93 cases per 100 workers.
In West Virginia, coal mining averaged 5.02 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
2014 *
0.00
0.00
0.000
2013 *
6.10
6.10
0.000
2012 *
0.00
0.00
0.000
2011 *
13.19
13.19
0.000
2010 *
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.
Source: MSHA controller and operator history, updated weekly.
Workforce and production
Year
Employees
2018
0
2016
0
2015
2
2014
12
2013
22
2012
20
2011
14
2010
9
2009
5
2008
6
2007
9
2003
0
2002
0
Source: MSHA quarterly employment and production, updated weekly.
Slaughter Creek Prep Plant 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
2018 Q1
0
0
0
2016 Q4
0
0
0
2016 Q3
82
0
0
0.0
2016 Q1
0
0
0
2015 Q4
520
0
0
0.0
2015 Q3
520
3
0
5769.2
2015 Q2
2,404
0
0
0.0
2015 Q1
1,359
4
0
2943.3
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Quarter
Hours worked
Citations
S&S
Per 1M hrs
2014 Q4
2,007
0
0
0.0
2014 Q3
3,517
17
3
4833.7
2014 Q2
6,766
1
0
147.8
2014 Q1
14,310
0
0
0.0
2013 Q4
15,345
2
1
130.3
2013 Q3
17,836
0
0
0.0
2013 Q2
17,586
0
0
0.0
2013 Q1
14,765
4
0
270.9
2012 Q4
11,516
0
0
0.0
2012 Q3
13,216
6
2
454.0
2012 Q2
15,284
1
0
65.4
2012 Q1
13,224
7
0
529.3
2011 Q4
3,774
0
0
0.0
2011 Q3
10,376
0
0
0.0
2011 Q2
8,794
7
3
796.0
2011 Q1
7,378
8
0
1084.3
2010 Q4
6,281
0
0
0.0
2010 Q3
6,599
21
7
3182.3
2010 Q2
4,636
0
0
0.0
2010 Q1
3,321
1
0
301.1
2009 Q4
2,891
14
2
4842.6
2009 Q3
1,693
0
0
0.0
2009 Q2
1,220
16
1
13114.8
2009 Q1
2,200
0
0
0.0
2008 Q4
2,045
5
0
2445.0
2008 Q3
943
1
0
1060.4
2008 Q2
1,129
8
1
7085.9
2007 Q4
4,680
0
0
0.0
2003 Q4
0
6
5
2003 Q3
0
0
0
2003 Q2
0
2
1
2003 Q1
0
0
0
2002 Q3
0
0
0
No fatalities recorded at this mine.
Reportable incidents
12 on file
2013 · 2 incidents
September 24, 2013WV · Coalwarehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operatorHANDLING OF MATERIALS
Employee and witnesses were changing inline mixers on slurry line feeding #1 belt press. After completing the job, employee was cleaning up old pipe. When he lifted a piece of pipe that was 6" and approximately 4' long, he felt something tear in his left bicep.
January 31, 2013WV · Coalbulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineerOTHER
Employee alleges that on 01/31/13 his right knee "exploded" while walking and carrying something for an electrician. He did not complete an accident report. He notified his supervisor on 02/01/13 that he sought medical treatment. The worker's comp paperwork employee completed on 01/31/13 reports a DOI of 12/19/12.
2011 · 2 incidents
October 24, 2011WV · Coalwarehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operatorSLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
After replacing a 4" hose on a clean up pump two ee's were putting the grating over the sump. As the grating went into place the hose came off of the pump causing the water and mud to hit employee in face filling his eyes with dirt.
REFUSE BELT BROKE, THEY WERE USING EXCAVATOR TO PULL CABLE TO SHEAVE BELT BACK TOGETHER, BUCKET HIT HAND RAIL ON CATWALK & BROKE IT OFF. EMPLOYEE WAS AGAINST HANDRAIL WHEN IT BROKE & HE FELL ABOUT 8'TO THE GROUND.
May 2, 2005WV · Coalwarehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operatorMACHINERY
EE CALLED HIS SUPERVISOR ON 9/11/03 TO REPORT THAT HE HAD BEEN INJURED ON THE EVENING SHIFT OF 9/10/03 WHILE REPAIRING A DOZER, HE WENT TO DR. ON 9/11/03 & THEY TOLD HIM THAT HIS KNEE WAS CR ACKED.
HE WAS WALKING A GRIP STRUT WALKWAY. HE SLIPPED WHILE REACHING FOR HIS BALANCE HE GRABBED THE METAL SHEETING HE WAS INSTALLING. HE MORE LIKELY CAUGHT HIS TOES ON THE VERY ABRASIVE GRIP STRUT A S OPPOSED TO TRIPPING AS THE FOREMAN REPORTED.