Pineville, Wyoming County,
WV
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Abandoned and Sealed
MSHA Mine ID: 4608854
Smith Branch Plant has $2K in proposed MSHA penalties and $508 outstanding across 1 contested dockets, plus health sampling and the full incident record.
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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
1
Years on record
2003
Latest incident
Apr 2003
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2002
23
citations
3
significant & substantial
$1,941
proposed penalties
$1,433
paid to date
74% of proposed penalties paid to date, a $508 gap.
Source: MSHA violations data, updated weekly.
Inspection activity
MSHA inspections since 2001
20
inspections on record
489
inspection hours
n/a
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: 489 inspection hours is too few for a stable rate. A minimum of 1,000 inspection hours is required.
Source: MSHA inspections data, updated weekly.
Smith Branch Plant has $2K in proposed MSHA penalties and $508 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.
$2K
proposed penalties
$2K
current assessed
$1K
paid to date
$508
outstanding
23 assessments are final orders; 1 contested dockets.
As of the most recent assessment on 2008-09-25.
Source: MSHA assessed-violations and conference/litigation data, updated weekly.
MSHA sampling at Smith Branch Plant shows respirable coal dust averaging 0.16 mg/m3 (100% compliant) across 37 samples.
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.
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
2008 Q3
0
3
0
2008 Q1
640
0
0
0.0
2007 Q4
7,507
4
0
532.8
2007 Q3
7,483
5
0
668.2
2007 Q2
7,529
0
0
0.0
2007 Q1
7,396
0
0
0.0
2006 Q4
7,333
0
0
0.0
2006 Q3
6,718
0
0
0.0
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Quarter
Hours worked
Citations
S&S
Per 1M hrs
2006 Q2
7,277
1
1
137.4
2006 Q1
7,371
5
2
678.3
2005 Q4
7,520
0
0
0.0
2005 Q3
7,538
0
0
0.0
2005 Q2
7,599
0
0
0.0
2005 Q1
7,492
0
0
0.0
2004 Q4
7,162
0
0
0.0
2004 Q3
7,491
0
0
0.0
2004 Q2
6,226
0
0
0.0
2004 Q1
3,314
0
0
0.0
2003 Q4
5,516
0
0
0.0
2003 Q3
7,780
0
0
0.0
2003 Q2
9,555
0
0
0.0
2003 Q1
8,782
0
0
0.0
2002 Q4
8,278
0
0
0.0
2002 Q3
8,689
0
0
0.0
2002 Q2
8,371
2
0
238.9
2002 Q1
8,211
3
0
365.4
2001 Q4
6,919
0
0
0.0
2001 Q3
7,583
0
0
0.0
2001 Q2
4,080
0
0
0.0
2001 Q1
560
0
0
0.0
2000 Q4
600
0
0
0.0
No fatalities recorded at this mine.
Reportable incidents
1 on file
2003 · 1 incident
April 5, 2003WV · Coalmaintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service techHANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Dte Smith Branch Llc · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object
EE WAS DRIVING A SHAFT OUT OF A BEARING. HE WAS HOLDING A 2X4 BOARD OVER THE END OF THE SHAFT. WHEN THE BOARD WAS STRUCK BY A HAMMER, IT KICKED SIDEWAYS AND PINCHED HIS FINGER BETWEEN THE BOAR D AND THE SIDE OF THE VIBRATOR.
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