South East Mine #2 LK has $12K 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
8
Years on record
2001–2002
Latest incident
May 2002
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2001
83
citations
24
significant & substantial
$11,907
proposed penalties
$8,057
paid to date
68% of proposed penalties paid to date, a $3,850 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: 744 inspection hours is too few for a stable rate. A minimum of 1,000 inspection hours is required.
Source: MSHA inspections data, updated weekly.
South East Mine #2 LK has $12K 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.
$12K
proposed penalties
$8K
current assessed
$8K
paid to date
$0
outstanding
83 assessments are final orders; 1 contested dockets.
Of $4K in penalties contested before the Commission, $150 was upheld in final decisions.
As of the most recent assessment on 2002-05-29.
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 South East Mine #2 LK shows 86% of 109 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: 2002-05-24, 24 years ago
86%
within 1.5 mg/m3
109
samples
5.24
dust max (mg/m3)
49 samples taken by MSHA inspectors, 60 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.
South East Mine #2 LK recorded 4.84 reportable injury cases per 100 full-time workers in 2002.
Injury rate, 2002
ⓘ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.
4.84
total case rate
4.84
days-away rate
0.000
fatality rate
Below average. The US coal mining average was 6.89 and the all-US-mining average was 5.05 cases per 100 workers.
In West Virginia, coal mining averaged 9.17 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
2002 *
4.84
4.84
0.000
2001 *
5.99
3.00
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
ⓘCoal production is reported quarterly and lags the current period; the most recent quarters may be incomplete.
Year
Employees
Coal produced (tons)
2002
26
279,380
2001
40
371,928
2000
0
Source: MSHA quarterly employment and production, updated weekly.
South East Mine #2 LK sits in Webster County, West Virginia, where the Census mining category is 7.2% 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.
Webster County, West Virginia · Population 8,253
7.2%
Mining share of county employment
$42,061
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
2002 Q4
0
0
0
2002 Q3
0
0
0
2002 Q2
18,396
2
1
108.7
2002 Q1
22,967
11
2
478.9
2001 Q4
21,664
24
6
1107.8
2001 Q3
21,945
24
9
1093.6
2001 Q2
17,295
18
6
1040.8
2001 Q1
5,823
3
0
515.2
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Quarter
Hours worked
Citations
S&S
Per 1M hrs
2000 Q3
0
0
0
No fatalities recorded at this mine.
Reportable incidents
8 on file
2002 · 4 incidents
May 3, 2002WV · Coalroof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs)HANDLING OF MATERIALS
EE WAS HELPING MOPVE EQUIPMENT & CABLES. HE FELT PAIN THEN BUT HE CONTINUED TO WORK UNTIL 5-24-02. AFTER 5-24-02 HE WASN'T IMRPOVING SO THE DR. PULLED HIM OFF THE JOB. THIS ACCIDENT DIDN'T BEC OME REPORTABLE UNTIL THEN.
EE WAS ASSISTING AN ELECTRICIAN TO ALIGN A MAIN CONTROL PANEL OF THE SHUTTLE CAR TO INSERT BOLTS. HE PLACED A BAR BETWEEN THE FRAM & PANEL OF SHUTTLE CAR. HE WAS PULLING WITH A JERKING MOTION ON THE BAR & CLAIM TO FEEL PAIN IN LOWER BACK.
UNPLANNED ROOF FALL- ACTIVE WORKING SECTION- LOCATED 2 CROSSCUTS INBY SPAD #40596- #6 HEADING- FALL MEASURED 40'X 18'X 6'HIGH. THE AREA WAS SUPPORTED WITH 5+6'RESIN BOLTS IN A STAGGERED PATTE RN. THE FALL WAS CLEANED UP AND REBOLTED.
2001 · 4 incidents
December 9, 2001WV · Coalroof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs)HANDLING OF MATERIALS
A ROOF FALL OCCURRED IN THE MAIN ENTRIES ONE CROSSCUT IN BY SPAD NO. 36519. THIS IS IN THE NO. 1 ENTRY. THE FALL WAS APPROX 30 FT BY 30 FT BY 4-5 FT HIGH. THE FALL WAS IN A INTERSECTION. CRIBS AND TIMBERS HAVE BEEN SET AROUND THE FALL.
A ROOF FALL OCCURRED IN THE #3 RIGHT PANEL OFF SOUTH MAINS IN #6 ENTRY BEGINNING ONE CROSSCUT INBY SPAD NO. 36573. THE FALL WAS APPROX. 20' WIDEON ONE END REDUCING TO 15' ON THE INBY END. THE FALL WAS 60' LONG & APPROX. 5' HIGH. THE TOP WASBOLTED WITH 4' RESIN BOLTS. THIS AREA WAS ABANDONED 4/25.
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