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Spider Ridge No. 1 Coal

Pay Car Mining, Inc. · Underground
Controlled by James C Justice III
Keystone, Mcdowell County, WV  ·  Abandoned and Sealed
MSHA Mine ID: 4608811

Spider Ridge No. 1 has $19K in proposed MSHA penalties and $724 outstanding across 5 contested dockets, plus health sampling and the full incident record.

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
7
Years on record
2000–2008
Latest incident
May 2008
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2000
105
citations
26
significant & substantial
$18,868
proposed penalties
$13,148
paid to date
70% of proposed penalties paid to date, a $5,720 gap.
Source: MSHA violations data, updated weekly.
Inspection activity
MSHA inspections since 2000
108
inspections on record
2,450
inspection hours
4.3
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.
105 citations across 2,450 inspection hours.
Source: MSHA inspections data, updated weekly.

Spider Ridge No. 1 has $19K in proposed MSHA penalties and $724 outstanding across 5 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.
$19K
proposed penalties
$14K
current assessed
$13K
paid to date
$724
outstanding
105 assessments are final orders; 5 contested dockets.
As of the most recent assessment on 2011-01-14.
Source: MSHA assessed-violations and conference/litigation data, updated weekly.
See also the operator's enforcement record

MSHA sampling at Spider Ridge No. 1 shows respirable coal dust averaging 0.30 mg/m3 (97% compliant) across 508 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.
0.30
dust avg (mg/m3)
4.54
dust max (mg/m3)
97%
within 1.5 mg/m3
508
samples
Most recent sample: 2008-11-13.
Silica (quartz)
5.2
silica avg (%)
9.8
silica max (%)
23
samples
Most recent sample: 2007-02-27.
Noise
0%
over PEL
28
samples
Most recent sample: 2008-02-20.
Source: MSHA respirable dust, quartz, and noise sampling records, updated weekly.
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
2011 Q1 0 0 0
2010 Q2 0 0 0
2010 Q1 0 0 0
2009 Q4 0 0 0
2009 Q3 160 0 0 0.0
2009 Q2 800 1 0 1250.0
2008 Q4 2,398 10 3 4170.1
2008 Q3 4,020 9 5 2238.8
Show 34 earlier quarters
Quarter Hours worked Citations S&S Per 1M hrs
2008 Q2 4,334 3 0 692.2
2008 Q1 4,470 0 0 0.0
2007 Q4 4,196 2 1 476.6
2007 Q3 3,213 2 0 622.5
2007 Q2 3,821 0 0 0.0
2007 Q1 3,649 2 0 548.1
2006 Q4 4,108 0 0 0.0
2006 Q3 4,130 2 1 484.3
2006 Q2 4,497 0 0 0.0
2006 Q1 4,486 2 1 445.8
2005 Q4 4,386 1 0 228.0
2005 Q3 3,687 3 0 813.7
2005 Q2 3,971 1 0 251.8
2005 Q1 4,048 4 0 988.1
2004 Q4 4,424 1 0 226.0
2004 Q3 4,320 6 2 1388.9
2004 Q2 4,587 0 0 0.0
2004 Q1 4,457 0 0 0.0
2003 Q4 3,363 5 0 1486.8
2003 Q3 3,911 4 0 1022.8
2003 Q2 3,792 4 1 1054.9
2003 Q1 2,233 4 1 1791.3
2002 Q4 2,255 1 0 443.5
2002 Q3 1,631 2 2 1226.2
2002 Q2 1,972 3 2 1521.3
2002 Q1 2,988 1 0 334.7
2001 Q4 2,587 7 1 2705.8
2001 Q3 2,077 12 2 5777.6
2001 Q2 3,858 3 1 777.6
2001 Q1 3,911 3 0 767.1
2000 Q4 3,448 1 0 290.0
2000 Q3 3,948 2 1 506.6
2000 Q2 2,243 0 0 0.0
2000 Q1 3,561 1 0 280.8
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

7 on file

2008 · 1 incident

May 15, 2008 WV · Coal continuous miner operator, coal mole operator MACHINERY
R & S Coal Company Inc · Struck by flying object

Rock hung in conveyor chain flew out striking nose. Broke nose.

2006 · 1 incident

January 9, 2006 WV · Coal FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
R & S Coal Company Inc · Accident type, without injuries

ROOF FALL 10'H X 20'W X 50'L. INTERSECTION OF #2 ENTRY & 15'TO THE LEFT + RIGHT OF INTERSECTION. CAUSED BY MINING IN 3 SEAM 150' BELOW BARRIER BLOCK.

2005 · 2 incidents

November 30, 2005 WV · Coal roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs) FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
R & S Coal Company Inc · Struck by falling object

A small piece of rock 1/4 x 2 x 6 fell while pinning and cut wrist requiring 4 stitctes.

March 7, 2005 WV · Coal section foreman, bullgang foreman, labor foreman, leadman, shift boss HANDLING OF MATERIALS
R & S Coal Company Inc · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

AWKWARD STANDING POSITION - PULLED MUSCLE IN BACK LIFTING & TWISTING. (HANDLING 5 LB. WATER HOSE.)

2001 · 1 incident

June 28, 2001 WV · Coal shuttle car operator, mantrip operator, ramcar operator, rail runner, buggy operator HANDLING OF MATERIALS
R & S Coal Company Inc · Over-exertion in lifting objects

MAN WAS HANGING MINER CABLE, STRAINED BACK MUSCLE.

2000 · 2 incidents

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