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Squire Jim No 2 Mine: 108 MSHA citations Coal

Ramaco Resources, LLC · Underground
Controlled by Ramaco Resources Inc
Beech Fork, Mcdowell County, WV  ·  Abandoned and Sealed
MSHA Mine ID: 4609211

Squire Jim No 2 Mine has $26K in proposed MSHA penalties and $11K outstanding across 0 contested dockets, plus health sampling and the full incident record.

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
3
Years on record
2007–2012
Latest incident
Jan 2012
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2007
108
citations
33
significant & substantial
$25,865
proposed penalties
$14,699
paid to date
57% of proposed penalties paid to date, a $11,166 gap.
Source: MSHA violations data, updated weekly.
See Ramaco Resources, LLC's full MSHA compliance history →
Inspection activity
MSHA inspections since 2007
29
inspections on record
809
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: 809 inspection hours is too few for a stable rate. A minimum of 1,000 inspection hours is required.
Source: MSHA inspections data, updated weekly.

Squire Jim No 2 Mine has $26K in proposed MSHA penalties and $11K outstanding across 0 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.
$26K
proposed penalties
$26K
current assessed
$15K
paid to date
$11K
outstanding
105 assessments are final orders; 0 contested dockets.
As of the most recent assessment on 2013-08-26.
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.
31.4%
significant & substantial
5.7%
high negligence or reckless
31.4%
reasonably likely or greater
25.7%
permanently disabling or fatal if injury occurs
Negligence coding: 0.0% none, 7.6% low, 86.7% moderate, 5.7% high, 0.0% reckless.
Source: MSHA violations gravity and negligence coding, updated weekly.

MSHA sampling at Squire Jim No 2 Mine shows 93% of 94 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: 2012-08-02, 14 years ago
93%
within 1.5 mg/m3
94
samples
3.21
dust max (mg/m3)
46 samples taken by MSHA inspectors, 48 by the operator.
Most-sampled occupations
  • CONTINUOUS MINER OPERATOR51
  • SHUTTLE CAR OPERATOR (STANDARD SIDE)14
  • ROOF BOLTER (SINGLE HEAD)5

Silica (quartz)

Last sampled: 2009-01-22, 17 years ago
5.0
silica avg (%)
3
samples
6.7
silica max (%)
Most-sampled occupations
  • CONTINUOUS MINER OPERATOR3
See US coal mines ranked by silica in their dust samples.

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.

Last sampled: 2008-12-03, 17 years ago
15%
over PEL
13
samples
Most-sampled occupations
  • SHUTTLE CAR OPERATOR (STANDARD SIDE)4
  • ROOF BOLTER (SINGLE HEAD)3
  • CONTINUOUS MINER OPERATOR2
See US mines ranked by noise samples over the legal limit.
Source: MSHA respirable dust, quartz, and noise sampling records, updated weekly.
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.
Year within 1.5 mg/m3 samples
2012 92% 24
2009 63% 8
2008 96% 56
2007 100% 6
Silica (quartz) by year
Year silica avg (%) samples
2009 3.2 1
2008 5.8 2
Source: MSHA respirable dust, quartz, and noise sampling records, updated weekly.

Squire Jim No 2 Mine recorded 0.00 reportable injury cases per 100 full-time workers in 2012.

Injury rate, 2012
ⓘ 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
No reportable injury cases in any year shown. Employee-hours were reported in each of those years, so these are true zeros rather than missing data. Citations, listed in the compliance record above, are inspector-found violations and are counted separately from worker injuries.
Below average. The US coal mining average was 3.74 and the all-US-mining average was 2.96 cases per 100 workers.
In West Virginia, coal mining averaged 4.13 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.
Ownership history
  1. Consolidation Coal Company 2007 to 2012
  2. Harvest-Time Coal Inc 2007 to 2008
  3. Glow Worm Coal Company 2008 to 2011
  4. GEMCO Energy Inc 2012 to 2016
  5. Buchanan Minerals, LLC 2016 to 2021
  6. Ramaco Resources, LLC 2021 to present
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)
2021 0
2020 0
2019 0
2018 0
2017 0
2016 1
2014 0
2013 0
2012 21 72,562
2008 18 50,374
2007 15 26,964
Source: MSHA quarterly employment and production, updated weekly.

Squire Jim No 2 Mine sits in McDowell County, West Virginia, where the Census mining category is 13.0% 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.
McDowell County, West Virginia · Population 18,413
13.0%
Mining share of county employment
$29,980
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
2021 Q3 0 0 0
2021 Q2 0 0 0
2021 Q1 0 0 0
2020 Q4 0 0 0
2020 Q3 0 0 0
2020 Q2 0 0 0
2020 Q1 0 0 0
2019 Q4 0 0 0
Show 26 earlier quarters
Quarter Hours worked Citations S&S Per 1M hrs
2019 Q3 0 0 0
2019 Q2 0 0 0
2019 Q1 0 0 0
2018 Q4 0 0 0
2018 Q3 0 0 0
2018 Q2 0 0 0
2018 Q1 0 0 0
2017 Q4 0 0 0
2017 Q3 0 0 0
2017 Q2 0 0 0
2017 Q1 0 0 0
2016 Q4 240 0 0 0.0
2014 Q2 0 0 0
2014 Q1 0 0 0
2013 Q4 0 0 0
2013 Q3 0 2 0
2013 Q2 0 0 0
2013 Q1 0 0 0
2012 Q4 0 0 0
2012 Q3 12,368 0 0 0.0
2012 Q2 13,385 18 9 1344.8
2012 Q1 4,104 14 5 3411.3
2008 Q2 9,041 8 1 884.9
2008 Q1 13,062 17 4 1301.5
2007 Q4 10,973 2 0 182.3
2007 Q3 2,033 4 0 1967.5
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

3 on file

2012 · 1 incident

January 9, 2012 WV · Coal FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
Consolidation Coal Company · Accident type, without injuries

An unintentional roof fall was discovered at survey station 281 (belt entry). Fall dimensions estimated at 15 feet high by 20 feet wide by 20 feet wide.

2008 · 1 incident

July 16, 2008 WV · Coal FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
Glow Worm Coal Company · Accident type, without injuries

Had a roof fall above anchorage in No. 7 Entry one break inby survey station 258. There was a slick sided slip that turned loose. 18' wide - 50' long - 7' high. This fall was not in face and did not hinder travel to and from face area.

2007 · 1 incident

July 19, 2007 WV · Coal crane operator, mobile equipment operator (meo), dragline operator, dropball operator, rigger POWERED HAULAGE
Consolidation Coal Company · Fall to the walkway or working surface

Employee was in process of positioning a distribution transformer onto a concrete pad using a boom truck. The transformer was approximately 1-2" above concrete pad when the frame mounted clack bolts for the Manitex boom sheared and the individual jumped from the operator's deck from a height of 42" landing on the ground, twisting his left ankle fracturing it.