Mining Incidents

Still Run No 1: 24 MSHA citations Coal

Controlled by K Dale Tolliver
Itmann, Wyoming County, WV  ·  Abandoned and Sealed
MSHA Mine ID: 4605144

Still Run No 1 has $3K in proposed MSHA penalties and $0 outstanding across 0 contested dockets, plus health sampling and the full incident record.

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
8
Years on record
1999–2000
Latest incident
Oct 2000
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2000
24
citations
7
significant & substantial
$2,865
proposed penalties
$2,865
paid to date
100% of proposed penalties paid to date, a $0 gap.
Source: MSHA violations data, updated weekly.
Inspection activity
MSHA inspections since 2000
29
inspections on record
648
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: 648 inspection hours is too few for a stable rate. A minimum of 1,000 inspection hours is required.
Source: MSHA inspections data, updated weekly.

Still Run No 1 has $3K in proposed MSHA penalties and $0 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.
$3K
proposed penalties
$3K
current assessed
$3K
paid to date
$0
outstanding
23 assessments are final orders; 0 contested dockets.
As of the most recent assessment on 2002-04-19.
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.
30.4%
significant & substantial
0.0%
high negligence or reckless
30.4%
reasonably likely or greater
13.0%
permanently disabling or fatal if injury occurs
Negligence coding: 0.0% none, 30.4% low, 69.6% moderate, 0.0% high, 0.0% reckless.
Source: MSHA violations gravity and negligence coding, updated weekly.

MSHA sampling at Still Run No 1 shows 86% of 74 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: 2001-02-12, 25 years ago
86%
within 1.5 mg/m3
74
samples
10.34
dust max (mg/m3)
35 samples taken by MSHA inspectors, 39 by the operator.
Most-sampled occupations
  • CONTINUOUS MINER OPERATOR42
  • SCOOP CAR OPERATOR10
  • TRACTOR OPERATOR/MOTORMAN5

Silica (quartz)

Last sampled: 2000-10-25, 25 years ago
18.9
silica avg (%)
4
samples
37.8
silica max (%)
Most-sampled occupations
  • CONTINUOUS MINER OPERATOR3

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: 2000-01-13, 26 years ago
0%
over PEL
5
samples
Most-sampled occupations
  • SCOOP CAR OPERATOR2
  • CONTINUOUS MINER HELPER1
  • CONTINUOUS MINER OPERATOR1
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
2001 80% 5
2000 87% 69
Source: MSHA respirable dust, quartz, and noise sampling records, updated weekly.

Still Run No 1 recorded 7.09 reportable injury cases per 100 full-time workers in 2000.

Injury rate, 2000
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.
7.09
total case rate
7.09
days-away rate
0.000
fatality rate
Below average. The US coal mining average was 7.74 and the all-US-mining average was 5.64 cases per 100 workers.
In West Virginia, coal mining averaged 8.87 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. Sioux Coal Company Inc 1976 to 1980
  2. Last Chance Coal Company 1980 to 1999
  3. Camp Creek Service Center Ltd 1999 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)
2005 0
2004 0
2002 2
2001 3 10,618
2000 24 139,035
Source: MSHA quarterly employment and production, updated weekly.

Still Run No 1 sits in Wyoming County, West Virginia, where the Census mining category is 11.2% 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.
Wyoming County, West Virginia · Population 20,948
11.2%
Mining share of county employment
$48,038
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
2005 Q3 0 0 0
2004 Q2 0 0 0
2002 Q1 894 3 0 3355.7
2001 Q4 1,058 0 0 0.0
2001 Q3 0 0 0
2001 Q2 215 0 0 0.0
2001 Q1 4,386 2 0 456.0
2000 Q4 9,922 2 0 201.6
Show 3 earlier quarters
Quarter Hours worked Citations S&S Per 1M hrs
2000 Q3 15,696 5 2 318.6
2000 Q2 13,828 8 2 578.5
2000 Q1 16,946 3 2 177.0
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

8 on file

2000 · 7 incidents

August 18, 2000 WV · Coal continuous miner operator, coal mole operator FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
Camp Creek Service Center Ltd · Struck by falling object

EMPLOYEE WAS MINING ON RIGHT SIDE OF NO. 5 FACE WHEN A SECTION OF DRAW ROCK MEASURING 3' X 3' X 18" FELL BETWEEN BOLTED TOP, STRIKING EMPLOYEE.

May 19, 2000 WV · Coal scoop car/scooptram operator, load/haul/dump (lhd) operator, teletram operator SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Camp Creek Service Center Ltd · Fall to the walkway or working surface

EMPLOYEE SPRAINED ANKLE; HE TRIPPED OVER BATTERYJUMPER CABLES WHILE CHANGING BATTERIES, WHEN HE WENT TO ANSWER MINE PHONE.

January 12, 2000 WV · Coal scoop car/scooptram operator, load/haul/dump (lhd) operator, teletram operator POWERED HAULAGE
Camp Creek Service Center Ltd · Struck against stationary object

EMPLOYEE WAS OPERATING A SCOOP, WHEN HE BOWED THE BLADE DOWN THE CENTER OF THE SCOOP RAISED CAUSING HIM TO HIT HIS HEAD ON THE MINE ROOF.

1999 · 1 incident