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.
192 citations across 2,134 inspection hours.
Source: MSHA inspections data, updated weekly.
Still Run No 3 has $90K in proposed MSHA penalties and $0 outstanding across 12 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.
$90K
proposed penalties
$77K
current assessed
$77K
paid to date
$0
outstanding
190 assessments are final orders; 12 contested dockets.
Of $42K in penalties contested before the Commission, $30K was upheld in final decisions.
As of the most recent assessment on 2015-04-01.
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.
When citations were contested
ⓘContesting a citation before the Federal Mine Safety and Health Review Commission is a lawful right. These figures state the public outcomes of that process, from MSHA's Contested Violations file.
43citations taken to the federal commission · 22% of citations on record
Settled
43 · 100%
63%
S&S designation survived the contest
ⓘCounts a Significant & Substantial citation as surviving when a settlement or judge's decision kept the designation, or the contest was dismissed or defaulted so the citation stands as issued. Vacated and withdrawn citations, and settlements that removed the designation, count against.
of 30 decided S&S contests · industry: 79%
29%
Penalty reduction in decided contests
$42K proposed, $30K after decisions · industry: 39%
Source: MSHA Contested Violations file (public record), updated weekly. A dismissed or defaulted contest leaves the citation standing as issued; a vacated or withdrawn citation is removed from the violation record. Latest contest filed 2014-05-19.
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 Still Run No 3 shows 96% of 404 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: 2014-12-17, 11 years ago
96%
within 1.5 mg/m3
404
samples
3.22
dust max (mg/m3)
0
over MSHA ECV
ⓘThe excessive concentration value (ECV) is MSHA's own per-sample enforcement threshold, which builds in measurement uncertainty; a sample over its ECV can trigger a citation. The count covers only samples MSHA assigned an ECV.
178 samples taken by MSHA inspectors, 226 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.
Still Run No 3 recorded 11.68 reportable injury cases per 100 full-time workers in 2014.
Injury rate, 2014
ⓘ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.
11.68
total case rate
1.30
days-away rate
0.000
fatality rate
Above average. The US coal mining average was 3.96 and the all-US-mining average was 2.93 cases per 100 workers.
In West Virginia, coal mining averaged 5.02 cases per 100 workers that year.
Year
total case rate
days-away
fatal
2014
11.68
1.30
0.000
2013
8.90
0.00
0.000
2012
7.44
2.48
0.000
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)
2016
0
2015
8
2014
77
182,882
2013
78
216,740
2012
74
265,079
2011
54
150,785
2010
0
2009
0
2008
0
Source: MSHA quarterly employment and production, updated weekly.
Still Run No 3 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
2016 Q1
0
0
0
2015 Q4
0
0
0
2015 Q3
0
0
0
2015 Q2
1,110
1
0
900.9
2015 Q1
14,037
3
0
213.7
2014 Q4
36,250
19
7
524.1
2014 Q3
38,924
8
2
205.5
2014 Q2
39,446
9
2
228.2
Show 21 earlier quartersHide earlier quarters
Quarter
Hours worked
Citations
S&S
Per 1M hrs
2014 Q1
39,474
14
5
354.7
2013 Q4
32,530
8
2
245.9
2013 Q3
35,829
10
1
279.1
2013 Q2
44,605
6
0
134.5
2013 Q1
44,426
20
6
450.2
2012 Q4
38,037
34
12
893.9
2012 Q3
41,017
9
1
219.4
2012 Q2
44,848
12
3
267.6
2012 Q1
37,354
11
2
294.5
2011 Q4
32,602
18
5
552.1
2011 Q3
34,575
6
1
173.5
2011 Q2
7,511
1
0
133.1
2010 Q3
0
0
0
2010 Q2
0
0
0
2010 Q1
0
0
0
2009 Q4
0
0
0
2009 Q3
0
0
0
2009 Q2
0
0
0
2009 Q1
0
0
0
2008 Q4
0
0
0
2008 Q3
0
0
0
No fatalities recorded at this mine.
Reportable incidents
31 on file
2014 · 11 incidents
October 13, 2014WV · Coalbeltman, conveyor man, conveyor belt worker, mobile bridge carrierman, feeder operator, conveyor riderDUST DISEASE OF LUNGS
Employee leaving work wreak vehicle on haul road, employee lost control of vehicle causing vehicle to roll over. Per evidence found at scene speed was a contributing factor. Guard observed vehicle leaving mine site at a unsafe speed.
July 17, 2014WV · Coalbull gang foreman, labor foreman, leadman, section foreman, shift bossDISORDERS (REPEATED TRAUMA)
Still run #3 had a roof fall near spad #2050 Bk and the primary escapeway Still run #3 re-routed the life line, and install supplemental roof support where needed.
Employee alleges that he lifted a pallet and he felt his left shoulder pop. This employee has had surgery on both shoulders for off job injuries. Management is waiting for conclusive medical evidence from MRI to substantiate whether or not a new injury has occurred.
February 12, 2014WV · Coalutility man, errand boy, service truck operatorDUST DISEASE OF LUNGS
Employee was installing the inside bolt while drilling his starter. He had his right hand on his rescuer when a rock fell pinching his finger against rescuer. The rock measured 9" x 13" x 2".
Employee was cleaning rock off left miner using slate bar and slate bar slipped causing employee to fall forward striking hand and wrist against the rock. The employee received stitches at Logan Regional Medical Center for cut on wrist.
EE & co-worker was installing a new head shaft in the #1 buggy in the last open break of the power entry. While splining of the head shaft, the item fell out of place and dropped approximately 2 1/2 feet striking EE in the top portion of his left foot.
November 5, 2013WV · Coalroof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs)MACHINERY
Employee was installing a roof bolt in #1 entry, when he lost his footing and fell into the joystick. This engaged the rotation and his right hand was caught by the bolt. The resulting injury was a small laceration and ulna fracture to the hand.
September 20, 2013WV · Coalcontinuous miner operator, coal mole operatorDUST DISEASE OF LUNGS
Employer completed the employer's report of occupational disease on 4/23/13 upon being informed by the compensation provider of a pneumoconiosis claim filed by the employee on 4/10/13.
February 25, 2013WV · Coalmaintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service techHANDLING OF MATERIALS
Employee was carrying a grease gun to the feeder. He stepped on a rock and his ankle rolled causing him to twist his knee. Employee continued to work regular duties until 8/14/13. He worked 8/14/13 on restricted duty and began missing work on 8/15/13.
Employee was pulling slack in a roof bolting machine cable when a hanger broke loose causing him to lose his balance and fall to the mine floor. He struck his hand against the floor.
March 1, 2012WV · Coaldiscontinued 1/31/2014. several other codes cover scoop car operatorHANDLING OF MATERIALS
Employee experienced pain in his shoulder and back after inserting a roof bolt into hole and pulling back on it to straighten it. He was diagnosed with bursitis and shoulder impingement (supraspinatus).This is an occupationally related condition as he repetitively performs this pulling motion while installing roof bolts and bending them straight.
2011 · 5 incidents
November 9, 2011WV · Coalelectrician, linemanELECTRICAL
Employee was going to put power on #3 D Box, He had reenter cable on cat head. When he went to put breaker in, and the breaker Blew Up burning his left hand and fingers.
September 23, 2011WV · Coalcontinuous miner operator, coal mole operatorHANDLING OF MATERIALS
EE was on his knees cleaning coal from a rubber mat and experienced pain in his left knee. He consistently experiences pain in this knee as a result of crawling, walking, bending in low coal conditions. He has had the ACL replace in this knee and experiences pain from routine activities. He attributed the pain to stresses from the activities noted, and to no one event.
July 17, 2011WV · Coalroof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs)MACHINERY
While roof bolting employee put hand on bolt & was trying to spin it to get it in the top. His hand got caught on the bolt & the plate spun around and cut hand and twisted wrist & arm. Employee was wearing gloves & arm guard at the time of accident.