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: 180 inspection hours is too few for a stable rate. A minimum of 1,000 inspection hours is required.
Source: MSHA inspections data, updated weekly.
Strip #2 has $60 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.
$60
proposed penalties
$60
current assessed
$60
paid to date
$0
outstanding
1 assessments are final orders; 0 contested dockets.
As of the most recent assessment on 2004-07-21.
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.
MSHA sampling at Strip #2 shows 100% of 14 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: 2003-01-27, 23 years ago
100%
within 1.5 mg/m3
14
samples
0.64
dust max (mg/m3)
14 samples taken by MSHA inspectors, 0 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.
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)
2011
1
2010
3
2009
2
2008
4
2007
10
3,664
2006
6
2005
6
2004
3
2003
5
2002
7
35,029
2001
4
7,660
2000
7
16,829
Source: MSHA quarterly employment and production, updated weekly.
Strip #2 sits in Guernsey County, Ohio, where the Census mining category is 3.7% 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.
Guernsey County, Ohio · Population 38,283
3.7%
Mining share of county employment
$55,756
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
2011 Q1
89
0
0
0.0
2010 Q4
144
0
0
0.0
2009 Q3
68
0
0
0.0
2009 Q2
176
0
0
0.0
2009 Q1
398
0
0
0.0
2008 Q4
620
0
0
0.0
2008 Q3
143
0
0
0.0
2008 Q2
145
0
0
0.0
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Quarter
Hours worked
Citations
S&S
Per 1M hrs
2008 Q1
87
0
0
0.0
2007 Q4
120
0
0
0.0
2007 Q3
17
0
0
0.0
2007 Q2
2,828
0
0
0.0
2006 Q2
2,495
0
0
0.0
2006 Q1
4,792
0
0
0.0
2005 Q4
4,101
0
0
0.0
2005 Q3
4,302
0
0
0.0
2005 Q2
4,346
0
0
0.0
2005 Q1
1,254
0
0
0.0
2004 Q4
1,510
0
0
0.0
2003 Q4
2,615
0
0
0.0
2003 Q3
5,630
0
0
0.0
2003 Q2
3,769
0
0
0.0
2003 Q1
1,549
0
0
0.0
2002 Q4
3,438
0
0
0.0
2002 Q3
4,112
0
0
0.0
2002 Q2
4,562
0
0
0.0
2002 Q1
4,880
0
0
0.0
2001 Q4
3,446
0
0
0.0
2001 Q3
2,212
0
0
0.0
2001 Q1
572
0
0
0.0
2000 Q4
4,052
0
0
0.0
2000 Q3
2,683
0
0
0.0
2000 Q2
5,660
0
0
0.0
2000 Q1
6,910
0
0
0.0
No fatalities recorded at this mine.
Reportable incidents
11 on file
2004 · 1 incident
May 24, 2004OH · Coalfront-end loader, scraper-loader operator, pan operator, payloader, scraper rig operatorSLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
WAS DOWN ON GROUND NEXT TO SPOIL PILE LOOKING OVER A PILE OF GALVANIZED PIPE WHEN HE SAW A ROCK COME ROLLING OFF THE SPOIL PILE. HE GOT OUT OF THE WAY OF THE ROCK BUT THE ROCK HIT THE PIPE AND THE PIPE HIT HIM IN THE KNEE AND LEG.
1996 · 1 incident
December 26, 1996OH · Coalmaintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service techHANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Valley Mining, Inc. · Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)
EE WAS REMOVING FINAL DRIVE PLUG WITH A 3/4" RATCHET WHEN THE PLUG SUDDENLY BECAME LOOSE PINCHING HIS HAND BETWEEN RATCHET HANDLE AND THE FINAL DRIVE HOUSING.
1995 · 1 incident
December 4, 1995OH · Coalbulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineerOTHER
THE EE WAS IN HIS TRUCK GETTING READY TO GO HOME. HE WAS TALKING TO CO-WORKER WHEN HE BECAME UNCONSCIOUS & NEVER REGAINED CONSCIOUSNESS. HE APPARENTLY DIED OF NATURAL CAUSES.
Valley Mining, Inc. · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object
EMPLOYEE WAS HELPING TO MOVE THE AUGER MACHINE AWAY FROM THE HIGHWALL WHEN HE SLIPPED & GRABBED FOR THE MACHINE & HIS FINGERS WENT INTO THE FAN BLADE OF THE ENGINE BLADE JUST CAUGHT THE EDGE O F MY FINGERS AROUND THE 1ST KNUCKE JOINTS THE PIT HAD 1-2 FEET OF WATER IN IT AT THE TIME
Valley Mining, Inc. · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object
WHILE THE FOREM5N WAS LOWERING THE JACKS ON ONE SIDE OF THE MACHINE THE STEEL PLATE OR THE BOLTER OF JACK WASON TOP OF I,NAME'S TOES. THE BIT TOED WAS FRACTURED AND THE 2ND & 3RD TOES WERE BRU SED. 3
OPER STANDING O3 AUGER FLITE WITH MUDDY BOOTS TRYING TO HOOK IT TO LOAD INTO AUGER MACHINE.SLIPPED AND WHILE FALLING BACKWARDS CAUGHT BALANCE AND CAME FORWARD WHICH WHIPPED HIS NECK.OFF 3 DAYS UNDER CHIRO.CA9E.WRENCHED NECK RESPONDED TO TREATMENT AND IS OK NOW.
Valley Mining, Inc. · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object
THE HURT MAN WAS PUTTING OIL INTO THE MAIN ENGINE OF AN AUGER MACHINE WHEN THE AUGER OPERATOR MOVED THE CARRIAGE FORWARD, NOT REALIZING THAT THE HURT MAN WAS IN THE POSITION WHICH CAUSED HIM T O GET PINNED BETWEEN THE CARRIAGE AND JACK.
HOOKING MAIN CONVEYOR TO MACHINE(AUGER) WHEN HE BENT OVER TO PUT PIN IN PLACE TURNED KNEE.
August 31, 1984OH · Coalauger operator, auger crew supervisorMACHINERY
Valley Mining, Inc. · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object
AUGER OPERATOR RETRUNING CARRIAGE TO ALLOW ANOTHER FLIGHT TO BE PUT ON MACHINE TO AUGER COAL.HE LEFT CONTROLS AND PROCEEDED TO REAR OF MACHINE TO GET DRINK OF WATER WHEN CARRIAGE REACHED FULL BACK POSITION IT TRAPPED HIS FOOT BETWEEN CARRIAGE AND AUXILLARY ENGINE.