What are Sugarcamp No 2 Mine's MSHA penalties?

Sugarcamp No 2 Mine has $3K in proposed MSHA penalties on record, with $0 currently outstanding across 0 contested dockets.

What is the respirable coal dust exposure at Sugarcamp No 2 Mine?

MSHA sampling at Sugarcamp No 2 Mine shows 92% of 12 respirable coal dust samples met the 1.5 mg/m3 standard.

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Sugarcamp No 2 Mine: 32 MSHA citations Coal

Alex Energy Inc · Underground

Controlled by Alpha Metallurgical Resources Inc

Drennen, Nicholas County, WV · Abandoned and Sealed

MSHA Mine ID: 4608986

Sugarcamp No 2 Mine 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: 3
Years on record: 2003
Latest incident: Oct 2003

Compliance record

MSHA citations since 2003

citations

significant & substantial

$3,098

proposed penalties

$3,098

paid to date

100% of proposed penalties paid to date, a $0 gap.

Source: MSHA violations data, updated weekly.

See Alex Energy Inc's full MSHA compliance history →

Inspection activity

MSHA inspections since 2003

inspections on record

236

inspection hours

n/a

citations per 100 inspection hours

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This rate is recorded citations divided by MSHA inspection hours, per 100 hours. It reflects inspection effort, not mine size or production.

Rate withheld: 236 inspection hours is too few for a stable rate. A minimum of 1,000 inspection hours is required.

Source: MSHA inspections data, updated weekly.

Penalty disposition

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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

outstanding

30 assessments are final orders; 0 contested dockets.

As of the most recent assessment on 2003-07-07.

Source: MSHA assessed-violations and conference/litigation data, updated weekly.

Violation severity profile

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Shares are computed over citations that carry the MSHA gravity and negligence coding; a small share of records are uncoded.

35.5%

significant & substantial

0.0%

high negligence or reckless

35.5%

reasonably likely or greater

32.3%

permanently disabling or fatal if injury occurs

Negligence coding: 0.0% none, 3.2% low, 96.8% moderate, 0.0% high, 0.0% reckless.

Source: MSHA violations gravity and negligence coding, updated weekly.

Health sampling

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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

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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: 2003-07-09, 23 years ago

92%

within 1.5 mg/m3

samples

1.63

dust max (mg/m3)

6 samples taken by MSHA inspectors, 6 by the operator.

Most-sampled occupations

CONTINUOUS MINER OPERATOR6
ROOF BOLTER (SINGLE HEAD)2
ELECTRICIAN1

Silica (quartz)

Last sampled: 2003-05-29, 23 years ago

5.9

silica avg (%)

samples

5.9

silica max (%)

Most-sampled occupations

CONTINUOUS MINER OPERATOR1

See US coal mines ranked by silica in their dust samples.

Source: MSHA respirable dust, quartz, and noise sampling records, updated weekly.

Ownership history

Alex Energy Inc 2003 to present

Source: MSHA controller and operator history, updated weekly.

Workforce and production

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Coal production is reported quarterly and lags the current period; the most recent quarters may be incomplete.

Year	Employees	Coal produced (tons)
2015	0
2014	0
2010	0
2009	0
2008	0
2007	0
2006	0
2005	0
2004	0
2003	10	45,133

Source: MSHA quarterly employment and production, updated weekly.

Local economic context

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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.

Nicholas County, West Virginia · Population 24,446

6.1%

Mining share of county employment

$49,280

Median household income

Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2023 5-year estimates.

Quarterly safety rates

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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
2015 Q2	0	0	0
2014 Q2	0	0	0
2010 Q4	0	0	0
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

Show 25 earlier quarters

Quarter	Hours worked	Citations	S&S	Per 1M hrs
2009 Q2	0	0	0
2009 Q1	0	0	0
2008 Q4	0	0	0
2008 Q3	0	0	0
2008 Q2	0	0	0
2008 Q1	0	0	0
2007 Q4	0	0	0
2007 Q3	0	0	0
2007 Q2	0	0	0
2007 Q1	0	0	0
2006 Q4	0	0	0
2006 Q3	0	0	0
2006 Q2	0	0	0
2006 Q1	0	0	0
2005 Q4	0	0	0
2005 Q3	0	0	0
2005 Q2	0	0	0
2005 Q1	0	0	0
2004 Q4	0	0	0
2004 Q3	0	0	0
2004 Q2	0	0	0
2004 Q1	182	0	0	0.0
2003 Q4	657	0	0	0.0
2003 Q3	3,618	11	5	3040.4
2003 Q2	10,593	21	6	1982.4

No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

3 on file

2003 · 3 incidents

October 20, 2003 WV · Coal FALL OF ROOF OR BACK

Alex Energy Inc · Accident type, without injuries

IN THE LAST OPEN BREAK FROM #1+2-3, 6'- 7' HIGH, 90' LONG, 20' WIDE. THIS WAS THE OPEN CROSSCUT AT THE FACE.

June 25, 2003 WV · Coal FALL OF ROOF OR BACK

Alex Energy Inc · Accident type, without injuries

AN UNINTENTIONAL ROOF FALL OF A SLIP IN THE NO 1 ENTRY INBY CROSSCUT NEAR SPAD 180 MEASURED 34' L X 15' W X 5 1/2 H FELL ON THE ROOF BOLTING MACHINE AT 10:40 AM. THE AREA WAS BOLTED WITH 4' RE SIN BOLTS.

May 30, 2003 WV · Coal section foreman, bullgang foreman, labor foreman, leadman, shift boss HANDLING OF MATERIALS

Alex Energy Inc · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

ON MAY 30, 2003, EE HAD EXITED THE TUNNEL WHERE THE BELT GOES UNDER THE ROAD. HE HAD HIS LUNCH BUCKET AND CLIP BOARD IN HIS LEFT HAND. AS HE STARTED DOWN THE STEPS HE SLIPPED. USING HIS RIGHT HADN, HE GRABBED THE HANDRAIL TO CATCH HIMSELF AND INJURED HIS RIGHT SHOULDER.

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Sugarcamp No 2 Mine has $3K in proposed MSHA penalties and $0 outstanding across 0 contested dockets.

MSHA sampling at Sugarcamp No 2 Mine shows 92% of 12 respirable coal dust samples met the 1.5 mg/m3 standard.

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.

Silica (quartz)

Sugarcamp No 2 Mine sits in Nicholas County, West Virginia, where the Census mining category is 6.1% of county employment.

Reportable incidents

2003 · 3 incidents

Related mines

Other mines operated by Alex Energy Inc

Other mines in WV

Respirable coal dust

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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.