Tallmans Run Mine No.1 has $46K in proposed MSHA penalties and $5K outstanding across 0 contested dockets, plus health sampling and the full incident record.
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Fatalities
1
Total incidents
19
Years on record
1989–2008
Latest incident
Nov 2008
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2005
196
citations
52
significant & substantial
$45,674
proposed penalties
$41,050
paid to date
90% of proposed penalties paid to date, a $4,624 gap.
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.
196 citations across 1,952 inspection hours.
Source: MSHA inspections data, updated weekly.
Tallmans Run Mine No.1 has $46K in proposed MSHA penalties and $5K 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.
$46K
proposed penalties
$46K
current assessed
$41K
paid to date
$5K
outstanding
191 assessments are final orders; 0 contested dockets.
As of the most recent assessment on 2009-02-23.
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 Tallmans Run Mine No.1 shows 98% of 251 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: 2009-03-30, 17 years ago
98%
within 1.5 mg/m3
251
samples
2.34
dust max (mg/m3)
94 samples taken by MSHA inspectors, 157 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.
Tallmans Run Mine No.1 recorded 3.31 reportable injury cases per 100 full-time workers in 2008.
Injury rate, 2008
ⓘ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.
3.31
total case rate
3.31
days-away rate
0.000
fatality rate
Below average. The US coal mining average was 4.41 and the all-US-mining average was 3.61 cases per 100 workers.
In West Virginia, coal mining averaged 4.91 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.
Year
total case rate
days-away
fatal
2008 *
3.31
3.31
0.000
2007 *
0.00
0.00
0.000
2006 *
0.00
0.00
0.000
* Fewer than 100,000 employee-hours that year; the rate is less stable.
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)
2009
21
72,808
2008
26
369,064
2007
16
365,269
2006
16
330,482
2005
15
58,999
Source: MSHA quarterly employment and production, updated weekly.
Tallmans Run Mine No.1 sits in Barbour County, West Virginia, where the Census mining category is 6.8% 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.
Barbour County, West Virginia · Population 15,454
6.8%
Mining share of county employment
$48,347
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
2009 Q2
0
0
0
2009 Q1
19,523
22
7
1126.9
2008 Q4
24,084
6
1
249.1
2008 Q3
17,380
23
5
1323.4
2008 Q2
9,212
19
5
2062.5
2008 Q1
9,764
10
1
1024.2
2007 Q4
7,902
20
5
2531.0
2007 Q3
9,097
6
2
659.6
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Quarter
Hours worked
Citations
S&S
Per 1M hrs
2007 Q2
9,882
8
2
809.6
2007 Q1
9,391
23
11
2449.2
2006 Q4
8,597
16
8
1861.1
2006 Q3
9,188
6
0
653.0
2006 Q2
9,030
10
2
1107.4
2006 Q1
8,629
18
2
2086.0
2005 Q4
7,327
9
1
1228.3
Fatalities at this mine
1 recorded
August 27, 1990WV · Coalroof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs)Fatality · FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
WHILE ROOF BOLTING A PILLAR SPLIT IN BLOCK #75, 30 FEET INBY STATION NO. 488; IT APPEARS THE ROOF BOLTER WAS IN A BENT OVER POSITION, REMOVING A TWO FOOT DRILL STEEL WHEN A PIECE OF ROCK FELL (8 FT LONG, 51 INCHES AT WIDEST POINT AND 4 INCHES THICK) STRIKING THE EMPLOYEE WHICH CAUSED THE FATAL ACCIDENT.
A ROOF FALL OCCURED IN AN INTERSECTION AT STATION #328 ON #1 BELT. THIS FALL WAS 20' LONG BY 18' WIDE BY 6' HIGH. THE AREA WAS REBOLTED, SCREENED AND CLEANED UP.
August 13, 2008WV · Coalroof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs)FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
After bolting a cut through employee noticed a loose rock and proceeded pulling the rock down with a slate bar. In doing so he inadvertently dislodged another rock causing it to fall pinning him down. The rock was removed by other employees present at the time. He was then given first aid and transported to the surface where EMS personnel took over.
A roof fall occurred on a roof bolting machine in a fully supported crosscut. The fall was 80' long, 18.5' wide and 5' high. The area had been bolted with 5/8" x 4' fully grouted resin bolts. The fall was in crosscut 3-2 on the 0010-0 section.
While doing retreat mining on block #316, one block inby spad #1852, the continuous mining machine had a roof fall on it before setting it in the clear. It covered approx. 20 feet of the machine, 10 feet high.
MSHA inspector found while inspecting mines air courses. It was in #9 heading intake along #3 belt at spad #1014 5 south mains. The fall was 18' long, 18' wide and 5' high.
Roof fall found while firebossing the mine. It was in 5 South Mains No.5 & No.6 headings, spad #74 and spad #80. The fall was 80' long, 18' wide, and 5' high.
While the fireboss was making his pre-shift examination, a roof fall was discovered in 4 North Mains. The fall was located between No. 5 and No. 6 entries in the crosscut near spad No. 832. The fall was located 500 feet about the working section and it did not affect travel or ventilation.
ROOF FALL OCCURRED IN 1ST EAST MAINS SECTION AT CROSCUT BETWEEN ST #567 & 570 & NO 3 3NTRY OUTBY STA 567. FALL WAS 3-5' HIGH 19.5' WIDE & 110' LONG. AREA OF MINE HAD SWAG OR FAULT WHICH MAY HA VE BEEN CONTRIBUTING FACTOR IN FALL. ROOF DID NOT HAVE ANY SEPERATIONS OR SOUND DRUMMY.
RF FALL IN 1T EAST MAINS SECTION IN NO 1 ENTRY NO 537. @100FT OUTBY, FACE AREA 44FT L 17 FT W 5FT H
September 25, 1990WV · Coalshuttle car operator, mantrip operator, ramcar operator, rail runner, buggy operatorHANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Roblee Coal Company · Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)
THE INJURED EMPLOYEE WAS TRYING TO GET A LIFTING JACK TO OPERATE PROPERLY AND AS HE WAS TURNING THE JACK UPSIDE DOWN TO GET DIRT OUT OF THE JACK HE CAUGHT HIS LEFT INDEX FINGER IN A PINCH POIN T BETWEEN THE TONGUE AND BOTTOM OF THE JACK CAUSING A CONTUSION LIGHT FRACTURE AND ABRASION TO THE TIP OF HIS FINGER.
A ROOF FALL OCCURRED IN THE 1ST EAST MAINS AT A CROSSCUT BETWEEN NO 9 AND 10 ENTRY AT STATION NO.343. THE FALL WAS 1100 FT OUTBY THE FACE AND IT MEASURED 46 FT LONG, 18 ST WIDE, AND 5 FT HIGH. THE AREA HAD A WILD COAL SEAM THAT CAME DOWN NEAR THE MAIN SEAM.
A ROOF FALL OCCURRED IN THE 1ST EAST MAINS NO 3 ENTRY AT SURVEY POINT NO 68. THE FALL WAS 1000 FT FROM THE FACE AND IT MEASURED 40 FT LONG, 30 FT WIDE, AND 8-10 FT HIGH. THE AREA HAD A WILD C OAL SEAM THAT CAME DOWN NEAR THE MAIN COAL SEAM.
July 26, 1989WV · Coalmaintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service techHANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
INJURED EMPLOYEE WAS WORKING IN THE SHOP AND HE WAS USING A HAMMER AND PUNCH. AS HE TRUCK THE PUNCH WITH THE HAMMER A PIECE OF METAL BROKE OFF THE PUNCH AND EMBEDDED IN HIS LEFT FOREARM REQUI RING ONE SUTURE.