Tams No.1 Surface Mine has $195K in proposed MSHA penalties and $20K outstanding across 30 contested dockets, plus health sampling and the full incident record.
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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
18
Years on record
1999–2025
Latest incident
Jun 2025
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2000
389
citations
123
significant & substantial
$195,150
proposed penalties
$127,391
paid to date
65% of proposed penalties paid to date, a $67,759 gap.
Source: MSHA violations data, updated weekly.
Inspection activity
MSHA inspections since 2000
95
inspections on record
3,169
inspection hours
12.3
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.
389 citations across 3,169 inspection hours.
Source: MSHA inspections data, updated weekly.
Tams No.1 Surface Mine has $195K in proposed MSHA penalties and $20K outstanding across 30 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.
$195K
proposed penalties
$147K
current assessed
$127K
paid to date
$20K
outstanding
360 assessments are final orders; 30 contested dockets.
As of the most recent assessment on 2025-07-29.
Source: MSHA assessed-violations and conference/litigation data, updated weekly.
MSHA sampling at Tams No.1 Surface Mine shows respirable coal dust averaging 0.27 mg/m3 (99% compliant) across 119 samples.
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.
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
Tams Management, Inc · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object
Setting center pin in place, EE's fingers were underneath the head pin. When pin slid into the bore the EE's fingers got smashed between the head of the pin & bore.
February 7, 2017WV · Coalmaintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service techHANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Climbing step ladder to put a fill hose into the hydraulic tank of a Caterpillar 789 dump truck when the ladder broke, employee grabbed the fill nozzle with right hand hurting right shoulder
January 13, 2017WV · Coalmaintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service techHANDLING OF MATERIALS
Shocks on rear engine hood were broke, lube driver lifted hood while EE picked up crib block to rest hood on. Hood slipped out of lube drivers hand striking EE on the right shoulder knocking down causing a contusion.
January 10, 2017WV · Coalbulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineerSLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Employee allegedly twisted ankle when dismounting a Rock Truck on 1/2/2017 but did not miss any time, work modified duty, or receive any medical treatment until 1/21/2017.
Truck was loaded with dirt and rock, leaving the pit area and came through a swag in the road. Rock shifted to left tail shoot causing the bed to rise and throwing the front end of the truck up. Truck bounced on tires and box slammed down shattering passenger side window.
April 29, 2013WV · Coalmaintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service techHANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
EMPLOYEE WAS OPERATING A DOZER TO RECLAIM AN EXISTING HIGHWALL. WHILE PUSHING DIRT OVER RELAIM AREA, THE DOZER TURNED SIDEWAYS AND ROLLED OVER HILL. EMPLOYEE WAS WEARING SEATBELT.
DOZER WAS CLEARING BRUSH AND TREE STUMPS FOR A DRILL BENCH AND THE OPERATOR BACKED UP ON A TREE STUMP AND TURNED OVER.
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