Triad Poca 4 Seam Deep Mine
Coal
Vallscreek,
Mcdowell County,
WV
·
Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 4609591
Triad Poca 4 Seam Deep Mine has $109K in proposed MSHA penalties and $0 outstanding across 3 contested dockets, plus health sampling and the full incident record.
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- Fatalities
- 0
- Total incidents
- 3
- Years on record
- 2022
- Latest incident
- May 2022
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2021
27
significant & substantial
$109,192
proposed penalties
92% of proposed penalties paid to date, a $9,138 gap.
Source: MSHA violations data, updated weekly.
Inspection activity
MSHA inspections since 2020
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: 698 inspection hours is too few for a stable rate. A minimum of 1,000 inspection hours is required.
Source: MSHA inspections data, updated weekly.
Triad Poca 4 Seam Deep Mine has $109K in proposed MSHA penalties and $0 outstanding across 3 contested dockets.
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.
146 assessments are final orders; 3 contested dockets.
As of the most recent assessment on 2022-09-27.
Source: MSHA assessed-violations and conference/litigation data, updated weekly.
MSHA sampling at Triad Poca 4 Seam Deep Mine shows respirable coal dust averaging 0.52 mg/m3 (100% compliant) across 329 samples.
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.
Most recent sample: 2022-09-23.
Silica (quartz)
Most recent sample: 2022-09-30.
Noise
Most recent sample: 2021-11-16.
Source: MSHA respirable dust, quartz, and noise sampling records, updated weekly.
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 |
| 2022 Q4 |
3,268 |
0 |
0 |
0.0 |
| 2022 Q3 |
36,656 |
21 |
6 |
572.9 |
| 2022 Q2 |
34,166 |
24 |
5 |
702.5 |
| 2022 Q1 |
30,938 |
22 |
5 |
711.1 |
| 2021 Q4 |
23,440 |
19 |
5 |
810.6 |
| 2021 Q3 |
22,049 |
25 |
1 |
1133.8 |
| 2021 Q2 |
19,345 |
11 |
3 |
568.6 |
| 2021 Q1 |
16,957 |
26 |
2 |
1533.3 |
No fatalities recorded at this mine.
Reportable incidents
3 on file
2022 · 3 incidents
Ramaco Resources, LLC · Accident type, without injuries
An unplanned non-injury roof fall occurred above anchorage on the MMU 001 section in the number 4 entry in-by spad #319. The fall approximately measured 8'high by 20'wide and 30'long.
April 25, 2022
WV · Coal
roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs)
MACHINERY
Ramaco Resources, LLC · Struck by falling object
Employee was installing roof bolts in the number two entry when a rock fell from the mine roof striking the employee on the head.
March 8, 2022
WV · Coal
beltman, conveyor man, conveyor belt worker, mobile bridge carrierman, feeder operator, conveyor rider
HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Ramaco Resources, LLC · Struck by flying object
Employee was making a belt splice and was striking the end of the splice with a hammer when a piece of metal broke loose and struck EE in the arm.
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