Appalachian Premium Fuels LLC · Struck by falling object
Employee was struck by a rock that had fallen between rib and bolts causing him to fall and hit his right arm on bolter.
Upper Winifrede Deep Mine Coal
Mammoth Coal Company
· Underground
Controlled by
Alpha Metallurgical Resources Inc
Gauley Bridge,
Fayette County,
WV
·
Abandoned and Sealed
MSHA Mine ID: 4609119
Upper Winifrede Deep Mine has $6K in proposed MSHA penalties and $129 outstanding across 0 contested dockets, plus health sampling and the full incident record.
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- Fatalities
- 0
- Total incidents
- 5
- Years on record
- 2006–2007
- Latest incident
- Apr 2007
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2006
52
citations
23
significant & substantial
$6,042
proposed penalties
$5,913
paid to date
98% of proposed penalties paid to date, a $129 gap.
Source: MSHA violations data, updated weekly.
Inspection activity
MSHA inspections since 2005
12
inspections on record
291
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: 291 inspection hours is too few for a stable rate. A minimum of 1,000 inspection hours is required.
Source: MSHA inspections data, updated weekly.
Upper Winifrede Deep Mine has $6K in proposed MSHA penalties and $129 outstanding across 0 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.$6K
proposed penalties
$6K
current assessed
$6K
paid to date
$129
outstanding
51 assessments are final orders; 0 contested dockets.
As of the most recent assessment on 2012-02-06.
Source: MSHA assessed-violations and conference/litigation data, updated weekly.
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the operator's enforcement record
MSHA sampling at Upper Winifrede Deep Mine shows respirable coal dust averaging 1.60 mg/m3 (65% compliant) across 26 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.1.60
dust avg (mg/m3)
6.07
dust max (mg/m3)
65%
within 1.5 mg/m3
26
samples
Most recent sample: 2007-02-28.
Silica (quartz)
9.3
silica avg (%)
9.3
silica max (%)
1
samples
Most recent sample: 2007-02-09.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 Q4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2008 Q3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2007 Q3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2007 Q2 | 2,840 | 9 | 2 | 3169.0 |
| 2007 Q1 | 20,950 | 17 | 6 | 811.5 |
| 2006 Q4 | 18,043 | 24 | 14 | 1330.2 |
| 2006 Q3 | 3,601 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2006 Q1 | 1,132 | 1 | 1 | 883.4 |
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| Quarter | Hours worked | Citations | S&S | Per 1M hrs |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2005 Q4 | 995 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
No fatalities recorded at this mine.
Reportable incidents
5 on file2007 · 2 incidents
April 5, 2007
WV · Coal
shuttle car operator, mantrip operator, ramcar operator, rail runner, buggy operator
POWERED HAULAGE
Appalachian Premium Fuels LLC · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object
Employees arm was caught when the shuttle car slid into the rib.
2006 · 3 incidents
December 21, 2006
WV · Coal
discontinued 1/31/2014. several other codes cover scoop car operator
STRIKING OR BUMPING
Appalachian Premium Fuels LLC · Struck against stationary object
Employee stated he was walking from #3 to #4 to get a piece of curtain. Struck his back on a roof bolt and plate hanging down about 6" from mine roof. Employee had scratches and abrasion along with neck strain.
November 7, 2006
WV · Coal
discontinued 1/31/2014. several other codes cover scoop car operator
POWERED HAULAGE
Appalachian Premium Fuels LLC · Struck against stationary object
Employee stated he was tramming s/c to c., that was loading in #1 Entry. Employee stated the Rub Rail at open six Tram Motor swung out & went into Rib on corner of #2 entry causing employee to be thrown out of s/c. Employee's wrist went under S/C deck.
October 19, 2006
WV · Coal
laborer, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, roof trimmer/scaler
MACHINERY
Appalachian Premium Fuels LLC · Struck by falling object
Employee was installing a bolt in the metal strap. Employee moved to side of canopy to re-position bolt machine. The foreman pulled front tilt lever instead of tram lever. The canopy dropped striking employee on his head.
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