Wildcat Surface Mine has $27K in proposed MSHA penalties and $1K outstanding across 1 contested dockets, plus health sampling and the full incident record.
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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
4
Years on record
2006–2008
Latest incident
Jan 2008
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2005
86
citations
26
significant & substantial
$26,574
proposed penalties
$25,474
paid to date
96% of proposed penalties paid to date, a $1,100 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.
86 citations across 1,040 inspection hours.
Source: MSHA inspections data, updated weekly.
Wildcat Surface Mine has $27K in proposed MSHA penalties and $1K outstanding across 1 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.
$27K
proposed penalties
$27K
current assessed
$25K
paid to date
$1K
outstanding
82 assessments are final orders; 1 contested dockets.
Of $112 in penalties contested before the Commission, $0 was upheld in final decisions.
As of the most recent assessment on 2015-06-22.
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.
When citations were contested
ⓘContesting a citation before the Federal Mine Safety and Health Review Commission is a lawful right. These figures state the public outcomes of that process, from MSHA's Contested Violations file.
1citations taken to the federal commission · 1% of citations on record
Vacated or withdrawn
1 · 100%
100%
Penalty reduction in decided contests
$112 proposed, $0 after decisions · industry: 39%
Source: MSHA Contested Violations file (public record), updated weekly. A dismissed or defaulted contest leaves the citation standing as issued; a vacated or withdrawn citation is removed from the violation record. Latest contest filed 2009-06-18.
Contested penalties
ⓘA reduction or dismissal at the Commission is a lawful outcome of contesting a proposed penalty. Figures are the proposed amount and the amount upheld in the docket's decision.
Largest penalties this mine contested before the Federal Mine Safety and Health Review Commission, with the outcome on record.
MSHA sampling at Wildcat Surface Mine shows 100% of 56 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: 2015-10-13, 10 years ago
100%
within 1.5 mg/m3
56
samples
0.75
dust max (mg/m3)
0
over MSHA ECV
ⓘThe excessive concentration value (ECV) is MSHA's own per-sample enforcement threshold, which builds in measurement uncertainty; a sample over its ECV can trigger a citation. The count covers only samples MSHA assigned an ECV.
50 samples taken by MSHA inspectors, 6 by the operator.
Most-sampled occupations
BULLDOZER OPERATOR12
HIGHLIFT OPERATOR/FRONT END LOADER11
REFUSE TRUCK DRIVER/BACKFILL TRUCK DRIVE9
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.
Wildcat Surface Mine recorded 0.00 reportable injury cases per 100 full-time workers in 2009.
Injury rate, 2009
ⓘ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.
0.00
total case rate
0.00
days-away rate
0.000
fatality rate
Below average. The US coal mining average was 4.16 and the all-US-mining average was 3.36 cases per 100 workers.
In West Virginia, coal mining averaged 4.29 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
2009 *
0.00
0.00
0.000
2008
1.89
1.89
0.000
2007
0.00
0.00
0.000
2006 *
4.42
4.42
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)
2018
1
2016
1
2015
7
47,257
2014
12
38,590
2010
0
2009
11
51,020
2008
42
402,406
2007
39
471,298
2006
35
522,526
2005
27
170,818
2001
0
Source: MSHA quarterly employment and production, updated weekly.
Wildcat Surface Mine sits in Kanawha County, West Virginia, where the Census mining category is 1.9% 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.
Kanawha County, West Virginia · Population 178,198
1.9%
Mining share of county employment
$58,887
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
2018 Q1
457
0
0
0.0
2016 Q4
0
0
0
2016 Q3
148
0
0
0.0
2016 Q1
0
0
0
2015 Q4
1,560
0
0
0.0
2015 Q3
2,750
0
0
0.0
2015 Q2
7,143
6
1
840.0
2015 Q1
7,350
2
0
272.1
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Quarter
Hours worked
Citations
S&S
Per 1M hrs
2014 Q4
7,740
0
0
0.0
2014 Q3
8,281
3
1
362.3
2014 Q2
1,659
0
0
0.0
2010 Q1
0
0
0
2009 Q4
430
0
0
0.0
2009 Q3
4,281
4
0
934.4
2009 Q2
4,159
0
0
0.0
2009 Q1
16,824
17
2
1010.5
2008 Q4
26,125
0
0
0.0
2008 Q3
26,126
10
5
382.8
2008 Q2
27,991
0
0
0.0
2008 Q1
25,428
14
4
550.6
2007 Q4
25,207
2
0
79.3
2007 Q3
27,102
16
8
590.4
2007 Q2
26,267
0
0
0.0
2007 Q1
25,447
0
0
0.0
2006 Q4
21,554
0
0
0.0
2006 Q3
22,289
1
0
44.9
2006 Q2
25,518
0
0
0.0
2006 Q1
21,194
0
0
0.0
2005 Q4
18,248
0
0
0.0
2005 Q3
13,606
2
1
147.0
2001 Q2
0
0
0
No fatalities recorded at this mine.
Reportable incidents
4 on file
2008 · 1 incident
January 11, 2008WV · Coalgreaser, grease man, oiler, lube man, dragline oilerSLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Employee stated he was mounting a dozer when his right foot slipped, causing his right knee to receive the full impact of his weight. Employee stated that he felt his left knee "pop".
Mine management's investigation revealed that no accident occurred. Employee alleges that he re-injured his knee from a previous surgery when he stepped off the push arm of a dozer.