Mining Incidents

Williams Iii Coal

M & J Coal Company Inc · Underground
Controlled by John T Markovich
Viropa Wv, Harrison County, WV  ·  Abandoned and Sealed
MSHA Mine ID: 4608203

Williams Iii has $55 in proposed MSHA penalties and $0 outstanding across 0 contested dockets, plus health sampling and the full incident record.

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
6
Years on record
1995–1998
Latest incident
Jul 1998
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2000
1
citations
0
significant & substantial
$55
proposed penalties
$55
paid to date
100% of proposed penalties paid to date, a $0 gap.
Source: MSHA violations data, updated weekly.
Inspection activity
MSHA inspections since 2000
7
inspections on record
82
inspection hours
n/a
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.
Rate withheld: 82 inspection hours is too few for a stable rate. A minimum of 1,000 inspection hours is required.
Source: MSHA inspections data, updated weekly.

Williams Iii has $55 in proposed MSHA penalties and $0 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.
$55
proposed penalties
$55
current assessed
$55
paid to date
$0
outstanding
1 assessments are final orders; 0 contested dockets.
As of the most recent assessment on 2000-04-17.
Source: MSHA assessed-violations and conference/litigation data, updated weekly.

MSHA sampling at Williams Iii shows respirable coal dust averaging 0.30 mg/m3 (100% compliant) across 28 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.
0.30
dust avg (mg/m3)
0.94
dust max (mg/m3)
100%
within 1.5 mg/m3
28
samples
Most recent sample: 2000-05-05.
Silica (quartz)
1.7
silica avg (%)
1.7
silica max (%)
1
samples
Most recent sample: 2000-01-12.
Source: MSHA respirable dust, quartz, and noise sampling records, updated weekly.
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
2000 Q2 3,027 1 0 330.4
2000 Q1 4,298 0 0 0.0
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

6 on file

1998 · 2 incidents

July 31, 1998 WV · Coal FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
M & J Coal Company Inc · Accident type, without injuries

NO PEOPLE INVOLVED. NO ACCIDENTS OR INJURIES - ROOF FALL OCCURRED IN 4-WAY INTERSECTION - EXCESSIVE HUMIDITY IN MINES. 7'-8' HIGH, 12' X 20' LONG. CONSTRUCTED WOODEN CANOPY AND CRIBS TO SUP PORT AREA.

June 2, 1998 WV · Coal FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
M & J Coal Company Inc · Accident type, without injuries

ROOF FALL, NO PERSONS INVOLVED NO ACCIDENT OR INJURIES. OCCURRED IN 4-WAY INTERSECTION AT CLAY VEIN AREA. PREVIOUSLY POST AND CRIBS. 6-7' HIGH. 10' WIDE X 30' LONG. CONSTRUCTED WOOD CANOPY, CR IBS, BARS, POST TO SECURE AREA.

1997 · 1 incident

July 15, 1997 WV · Coal FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
M & J Coal Company Inc · Accident type, without injuries

INTERSECTION LOCATED AT #9 BLOCK ON TRACK HAULAGE. AREA HAD CLAY VEIN THRU HAG. 3'-4' THICK. HAD POST SET AND BOLTED WITH RESIN. "NO ONE INVOLVED OR INJURED"

1996 · 1 incident

December 3, 1996 WV · Coal FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
M & J Coal Company Inc · Accident type, without injuries

3-WAY INTERSECTION. CLAY VEING RUNNING THRU 1 CORNER. HAD CRIB CONSTRUCTED IN MIDDLE OF INTERSECTION ALOGN WITH SEVERAL POST AT VARIOUS PTS. LOCATION 1-BLK IN-BY OUTSIDE PORTAL. INTAKE ENTR Y #4 HDG.

1995 · 2 incidents

November 8, 1995 WV · Coal FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
M & J Coal Company Inc · Accident type, without injuries

3-WAY INTERSECTION - CLAY VEIN THRU CENTER. HAD 10 - 12 POST SET. BLOCK #59 RETURN HD - DID NOT AFFECT AIR FLOW OR CREATE ANY RESTRICTIONS.

October 11, 1995 WV · Coal FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
M & J Coal Company Inc · Accident type, without injuries

ROOF FALL INTERSECTION 6' RESIN BOLTS. BOLTS FULLY GROUTED SLIP IN COAL SEAM AND ROCK. COVER AREA. LESS THEN NORMAL CROSSING HOLLOW.

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The full compliance file on Williams Iii

A dated report covering the 26-year penalty trail, line-item violation pattern, contest and docket posture, rate-normalized peer benchmark, and full fatality history. Delivered as a PDF with the underlying data as CSV.