Winifrede 15 Mine
Coal
Wharton,
Boone County,
WV
·
Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 4608688
Winifrede 15 Mine has $837 in proposed MSHA penalties and $672 outstanding across 0 contested dockets, plus health sampling and the full incident record.
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- Fatalities
- 0
- Total incidents
- 11
- Years on record
- 1998–1999
- Latest incident
- Oct 1999
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2000
0
significant & substantial
20% of proposed penalties paid to date, a $672 gap.
Source: MSHA violations data, updated weekly.
Inspection activity
MSHA inspections since 2000
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: 43 inspection hours is too few for a stable rate. A minimum of 1,000 inspection hours is required.
Source: MSHA inspections data, updated weekly.
Winifrede 15 Mine has $837 in proposed MSHA penalties and $672 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.
6 assessments are final orders; 0 contested dockets.
As of the most recent assessment on 2000-01-24.
Source: MSHA assessed-violations and conference/litigation data, updated weekly.
MSHA sampling at Winifrede 15 Mine shows respirable coal dust averaging 0.66 mg/m3 (100% compliant) across 5 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: 2000-01-21.
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 |
| 2000 Q4 |
28,642 |
0 |
0 |
0.0 |
| 2000 Q3 |
26,280 |
0 |
0 |
0.0 |
| 2000 Q2 |
31,969 |
0 |
0 |
0.0 |
| 2000 Q1 |
24,501 |
6 |
0 |
244.9 |
No fatalities recorded at this mine.
Reportable incidents
11 on file
1999 · 7 incidents
October 19, 1999
WV · Coal
laborer, bull gang, faceman, parts runner, roustabout, roof trimmer/scaler
HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Mystic Energy Inc · Over-exertion in pulling or pushing objects
WHILE PULLING ROCK OFF THE MINER, EE FELT A PAIN IN HIS RIGHT SHOULDER.
September 24, 1999
WV · Coal
laborer, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, roof trimmer/scaler
HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Mystic Energy Inc · Over-exertion in lifting objects
EMPLOYEE WAS PUTTING UP STRUCTURE ON BELT MOVE, EMPLOYEE FELT PAIN IN GROIN ON LEFT SIDE. EMPLOYEE FIRST MISSED WORK ON 3-3-2000.
August 13, 1999
WV · Coal
roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs)
HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Mystic Energy Inc · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)
EE WAS HANGING A SMALL CABLE APPROX 3/4" DIAMETER ABOUT 30 MIN LATER, HE STARTED HE FELT A PAIN IN HIS BACK EE DOES NOT THINK THAT HANGING THE CABLE CAUSED INJURY, BUT CAUSE IS UNKNOWN.
August 7, 1999
WV · Coal
laborer, bull gang, faceman, parts runner, roustabout, roof trimmer/scaler
MACHINERY
Mystic Energy Inc · Struck against a moving object
EMPLOYEE WAS PUSHING A MRS OFF THE GOB WITH ANOTHER MRS. WHILE WALKING ALONG THE SIDE OF THE MRSEMPLOYEE HIT HIS HEAD ON CANOPY CAUSING A CUT AND CONTUSION.
July 15, 1999
WV · Coal
continuous miner operator, coal mole operator
MACHINERY
Mystic Energy Inc · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)
RIPPER HEAD CAME INTO CONTACT WITH M.R.S. CABLE AND PULLED IT DOWN AND STRUCK EMPLOYEE IN THE BACK OF THE NECK. MINE MANAGEMENT WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THIS ACCIDENT AS BEING LOST TIME UNTIL 07/ 26/99.
Mystic Energy Inc · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)
INJURED WAS HELPING PUT BROKEN BELT TOGETHER WHEN CHAIN BROKE AND BAR STRUCK EE ON THE RIGHT SIDE OF THE HEAD.
April 5, 1999
WV · Coal
roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs)
MACHINERY
Mystic Energy Inc · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)
EMPLOYEE CLAIMS TO HAVE INJURED HIMSELF WHILE OPERATING A ROOF BOLTING MACHINE. HE CAME BACK TO WORK AFTER GOING TO THE DOCTOR THE NEXT DAY. HE WORKED 7 DAYS, THEN WAS INVOLVED IN A LAY OFF. M INE MANAGEMENT WAS NOT AWARE OF ACCIDENT.
1998 · 4 incidents
November 16, 1998
WV · Coal
bull gang foreman, labor foreman, leadman, section foreman, shift boss
HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Mystic Energy Inc · Over-exertion in wielding or throwing objects
THE EE STATED THAT HE PCKED UP A 60 LB. TRACK RAIL FROM COAL RIB AND THREW IT OUT INTO MINE ENTRY WHEN HE FELT PAIN IN GROIN AREA. NOTE: EE DID NOT REPORT UNTIL 12-1-98 TO MANAGEMENT.
November 3, 1998
WV · Coal
bull gang foreman, labor foreman, leadman, section foreman, shift boss
POWERED HAULAGE
Mystic Energy Inc · Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)
BELT HAD RAN OUT OF STRUCTURE & THEY WER GOOSING THE BELT TRYING TO FEED IT BACK ONTO STRUCTURE. EE WAS STANDING BY THE BELT & WAS CAUGHT BY THE BELT.
Mystic Energy Inc · Struck by rolling or sliding object
EE WAS BOLTING TOP IN THE FACE WHEN A RIB ROLL OCCURRED STRIKING EE IN HIS RIGHT ANKLE. MATERIAL THAT STRUCK HIS ANKLE MEASURED 6"X6"X6"
August 20, 1998
WV · Coal
bull gang foreman, labor foreman, leadman, section foreman, shift boss
ELECTRICAL
Mystic Energy Inc · Flash burns (electric)
HE BURNED HIS HAND WHILE PUSHING A CAT HEAD AT THE SECTION POWER CENTER.
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