February 13, 2004
WV · Coal
CHANGING TAIL ROLLER SHAFT, DROPPED NEW SHAFT ON RIGHT LEG.
Wolfpen Mine: 185 MSHA citations Coal
Chad Coal Corporation
· Underground
Controlled by
James Taylor; Coy Taylor
Jolo,
Mcdowell County,
WV
·
Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 4608937
Wolfpen Mine has $23K 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
- 2
- Years on record
- 2004
- Latest incident
- Feb 2004
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2003
185
citations
71
significant & substantial
$23,330
proposed penalties
$23,330
paid to date
100% of proposed penalties paid to date, a $0 gap.
Source: MSHA violations data, updated weekly.
Inspection activity
MSHA inspections since 2003
43
inspections on record
2,147
inspection hours
8.6
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.185 citations across 2,147 inspection hours.
Source: MSHA inspections data, updated weekly.
Wolfpen Mine has $23K in proposed MSHA penalties and $0 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.$23K
proposed penalties
$23K
current assessed
$23K
paid to date
$0
outstanding
185 assessments are final orders; 0 contested dockets.
As of the most recent assessment on 2008-01-07.
Source: MSHA assessed-violations and conference/litigation data, updated weekly.
Violation severity profile
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Shares are computed over citations that carry the MSHA gravity and negligence coding; a small share of records are uncoded.38.4%
significant & substantial
0.0%
high negligence or reckless
38.4%
reasonably likely or greater
11.4%
permanently disabling or fatal if injury occurs
Negligence coding: 1.6% none, 30.8% low, 67.6% moderate, 0.0% high, 0.0% reckless.
Source: MSHA violations gravity and negligence coding, updated weekly.
MSHA sampling at Wolfpen Mine shows 93% of 446 respirable coal dust samples met the 1.5 mg/m3 standard.
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.
Last sampled: 2007-11-12, 18 years ago
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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.93%
within 1.5 mg/m3
446
samples
4.54
dust max (mg/m3)
181 samples taken by MSHA inspectors, 265 by the operator.
Most-sampled occupations
- CONTINUOUS MINER OPERATOR268
- SHUTTLE CAR OPERATOR (STANDARD SIDE)40
- SCOOP CAR OPERATOR26
Silica (quartz)
Last sampled: 2007-11-21, 18 years ago5.4
silica avg (%)
37
samples
16.3
silica max (%)
Most-sampled occupations
- CONTINUOUS MINER OPERATOR28
Noise
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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.
Last sampled: 2006-05-02, 20 years ago
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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.9%
over PEL
34
samples
Most-sampled occupations
- ROOF BOLTER (SINGLE HEAD)8
- SHUTTLE CAR OPERATOR (STANDARD SIDE)8
- CONTINUOUS MINER OPERATOR7
Source: MSHA respirable dust, quartz, and noise sampling records, updated weekly.
Health sampling trend
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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 by year
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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.| Year | within 1.5 mg/m3 | samples |
|---|---|---|
| 2007 | 98% | 47 |
| 2006 | 95% | 97 |
| 2005 | 94% | 119 |
| 2004 | 88% | 136 |
| 2003 | 96% | 47 |
Silica (quartz) by year
| Year | silica avg (%) | samples |
|---|---|---|
| 2007 | 2.8 | 2 |
| 2006 | 6.2 | 11 |
| 2005 | 5.1 | 9 |
| 2004 | 5.3 | 13 |
| 2003 | 5.0 | 2 |
Noise by year
| Year | over PEL | samples |
|---|---|---|
| 2006 | 0% | 10 |
| 2005 | 0% | 9 |
| 2004 | 0% | 10 |
| 2003 | 60% | 5 |
Source: MSHA respirable dust, quartz, and noise sampling records, updated weekly.
Wolfpen Mine recorded 0.00 reportable injury cases per 100 full-time workers in 2007.
Injury rate, 2007
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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 4.71 and the all-US-mining average was 3.77 cases per 100 workers.
In West Virginia, coal mining averaged 5.00 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2007 * | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.000 |
| 2006 * | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.000 |
| 2005 * | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.000 |
| 2004 * | 9.09 | 4.55 | 0.000 |
| 2003 * | 0.00 | 0.00 | 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.
Ownership history
- Vansant Coal Corporation 2001 to 2002
- Chad Coal Corporation 2002 to present
Source: MSHA controller and operator history, updated weekly.
Workforce and production
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Coal production is reported quarterly and lags the current period; the most recent quarters may be incomplete.| Year | Employees | Coal produced (tons) |
|---|---|---|
| 2008 | 8 | 1,445 |
| 2007 | 16 | 54,620 |
| 2006 | 23 | 94,871 |
| 2005 | 22 | 144,971 |
| 2004 | 19 | 153,430 |
| 2003 | 12 | 73,890 |
Source: MSHA quarterly employment and production, updated weekly.
Wolfpen Mine sits in McDowell County, West Virginia, where the Census mining category is 13.0% of county employment.
Local economic context
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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.McDowell County, West Virginia · Population 18,413
13.0%
Mining share of county employment
$29,980
Median household income
Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2023 5-year estimates.
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 Q2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2008 Q1 | 931 | 4 | 3 | 4296.5 |
| 2007 Q4 | 6,566 | 7 | 1 | 1066.1 |
| 2007 Q3 | 5,821 | 3 | 1 | 515.4 |
| 2007 Q2 | 6,550 | 9 | 1 | 1374.0 |
| 2007 Q1 | 8,139 | 18 | 6 | 2211.6 |
| 2006 Q4 | 7,468 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2006 Q3 | 10,972 | 12 | 5 | 1093.7 |
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| Quarter | Hours worked | Citations | S&S | Per 1M hrs |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006 Q2 | 16,986 | 18 | 12 | 1059.7 |
| 2006 Q1 | 13,981 | 21 | 14 | 1502.0 |
| 2005 Q4 | 13,902 | 9 | 0 | 647.4 |
| 2005 Q3 | 11,730 | 4 | 2 | 341.0 |
| 2005 Q2 | 12,983 | 16 | 0 | 1232.4 |
| 2005 Q1 | 9,355 | 10 | 4 | 1068.9 |
| 2004 Q4 | 11,797 | 15 | 6 | 1271.5 |
| 2004 Q3 | 10,862 | 9 | 4 | 828.6 |
| 2004 Q2 | 10,537 | 10 | 3 | 949.0 |
| 2004 Q1 | 10,796 | 10 | 4 | 926.3 |
| 2003 Q4 | 8,913 | 6 | 3 | 673.2 |
| 2003 Q3 | 6,298 | 4 | 2 | 635.1 |
| 2003 Q2 | 5,349 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2003 Q1 | 1,047 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
No fatalities recorded at this mine.
Reportable incidents
2 on file2004 · 2 incidents
January 28, 2004
WV · Coal
OFFSET IN RIGHT RIB BELT HEADING IN FACE. SCOOP OPERATOR WAS CLEANING HAULWAY WHEN SCOOP BUCKET CAUGHT OFFSET IN RIGHT RIB CAUSING OPERATOR TO HIT HIS HEAD AGAINST TOP OR RIB. CONDITIONS IN AR EA WERE 38" TO 40".