Mining Incidents

Zigmond Processing Coal

Yolyn, Logan County, WV  ·  Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 4609364

Zigmond Processing has $6K in proposed MSHA penalties and $0 outstanding across 1 contested dockets, plus health sampling and the full incident record.

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
6
Years on record
2010–2012
Latest incident
Jul 2012
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2010
12
citations
4
significant & substantial
$5,692
proposed penalties
$5,692
paid to date
100% of proposed penalties paid to date, a $0 gap.
Source: MSHA violations data, updated weekly.
Inspection activity
MSHA inspections since 2010
5
inspections on record
174
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: 174 inspection hours is too few for a stable rate. A minimum of 1,000 inspection hours is required.
Source: MSHA inspections data, updated weekly.

Zigmond Processing has $6K in proposed MSHA penalties and $0 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.
$6K
proposed penalties
$6K
current assessed
$6K
paid to date
$0
outstanding
12 assessments are final orders; 1 contested dockets.
As of the most recent assessment on 2012-03-05.
Source: MSHA assessed-violations and conference/litigation data, updated weekly.

MSHA sampling at Zigmond Processing shows respirable coal dust averaging 0.22 mg/m3 (100% compliant) across 15 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.
0.22
dust avg (mg/m3)
0.47
dust max (mg/m3)
100%
within 1.5 mg/m3
15
samples
Most recent sample: 2012-09-26.
Noise
0%
over PEL
8
samples
Most recent sample: 2012-03-26.
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
2012 Q3 27,166 0 0 0.0
2012 Q2 28,208 0 0 0.0
2012 Q1 30,558 2 0 65.4
2011 Q4 25,611 0 0 0.0
2011 Q3 25,521 0 0 0.0
2011 Q2 30,849 0 0 0.0
2011 Q1 22,745 0 0 0.0
2010 Q4 15,676 0 0 0.0
Show 3 earlier quarters
Quarter Hours worked Citations S&S Per 1M hrs
2010 Q3 6,300 10 4 1587.3
2010 Q2 8,625 0 0 0.0
2010 Q1 0 0 0
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

6 on file

2012 · 1 incident

July 17, 2012 WV · Coal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer DISORDERS (REPEATED TRAUMA)
Rum Creek Coal Sales Inc · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Employee has been diagnosed with Carpal tunnel disease. He had surgery on 7/17/12. We were notified on 8/23/12 by Worker's Compensation.

2011 · 3 incidents

November 21, 2011 WV · Coal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Rum Creek Coal Sales Inc · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Employee was stelling backward on platform that goes around the rock box. As he stepped over the toe plate between the rock box and toe board, he twisted his right knee.

February 16, 2011 WV · Coal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator POWERED HAULAGE
Rum Creek Coal Sales Inc · Struck against a moving object

Member had been in the process of applying gravel to the haul road, as he was back dragging the road, he got to close to the berm and went into the sump. Member continued to work until 2/21/11 when he went to the doctor and was taken off work until 3/1/11.

2010 · 2 incidents

November 5, 2010 WV · Coal miner, prospector, nec HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Rum Creek Coal Sales Inc · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

While tightening a bolt with two hand wrenches, he felt a sharp pain in his ribcage. Upon X-raying his chest, it was discovered that he had fractured a rib due to overexertion while attempting to tighten the bolts.

November 3, 2010 WV · Coal miner, prospector, nec HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Rum Creek Coal Sales Inc · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

Employee was handling a filter pot header pipe attempting to place the first bolt in the flange when the pipe slipped and caught one of his fingertips on his right hand against the filter pot. He was wearing leather work gloves.

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The full compliance file on Zigmond Processing

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