MSHA DATABASEMSHA records · 17 contributing sources · snapshot Oct 13, 2026

MINE DETAILS

AFFINITY MINE

ActiveUndergroundCoal (Bituminous)
MSHA MINE ID4608878
LOCATIONRaleigh, WV
PUBLIC RECORD43,550 linked rows

LOCATION

Mine location

1 of 1 mine with usable MSHA coordinates. Select a marker to open a mine.

Mine coordinates

2025-01-01 – 2026-10-13Applies to production, safety and portfolio metrics. Silica samples have separate filters.

Violations

460

57 significant & substantial (S&S)

  1. 2025 Q148
  2. 2025 Q270
  3. 2025 Q337
  4. 2025 Q472
  5. 2026 Q185
  6. 2026 Q279
  7. 2026 Q368
  8. 2026 Q4 *1

Accident records

32

0 records classified as fatality

  1. 2025 Q13
  2. 2025 Q26
  3. 2025 Q38
  4. 2025 Q42
  5. 2026 Q17
  6. 2026 Q22
  7. 2026 Q34
  8. 2026 Q4 *0

Proposed penalties · USD

189,329.00

430 of 460 violations with amounts

  1. 2025 Q111,993
  2. 2025 Q220,197
  3. 2025 Q37,373
  4. 2025 Q427,176
  5. 2026 Q189,493
  6. 2026 Q223,728
  7. 2026 Q39,369
  8. 2026 Q4 *—

On-site inspection hours

4,742.25

121 inspections · 121 with hours

  1. 2025 Q1595.25
  2. 2025 Q2742.25
  3. 2025 Q3699.50
  4. 2025 Q4597.25
  5. 2026 Q1738.75
  6. 2026 Q2698.00
  7. 2026 Q3620.50
  8. 2026 Q4 *50.75
Quarterly safety data
QuarterViolationsS&SProposed USDAccident recordsFatality recordsInspectionsOn-site hours
2025-Q148111,993.003011595.3
2025-Q270220,197.006024742.3
2025-Q33737,373.008017699.5
2025-Q4721027,176.002012597.3
2026-Q1852489,493.007020738.8
2026-Q2791223,728.002022698.0
2026-Q36849,369.004012620.5
2026-Q4 *11—00350.8

Most cited CFR sections

All violations issued in the selected period. Counts combine subsections.

Safety activity

  1. inspectionF03FD97

    103(i) Spot Inspections · 0.0 on-site hours

  2. violation5027040

    75.370(a)(1) · S&S

  3. inspectionF034305

    Verbal Hazard Complaint Inspections · 6.0 on-site hours

  4. inspectionF011303

    Regular Safety and Health Inspection · 44.8 on-site hours

  5. inspection6322042

    103(i) Spot Inspections · 8.5 on-site hours

  6. violation5029467

    75.360(g)

  7. inspectionF020DCA

    Spot Inspection · 6.0 on-site hours

  8. violation5029466

    75.400

  9. violation5029465

    75.220(a)(1)

  10. violation5029464

    75.370(a)(1)

  11. violation5029463

    75.1403 · S&S

  12. inspection6322041

    103(i) Spot Inspections · 6.0 on-site hours

  13. violation5029462

    75.503

  14. violation5029461

    75.400

  15. violation5029460

    75.523-3(b)(5)

  16. violation5029459

    75.220(a)(1)

  17. accident220262570009

    MACHINERY · NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT

    Accident narrative

    Employee was bolting in the #7 entry on the #3 section when a rock 4"X4"X1.5" fell off the strap hitting the drill pot and then striking EE on the right cheek. the area was approx. 19' W and 8' H The employee received 3 sutures due to a small laceration on EE's right cheek.

  18. violation5029458

    75.220(a)(1)

  19. violation5029457

    75.202(a) · S&S

  20. inspectionF03FD92

    103(i) Spot Inspections · 4.8 on-site hours

  21. violation5183644

    75.370(a)(1)

  22. violation5029456

    75.1722(a) · S&S

  23. violation5029455

    75.370(a)(1)

  24. violation5029454

    75.351(k)

  25. violation5029453

    75.1731(b)

Safety sources and definitions

MSHA Violations (issue date), Accidents (accident date), and Inspections (begin date). Snapshot 2026-10-13.

Counts describe published rows, including contractor records; accident records are not distinct incidents or numbers of people injured.

Zero means no matching records in the imported sources, not proof of no events. Historical coverage differs by source; absence before a source begins reporting is not a zero incident rate. Invalid or absent dates and records after the snapshot are excluded.

S&S means SIG_SUB=Y. Fatality records use DEGREE_INJURY_CD=01. Proposed penalties are not final assessed or paid amounts; missing dollar values are omitted.

Inspection hours are SUM_TOTAL_ON_SITE_HOURS attributed to the inspection start date, without supervisor/trainee hours. Missing hours are omitted; a started inspection may still be open.

Portfolio totals use current mine membership, including events before the current owner or operator's tenure.

CFR headings link to the current Title 30 index; they are not historical legal determinations.

Latest EIA month: 2026-07Source checked 2026-10-13 · publication lag differs from MSHA.

REPORTED RECEIPTS · SHORT TONS—0 rows · 0 receiving plants
HEAT CONTENT · BTU/LB—Weighted by reported tons
SULFUR / ASH · % BY WEIGHT— / —Separate averages over measured receipts
DELIVERED COST · USD/TON—No price coverage

No receipts matched this mine in the selected period. EIA-923 does not cover all mine sales, exports or metallurgical coal shipments.

Coverage, sources and calculations
  • Reported coal receipts at EIA-923 power plants/terminals; this is not a census of mine shipments, exports or metallurgical sales.
  • Matches use only the published MSHA ID, normalized to seven digits. Unidentified mine origins remain in the source table but are not assigned to a mine.
  • Portfolio attribution uses current MSHA ownership, not ownership at the shipment date. Receipts and production can differ because of timing, stocks and coverage.
  • Quality means are weighted by positive reported tons with that measurement. Delivered cost uses only rows with published cost, positive heat and positive tons; missing/withheld costs are never zero-filled.
  • USD/ton = (cents/MMBtu ÷ 100) × MMBtu/ton. This is plant delivered cost, not mine sales price or revenue.
  • Receipt month is as published, including records supplied by annual respondents. Recent months are preliminary and subject to revision. Missing rows do not prove zero shipments.

Imported releases start 2008-01. This window includes 12 published months. EIA releases · Survey instructions

  • 2026 · preliminary · EIA923_Schedules_2_3_4_5_M_07_2026_21SEP2026.xlsx · Page 5 Fuel Receipts and Costs
  • 2025 · final · EIA923_Schedules_2_3_4_5_M_12_2025_Final.xlsx · Page 5 Fuel Receipts and Costs

Latest priced year: 2024Source checked 2026-10-13. Prices apply only to their calendar year.

FOB PRICE BENCHMARK · USD/TON145.53Published county average
ESTIMATED SALES · SHORT TONS715,754Allocated from published county sales
ESTIMATED COAL REVENUE · USD104,163,696Covered mines only · not reported revenue
ANNUAL PRODUCTION COVERED100.0%1 of 1 producing annual mine records
Mine / countyAnnual production · tonsCounty FOB · USD/tonEst. sales · tonsEst. coal revenue · USDBasis / availability
Affinity Mine4608878 · Raleigh, West Virginia699,401145.53715,754104,163,696County allocation estimate9.89% of eligible county production12 eligible mines / 12 sales respondents
Method, assumptions and source records
  1. This is an annual county-sales allocation, not reported mine or company revenue. Currency is nominal USD in the source year; quantities are short tons.
  2. Mine share = same-year annual mine production / eligible same-county production. Estimated sales = published county sales × share. Estimated coal revenue = estimated sales × published county average FOB price.
  3. The model assumes eligible mines share county sales in proportion to production and receive the county-average price. Matching mine counts is a check, not proof of identical respondents. Mine quality, contracts and sales timing can differ substantially. No statistical confidence interval is implied.
  4. FOB excludes transport and insurance. EIA-923 delivered costs do not enter this model. No grade premium, state/national fallback, quarterly apportionment or carry-forward to a later year is applied.
  5. Eligibility follows the source's production threshold and excludes preparation-only and refuse operations. Withheld values, inconsistent county counts and missing/ambiguous locations produce no estimate.
  6. County sales are published in thousands of tons and prices to cents. Calculations retain precision, but the inputs are rounded and the allocation is approximate.
  7. Portfolio attribution uses current MSHA ownership, not ownership during the sales year. Covered-mine sums exclude unavailable estimates and must not be read as whole-company revenue. Coverage denominators use the annual EIA mine-production release.

Sales-reporting threshold: 50,000 short tons per mine in 2024. Withheld sales or prices stay unavailable.

EIA Table 30 · county sales and FOB prices · EIA annual mine production · Release index

Annual report released November 19, 2025. Method: county-sales-allocation-v1. JSON and CSV preserve source row numbers and file checksums.

OWNERSHIP

Operator and controller history

Current ownership comes from MSHA Mines. Historical start and end dates come from MSHA Controller and Operator History.

CURRENT HIERARCHYMetinvest B V → Pocahontas Coal Company LLC → AFFINITY MINE
HISTORY RECORDS411 relationships
INTERVAL CHECKPASScontroller/operator overlap
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Metinvest B VcontrolsPocahontas Coal Company LLCoperatesAFFINITY MINE

msha-controller-operator-history · controller/operator co-tenure derived on mine 4608878
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Metinvest B VcontrolsPocahontas Coal Company LLCoperatesAFFINITY MINE

msha-controller-operator-history · controller/operator co-tenure derived on mine 4608878
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United CompanycontrolsPocahontas Coal Company LLCoperatesAFFINITY MINE

msha-controller-operator-history · controller/operator co-tenure derived on mine 4608878
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White Mountain Mining Co., LLCcontrolsWhite Mountain Mining Company LlcoperatesAFFINITY MINE

msha-controller-operator-history · controller/operator co-tenure derived on mine 4608878
Other historical summaries · source-specific periods

RECORD SUMMARY

Production, safety and enforcement

These summaries use the periods stated on each card, independently of the reporting period above.

01 / SAFETYwatch

Accidents and injuries

348 historical accident/injury rows; 2 coded fatalities and 5,904 lost days across the published record.

ACCIDENT + INJURY RECORD102 since 2021
accidentsmine-production-quarterly
02 / COMPLIANCEwatch

Violations and penalties

4,652 violation rows across the full record; 617 carry an S&S flag and $4,487,676 appears in current assessed amounts.

ENFORCEMENT ACTIVITY1,060 since 2021
inspectionsviolationsassessed-violationsorders-107a
03 / HEALTHwatch

Occupational health samples

23,142 coal dust; 995 coal quartz; 511 noise. 0 personal-sample rows have a published C/E ratio above 1; 156 noise rows have an action-level or PEL dose above 100%. These are separate measures, not a silica exceedance count. Silica results and sample status are shown separately.

OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE25K samples
coal-dust-samplesquartz-samplesnoise-samples
04 / PRODUCTIONcontext

Quarterly production and employment

158K employee hours and 248 summed average employees across reported subunits in the latest published quarter.

2026-Q2200K tons
mine-production-quarterlymine-production-yearly
05 / LEGALwatch

Contests, conferences and decisions

1,474 contested-violation rows, 1,474 civil-penalty docket/decision rows, and 236 conference records linked by issuance number.

POST-ISSUANCE LIFECYCLE3,184 linked rows
conferencescontested-violationscivil-penalty-dockets-decisions
06 / CONTRACTORScontext

Contractors

Contractors are linked through this mine’s violation or accident records. Their production and hours cover all their operations, so they are not included in this mine’s totals.

ENTITY-LEVEL CONTEXT22 linked entities
contractor-production-quarterlycontractor-production-yearlyaccidentsviolations
07 / INSPECTIONScontext

Inspections

1,046 inspection events and 55K published inspection hours across the historical record.

OVERSIGHT COVERAGE340 since 2021
inspectionsviolations

HEALTH SAMPLING

Silica and quartz

Matching records6565 coal · 0 personal · 0 area
Sample status64 not voided1 voided · 0 status not reported
Mean coal quartz concentration15.28 µg/m³64 eligible measurements · 0 missing concentration
2026 · Jan 30, 2026–Jul 28, 2026
Date / sampleDataset / analyteOccupation / areaMeasurementSample statusPublished action
58575392 / lab 2026030977Coal quartzQuartzCONTINUOUS MINER OPERATORDESIGNATED OCCUPATION6 µg/m³4.5% quartzNot voidedNot reported
58575417 / lab 2026030971Coal quartzQuartzSHUTTLE CAR OPERATOR (STANDARD SIDE)NON DESIGNATED OCCUPATION6 µg/m³3.2% quartzNot voidedNot reported
58573634 / lab 2026028126Coal quartzQuartzCONTINUOUS MINER OPERATORDESIGNATED OCCUPATION9 µg/m³3.8% quartzNot voidedNot reported
58573611 / lab 2026028109Coal quartzQuartzSHUTTLE CAR OPERATOR (STANDARD SIDE)NON DESIGNATED OCCUPATION11 µg/m³2.4% quartzNot voidedNot reported
58573666 / lab 2026028135Coal quartzQuartzROOF BOLTER (TWIN HEAD) (RETURN SIDE)NON DESIGNATED OCCUPATION25 µg/m³11.7% quartzNot voidedNot reported
58573551 / lab 2026028121Coal quartzQuartzROOF BOLTER (TWIN HEAD) (RETURN SIDE)NON DESIGNATED OCCUPATION51 µg/m³13.7% quartzNot voidedNot reported
58573969 / lab 2026028104Coal quartzQuartzROOF BOLTER (TWIN HEAD) (RETURN SIDE)NON DESIGNATED OCCUPATION32 µg/m³6.8% quartzNot voidedNot reported
58573932 / lab 2026028136Coal quartzQuartzCONTINUOUS MINER OPERATORDESIGNATED OCCUPATION32 µg/m³9.6% quartzNot voidedNot reported
58573559 / lab 2026028134Coal quartzQuartzSHUTTLE CAR OPERATOR (OFF STANDARD)NON DESIGNATED OCCUPATION25 µg/m³6.5% quartzNot voidedNot reported
58573752 / lab 2026028110Coal quartzQuartzROOF BOLTER (TWIN HEAD) (RETURN SIDE)NON DESIGNATED OCCUPATION11 µg/m³8% quartzNot voidedNot reported
58573963 / lab 2026028111Coal quartzQuartzCONTINUOUS MINER OPERATORDESIGNATED OCCUPATION5 µg/m³3.6% quartzNot voidedNot reported
58573580 / lab 2026028107Coal quartzQuartzCONTINUOUS MINER OPERATORDESIGNATED OCCUPATION10 µg/m³4.7% quartzNot voidedNot reported
58573633 / lab 2026028130Coal quartzQuartzSHUTTLE CAR OPERATOR (OFF STANDARD)NON DESIGNATED OCCUPATION12 µg/m³4.2% quartzNot voidedNot reported
58573681 / lab 2026028119Coal quartzQuartzCONTINUOUS MINER OPERATORDESIGNATED OCCUPATION40 µg/m³10.1% quartzNot voidedNot reported
58573579 / lab 2026028113Coal quartzQuartzROOF BOLTER (TWIN HEAD) (RETURN SIDE)NON DESIGNATED OCCUPATION9 µg/m³6.2% quartzNot voidedNot reported
58573920 / lab 2026028120Coal quartzQuartzSHUTTLE CAR OPERATOR (STANDARD SIDE)NON DESIGNATED OCCUPATION32 µg/m³6.9% quartzNot voidedNot reported
58573602 / lab 2026028117Coal quartzQuartzSHUTTLE CAR OPERATOR (OFF STANDARD)NON DESIGNATED OCCUPATION8 µg/m³2.9% quartzNot voidedNot reported
58573488 / lab 2026028123Coal quartzQuartzROOF BOLTER (TWIN HEAD) (RETURN SIDE)NON DESIGNATED OCCUPATION25 µg/m³8.6% quartzNot voidedNot reported
58573878 / lab 2026024594Coal quartzQuartzSHUTTLE CAR OPERATOR (OFF STANDARD)NON DESIGNATED OCCUPATION9 µg/m³2.4% quartzNot voidedNot reported
58573705 / lab 2026024596Coal quartzQuartzCONTINUOUS MINER OPERATORDESIGNATED OCCUPATION10 µg/m³3.6% quartzNot voidedNot reported
Sources and interpretation
  • Coal means use numeric concentrations from samples marked not voided, excluding control/invalid sample types and dates after the snapshot. Missing values remain null; reported zeroes remain zero.
  • Quarterly means describe available samples, not mine-wide or worker-average exposure. Quarters with no eligible measurements remain empty; the current quarter is partial.
  • Personal C/E is MSHA's published concentration-to-limit ratio. A value above 1 is not by itself a citation or a determination under the 2024 silica rule. Personal and area files do not publish a void-status field.
  • Area records include bulk-dust analyses and are kept separate from personal exposure results. Their concentration units are not specified in the source dictionary.
  • Missing samples do not establish safe conditions. Coal quartz percentage and concentration are separate measures. No compliance threshold is inferred for coal samples.

Coal quartz field definitions ↗Metal/nonmetal personal field definitions ↗Metal/nonmetal area field definitions ↗

EIA + TITLE 30

EIA production and cited regulations

EIA annual figures are reported separately from MSHA. Regulation links use the current eCFR snapshot.

RECENT PUBLIC RECORDS

Recent violations and samples

Latest records retained for inspection; aggregates above use the full source history.

VIOLATIONS12 latest shown
502704075.370(a)(1)S&S
502946775.360(g)Citation
502946675.400Citation
502946575.220(a)(1)Citation
502946475.370(a)(1)Citation
502946375.1403S&S
502946275.503Citation
502946175.400Citation
OTHER HEALTH SAMPLES8 latest shown

Coal dust, noise and other contaminants. Silica records above ↑

Coal dustOCCUPATION CODE NOT FOUND
1.167 mg/m³Not voided
Coal dustWATCHMAN
0 mg/m³Not voided
Coal dustCLERK/TIMEKEEPER
.105 mg/m³Not voided
Coal dustOCCUPATION CODE NOT FOUND
.378 mg/m³Voided
Coal dustOCCUPATION CODE NOT FOUND
.169 mg/m³Voided
Coal dustWATCHMAN
.014 mg/m³Not voided
Coal dustOCCUPATION CODE NOT FOUND
.321 mg/m³Not voided
Coal dustOCCUPATION CODE NOT FOUND
.86 mg/m³Voided

SOURCE COVERAGE

Reporting dates and coverage

17 datasets contain linked records. Missing datasets are listed below.

DATASETROWSWINDOWSTATUS
Accident, Injuries, and Illnessessafety · contractors348Sep 11, 2004—Sep 10, 2026mine-keyed
Addresses of Recordidentity · logistics1Feb 1, 2016—Feb 1, 2016mine-keyed
Assessed Violationscompliance · legal4,498Jul 18, 2002—Aug 30, 2026mine-keyed
Civil Penalty Dockets and Decisionscompliance · legal1,474Feb 17, 2012—Aug 21, 2026mine-keyed
Coal Dust Sampleshealth · safety23,142Feb 20, 2012—Oct 8, 2026mine-keyed
Conferencescompliance · legal236Jan 25, 2012—Aug 12, 2026mine-keyed
Contested Violationscompliance · legal1,474Sep 21, 2010—Jun 10, 2026mine-keyed
Contractor Employment and Production — Quarterlycontractors · production · safety3,960Not published—Not publishedentity-linked
Contractor Employment and Production — Yearlycontractors · production · safety910Not published—Not publishedentity-linked
Controller and Operator Historyidentity · compliance4Feb 1, 2001—Jun 10, 2011mine-keyed
Mine Employment and Production — Quarterlyproduction · safety · compliance244Not published—Not publishedmine-keyed
Mine Employment and Production — Yearlyproduction · safety · compliance54Not published—Not publishedmine-keyed
Inspectionssafety · compliance1,046Jun 25, 2001—Oct 6, 2026mine-keyed
Minesidentity · production · logistics1Not published—Not publishedmine-keyed
Metal and Nonmetal Area Sampleshealth · safety—No published rowsabsent / not applicable
Metal and Nonmetal Personal Health Sampleshealth · safety—No published rowsabsent / not applicable
Noise Sampleshealth · safety · equipment511Sep 10, 2012—Oct 2, 2026mine-keyed
Quartz Samples — Coalhealth · safety995Jun 14, 2012—Jul 28, 2026mine-keyed
Violationscompliance · safety · legal4,652Jul 18, 2002—Oct 6, 2026mine-keyed
107(a) Orders Issuedsafety · compliance—No published rowsabsent / not applicable

NOTES

Limitations

  • Contractor production is entity-level and is never represented as mine-attributable.
  • Missing rows can mean no event, publication delay, identity mismatch, or inapplicability.