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

MINE DETAILS

MINE NO. 32

ActiveUndergroundCoal (Bituminous)
MSHA MINE ID4608659
LOCATIONMcdowell, WV
PUBLIC RECORD5,043 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

166

20 significant & substantial (S&S)

  1. 2025 Q116
  2. 2025 Q215
  3. 2025 Q334
  4. 2025 Q416
  5. 2026 Q126
  6. 2026 Q227
  7. 2026 Q332
  8. 2026 Q4 *0

Accident records

2

0 records classified as fatality

  1. 2025 Q10
  2. 2025 Q20
  3. 2025 Q31
  4. 2025 Q40
  5. 2026 Q10
  6. 2026 Q21
  7. 2026 Q30
  8. 2026 Q4 *0

Proposed penalties · USD

45,290.00

162 of 166 violations with amounts

  1. 2025 Q12,265
  2. 2025 Q22,546
  3. 2025 Q313,019
  4. 2025 Q43,305
  5. 2026 Q17,189
  6. 2026 Q25,103
  7. 2026 Q311,863
  8. 2026 Q4 *—

On-site inspection hours

801.25

19 inspections · 19 with hours

  1. 2025 Q194.00
  2. 2025 Q280.50
  3. 2025 Q3123.50
  4. 2025 Q478.50
  5. 2026 Q1128.50
  6. 2026 Q2109.00
  7. 2026 Q3187.25
  8. 2026 Q4 *—
Quarterly safety data
QuarterViolationsS&SProposed USDAccident recordsFatality recordsInspectionsOn-site hours
2025-Q11602,265.0000294.0
2025-Q21502,546.0000380.5
2025-Q334413,019.00103123.5
2025-Q41623,305.0000378.5
2026-Q12677,189.00002128.5
2026-Q22745,103.00101109.0
2026-Q332311,863.00005187.3
2026-Q4 *00—000—

Most cited CFR sections

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

Safety activity

  1. inspectionF02EBA2

    Verbal Hazard Complaint Inspections · 5.8 on-site hours

  2. inspectionF00CDE0

    Non-Injury Accident Investigation · 20.5 on-site hours

  3. violation5092569

    75.202(a) · S&S · $3,736.00 proposed

  4. violation5092568

    Description not reported

  5. violation5131830

    77.1109(a) · $151.00 proposed

  6. violation5131829

    75.1722(a) · S&S · $883.00 proposed

  7. violation5131828

    75.1100-3 · $151.00 proposed

  8. violation5131827

    75.350(a)(2) · $151.00 proposed

  9. violation5131826

    75.400 · $151.00 proposed

  10. violation5131823

    75.1714-6 · $151.00 proposed

  11. violation5131822

    75.220(a)(1) · $151.00 proposed

  12. violation5131819

    75.1714-7(c) · $336.00 proposed

  13. violation5131818

    75.1600-2(e) · $151.00 proposed

  14. violation5131817

    75.220(a)(1) · $151.00 proposed

  15. violation5131816

    75.211(d) · $151.00 proposed

  16. violation5131815

    75.807 · $336.00 proposed

  17. violation5131814

    75.400 · $151.00 proposed

  18. violation5131813

    75.1714-7(c) · $697.00 proposed

  19. violation5131812

    75.1725(a) · S&S · $1,679.00 proposed

  20. violation5131811

    75.400 · $151.00 proposed

  21. inspectionF015187

    Verbal Hazard Complaint Inspections · 10.5 on-site hours

  22. violation5096663

    75.503 · $151.00 proposed

  23. violation5096662

    75.503 · $151.00 proposed

  24. violation5096661

    75.503 · $151.00 proposed

  25. violation5096660

    75.503 · $151.00 proposed

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/TON—Published county average
ESTIMATED SALES · SHORT TONS—Allocated from published county sales
ESTIMATED COAL REVENUE · USD—Covered mines only · not reported revenue
ANNUAL PRODUCTION COVERED0.0%0 of 1 producing annual mine records
Mine / countyAnnual production · tonsCounty FOB · USD/tonEst. sales · tonsEst. coal revenue · USDBasis / availability
Mine No. 324608659 · Mcdowell, West Virginia45,769150.07——Below EIA sales-reporting threshold10 eligible mines / 10 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 HIERARCHYPhilip T Lambert → LO DOWN ENERGY, INC. → MINE NO. 32
HISTORY RECORDS1432 relationships
INTERVAL CHECK6 REVIEWcontroller/operator overlap
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Cleveland-Cliffs InccontrolsXMV, Inc.operatesMINE NO. 32

msha-controller-operator-history · controller/operator co-tenure derived on mine 4608659
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Cleveland-Cliffs InccontrolsXMV, Inc.operatesMINE NO. 32

msha-controller-operator-history · controller/operator co-tenure derived on mine 4608659
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Jerry StacycontrolsLo Down Energy, Inc.operatesMINE NO. 32

msha-controller-operator-history · controller/operator co-tenure derived on mine 4608659
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Philip T LambertcontrolsLo Down Energy, Inc.operatesMINE NO. 32

msha-controller-operator-history · controller/operator co-tenure derived on mine 4608659
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JSW Steel LtdcontrolsCaretta Minerals, LLCoperatesMINE NO. 32

msha-controller-operator-history · controller/operator co-tenure derived on mine 4608659
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Sandeep AgarwalcontrolsCaretta Minerals, LLCoperatesMINE NO. 32

msha-controller-operator-history · controller/operator co-tenure derived on mine 4608659
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ArcelorMittalcontrolsXMV, Inc.operatesMINE NO. 32

msha-controller-operator-history · controller/operator co-tenure derived on mine 4608659
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William G SkewescontrolsXMV, Inc.operatesMINE NO. 32

msha-controller-operator-history · controller/operator co-tenure derived on mine 4608659
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MELISSA CLINEcontrolsGlow Worm Coal CompanyoperatesMINE NO. 32

msha-controller-operator-history · controller/operator co-tenure derived on mine 4608659
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Thomas W LuskcontrolsGlow Worm Coal CompanyoperatesMINE NO. 32

msha-controller-operator-history · controller/operator co-tenure derived on mine 4608659
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ArcelorMittalcontrolsXMV, Inc.operatesMINE NO. 32

msha-controller-operator-history · controller/operator co-tenure derived on mine 4608659
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William G SkewescontrolsXMV, Inc.operatesMINE NO. 32

msha-controller-operator-history · controller/operator co-tenure derived on mine 4608659
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Amon L MahoncontrolsIsland Fork Construction LtdoperatesMINE NO. 32

msha-controller-operator-history · controller/operator co-tenure derived on mine 4608659
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Charles H PowellcontrolsRed Hawk Mining IncoperatesMINE NO. 32

msha-controller-operator-history · controller/operator co-tenure derived on mine 4608659
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

16 historical accident/injury rows; 0 coded fatalities and 260 lost days across the published record.

ACCIDENT + INJURY RECORD4 since 2021
accidentsmine-production-quarterly
02 / COMPLIANCEwatch

Violations and penalties

1,108 violation rows across the full record; 204 carry an S&S flag and $411,805 appears in current assessed amounts.

ENFORCEMENT ACTIVITY380 since 2021
inspectionsviolationsassessed-violationsorders-107a
03 / HEALTHwatch

Occupational health samples

1,579 coal dust; 120 coal quartz; 104 noise. 0 personal-sample rows have a published C/E ratio above 1; 10 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 EXPOSURE2K samples
coal-dust-samplesquartz-samplesnoise-samples
04 / PRODUCTIONcontext

Quarterly production and employment

13K employee hours and 35 summed average employees across reported subunits in the latest published quarter.

2026-Q113K tons
mine-production-quarterlymine-production-yearly
05 / LEGALwatch

Contests, conferences and decisions

115 contested-violation rows, 115 civil-penalty docket/decision rows, and 6 conference records linked by issuance number.

POST-ISSUANCE LIFECYCLE236 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 CONTEXT3 linked entities
contractor-production-quarterlycontractor-production-yearlyaccidentsviolations
07 / INSPECTIONScontext

Inspections

223 inspection events and 10K published inspection hours across the historical record.

OVERSIGHT COVERAGE44 since 2021
inspectionsviolations

HEALTH SAMPLING

Silica and quartz

Matching records1010 coal · 0 personal · 0 area
Sample status10 not voided0 voided · 0 status not reported
Mean coal quartz concentration15.4 µg/m³10 eligible measurements · 0 missing concentration
2026 · Feb 10, 2026–Jul 15, 2026
Date / sampleDataset / analyteOccupation / areaMeasurementSample statusPublished action
58593525 / lab 2026029441Coal quartzQuartzSHUTTLE CAR OPERATOR (STANDARD SIDE)NON DESIGNATED OCCUPATION7 µg/m³5.2% quartzNot voidedNot reported
58594932 / lab 2026019324Coal quartzQuartzSHUTTLE CAR OPERATOR (STANDARD SIDE)NON DESIGNATED OCCUPATION34 µg/m³4.8% quartzNot voidedNot reported
58594950 / lab 2026019322Coal quartzQuartzROOF BOLTER (TWIN HEAD) (RETURN SIDE)NON DESIGNATED OCCUPATION21 µg/m³7.7% quartzNot voidedNot reported
58594928 / lab 2026019321Coal quartzQuartzCONTINUOUS MINER OPERATORDESIGNATED OCCUPATION17 µg/m³5.2% quartzNot voidedNot reported
58594415 / lab 2026011966Coal quartzQuartzCONTINUOUS MINER OPERATORDESIGNATED OCCUPATION27 µg/m³5.5% quartzNot voidedNot reported
58594734 / lab 2026007509Coal quartzQuartzOCCUPATION CODE NOT FOUNDDESIGNATED AREA5 µg/m³2.7% quartzNot voidedNot reported
58569267 / lab 2026007344Coal quartzQuartzCONTINUOUS MINER OPERATORDESIGNATED OCCUPATION13 µg/m³4.8% quartzNot voidedNot reported
58569473 / lab 2026005167Coal quartzQuartzSHUTTLE CAR OPERATOR (STANDARD SIDE)NON DESIGNATED OCCUPATION7 µg/m³3.1% quartzNot voidedNot reported
58569693 / lab 2026005165Coal quartzQuartzROOF BOLTER (TWIN HEAD) (RETURN SIDE)NON DESIGNATED OCCUPATION17 µg/m³4.9% quartzNot voidedNot reported
58569487 / lab 2026005170Coal quartzQuartzSHUTTLE CAR OPERATOR (STANDARD SIDE)NON DESIGNATED OCCUPATION6 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.

EIA MINE CONTEXT2024 record
ANNUAL COAL PRODUCTION45,769short tons
LABOR HOURS
43,955
AVG EMPLOYEES
30
SUPPLY REGION
Appalachia Central
UNION
No union code published
OPERATION
Mine only
COMPANY TYPE
Independent Producer Operator

1 published EIA row aggregated under this MSHA ID. Components remain available in JSON.

TITLE 30 CROSSWALKCurrent through 2026-08-19

RECENT PUBLIC RECORDS

Recent violations and samples

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

VIOLATIONS12 latest shown
509256975.202(a)S&S
5092568—Order
513183077.1109(a)Citation
513182975.1722(a)S&S
513182875.1100-3Citation
513182775.350(a)(2)Citation
513182675.400Citation
513182375.1714-6Citation
OTHER HEALTH SAMPLES8 latest shown

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

Coal dustCONTINUOUS MINER OPERATOR
.161 mg/m³Not voided
Coal dustOCCUPATION CODE NOT FOUND
.007 mg/m³Voided
Coal dustOCCUPATION CODE NOT FOUND
.033 mg/m³Voided
Coal dustCONTINUOUS MINER OPERATOR
.29 mg/m³Not voided
Coal dustCONTINUOUS MINER OPERATOR
.587 mg/m³Not voided
Coal dustCONTINUOUS MINER OPERATOR
.179 mg/m³Voided · INVALID PRODUCTION
Coal dustCONTINUOUS MINER OPERATOR
.759 mg/m³Not voided
Coal dustCONTINUOUS MINER OPERATOR
.097 mg/m³Voided · INVALID PRODUCTION

SOURCE COVERAGE

Reporting dates and coverage

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

DATASETROWSWINDOWSTATUS
Accident, Injuries, and Illnessessafety · contractors16Jul 16, 2000—Jun 23, 2026mine-keyed
Addresses of Recordidentity · logistics1Nov 11, 2025—Nov 11, 2025mine-keyed
Assessed Violationscompliance · legal1,083May 30, 2000—Sep 2, 2026mine-keyed
Civil Penalty Dockets and Decisionscompliance · legal115May 27, 2011—Feb 4, 2026mine-keyed
Coal Dust Sampleshealth · safety1,579Jan 7, 2000—Oct 7, 2026mine-keyed
Conferencescompliance · legal6Mar 29, 2005—Aug 26, 2025mine-keyed
Contested Violationscompliance · legal115May 19, 2008—Feb 11, 2026mine-keyed
Contractor Employment and Production — Quarterlycontractors · production · safety304Not published—Not publishedentity-linked
Contractor Employment and Production — Yearlycontractors · production · safety57Not published—Not publishedentity-linked
Controller and Operator Historyidentity · compliance14Sep 1, 1997—Jan 23, 2018mine-keyed
Mine Employment and Production — Quarterlyproduction · safety · compliance161Not published—Not publishedmine-keyed
Mine Employment and Production — Yearlyproduction · safety · compliance36Not published—Not publishedmine-keyed
Inspectionssafety · compliance223Jan 3, 2000—Sep 3, 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 · equipment104Feb 9, 2000—Feb 19, 2026mine-keyed
Quartz Samples — Coalhealth · safety120May 30, 2000—Jul 15, 2026mine-keyed
Violationscompliance · safety · legal1,108May 30, 2000—Sep 2, 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.