MINE DETAILS
WE Soda @ WESTVACO
MSHA MINE ID4800152
LOCATION
Mine location
1 of 1 mine with usable MSHA coordinates. Select a marker to open a mine.
Mine coordinates
- WE Soda @ WESTVACO41.62083, -109.81139Open map ↗
Quarterly trends
2025 Q1 – 2026 Q4
Database snapshot · 2026-10-17. MSHA quarterly production and employment reports.
Coal production
—reported short tons
Hours worked
—reported employee hours
Tons per hour
—production ÷ hours worked
Missing values appear as —. Totals use available reports. Tons per hour requires production and hours for the same quarters and a nonzero hours total. * Striped bars mark partial mine coverage or an incomplete quarter. See the table for coverage.
Quarterly data and reporting coverage
| Quarter | Coal (short tons) | Hours worked | Tons / hour | Avg. employees | Coverage |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 Q1 | — | — | — | — | No report |
| 2025 Q2 | — | — | — | — | No report |
| 2025 Q3 | — | — | — | — | No report |
| 2025 Q4 | — | — | — | — | No report |
| 2026 Q1 | — | — | — | — | No report |
| 2026 Q2 | — | — | — | — | No report |
| 2026 Q3 | — | — | — | — | No report |
| 2026 Q4 | — | — | — | — | No report |
Safety and enforcement
2025-01-01 – 2026-10-17
Violations
33138 significant & substantial (S&S)
Accident records
650 records classified as fatality
Proposed penalties · USD
211,168.00323 of 331 violations with amounts
On-site inspection hours
2,895.25164 inspections · 164 with hours
Counts are published records, including contractor records. * The quarter was incomplete at the snapshot date; recent counts may rise as reports arrive. — means no reported amount or hours. Portfolio totals use current membership.
Quarterly safety data
| Quarter | Violations | S&S | Proposed USD | Accident records | Fatality records | Inspections | On-site hours |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-Q1 | 87 | 6 | 77,125.00 | 5 | 0 | 24 | 414.5 |
| 2025-Q2 | 64 | 5 | 21,334.00 | 9 | 0 | 20 | 349.0 |
| 2025-Q3 | 56 | 10 | 50,086.00 | 12 | 0 | 23 | 513.3 |
| 2025-Q4 | 35 | 8 | 17,142.00 | 12 | 0 | 26 | 462.5 |
| 2026-Q1 | 41 | 5 | 19,126.00 | 9 | 0 | 24 | 434.3 |
| 2026-Q2 | 28 | 2 | 22,394.00 | 8 | 0 | 20 | 405.5 |
| 2026-Q3 | 20 | 2 | 3,961.00 | 10 | 0 | 24 | 309.3 |
| 2026-Q4 * | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 3 | 7.0 |
Most cited CFR sections
All violations issued in the selected period. Counts combine subsections.
Safety activity
103(i) Spot Inspections · 0.0 on-site hours
103(i) Spot Inspections · 3.0 on-site hours
103(i) Spot Inspections · 4.0 on-site hours
INUNDATION · ACCIDENT ONLY
Accident narrative
The air in the longwall headgate #2 entry inby of the longwall face had an oxygen content of less that 19.5% and was continuing to drop. The crew was pulled from the area until the ventilation could be fixed and the oxygen content was restored to above 19.5%.
Spot Inspection · 8.0 on-site hours
103(i) Spot Inspections · 3.0 on-site hours
103(i) Spot Inspections · 7.5 on-site hours
HOISTING · ACCIDENT ONLY
Accident narrative
While putting a drilling machine on the cage to be hoisted out the cage faults causing it to drop roughly 3 feet until the safety system set the brakes.
103(i) Spot Inspections · 2.5 on-site hours
Compliance Follow-up Inspection · 0.5 on-site hours
103(i) Spot Inspections · 4.5 on-site hours
FALL OF ROOF OR BACK · ACCIDENT ONLY
Accident narrative
A roof fall occurred in the tailgate bleeder entry of the longwall. The tailgate entry was cut off sites causing the shear to extend into the entry further than normal. This causing the shear to cut out the crib in the tailgate.
OTHER · DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY
Accident narrative
Employee turned and started to walk when EE felt a pain in EE's knee.
FALL OF ROOF OR BACK · ACCIDENT ONLY
Accident narrative
While supervisor was going in to preshift the area of the initial K order so the crew could go in and start working on mitigating the fall that occurred on 9-4-2026 they found that another area had fallen. A plan has been submitted to MSHA and rehabilitation work is ongoing.
FALL OF ROOF OR BACK · ACCIDENT ONLY
Accident narrative
A roof fall occurred in the tailgate bleeder entry of the longwall that was above anchor point. The fall was not in an active working area, nobody was injured, and it did not affect ventilation. The event occurred because the entry was cut off sites causing the shear to extend further than normal when cutting out the tailgate.
103(i) Spot Inspections · 4.5 on-site hours
FALL OF ROOF OR BACK · ACCIDENT ONLY
Accident narrative
While inspecting the return a roof fall was found in 1 entry at 0 cross cut of the 458 North area. The area was flagged off, no injuries reported, and ventilation was not disrupted.
Non-Injury Accident Investigation · 17.5 on-site hours
Description not reported
103(i) Spot Inspections · 3.0 on-site hours
103(i) Spot Inspections · 3.0 on-site hours
57.12028
57.20011 · $193.00 proposed
57.11027 · $151.00 proposed
57.12032 · $151.00 proposed
Safety sources and definitions
MSHA Violations (issue date), Accidents (accident date), and Inspections (begin date). Snapshot 2026-10-17.
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.
OWNERSHIP
Operator and controller history
Current ownership comes from MSHA Mines. Historical start and end dates come from MSHA Controller and Operator History.
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WE Soda US LLCcontrolsWE Soda Alkali, LLCoperatesWE Soda @ WESTVACO
msha-controller-operator-history · controller/operator co-tenure derived on mine 4800152—
Genesis Energy LPcontrolsWE Soda Alkali, LLCoperatesWE Soda @ WESTVACO
msha-controller-operator-history · controller/operator co-tenure derived on mine 4800152—
Tronox LimitedcontrolsWE Soda Alkali, LLCoperatesWE Soda @ WESTVACO
msha-controller-operator-history · controller/operator co-tenure derived on mine 4800152—
FMC CorpcontrolsFMC CorpoperatesWE Soda @ WESTVACO
msha-controller-operator-history · controller/operator co-tenure derived on mine 4800152Other 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
664 historical accident/injury rows; 1 coded fatalities and 17,676 lost days across the published record.
ACCIDENT + INJURY RECORD143 since 2021
accidentsmine-production-quarterly02 / COMPLIANCEwatch
Violations and penalties
4,357 violation rows across the full record; 742 carry an S&S flag and $2,169,424 appears in current assessed amounts.
ENFORCEMENT ACTIVITY1,488 since 2021
inspectionsviolationsassessed-violationsorders-107a03 / HEALTHwatch
Occupational health samples
320 personal; 25 area. 32 personal-sample rows have a published C/E ratio above 1; 0 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 EXPOSURE345 samples
personal-health-samplesarea-samples04 / PRODUCTIONcontext
Quarterly production and employment
372K employee hours and 853 summed average employees across reported subunits in the latest published quarter.
2002-Q40 tons
mine-production-quarterlymine-production-yearly05 / LEGALwatch
Contests, conferences and decisions
446 contested-violation rows, 445 civil-penalty docket/decision rows, and 185 conference records linked by issuance number.
POST-ISSUANCE LIFECYCLE1,076 linked rows
conferencescontested-violationscivil-penalty-dockets-decisions06 / 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 CONTEXT76 linked entities
contractor-production-quarterlycontractor-production-yearlyaccidentsviolations07 / INSPECTIONScontext
Inspections
2,185 inspection events and 51K published inspection hours across the historical record.
OVERSIGHT COVERAGE562 since 2021
inspectionsviolationsHEALTH SAMPLING
Silica and quartz
Coal quartz, metal/nonmetal personal samples and area samples. Snapshot Oct 17, 2026. 95 silica records across the mine’s published history.
Personal silica samples · concentration / limit
Quarterly mean · published C/E ratio
— No eligible measurements. * Quarter in progress. Means describe the available samples, not average exposure across the mine.
Quartz % is the sample’s quartz content; µg/m³ is its reported concentration. Personal C/E is the ratio to the limit published with that sample. Personal and area concentration units and void status are not specified in those source files.
| Date / sample | Dataset / analyte | Occupation / area | Measurement | Sample status | Published action |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 000000202602661300 | Metal/nonmetal personalQuartz, respirable, >1% Qtz | Forklift Operator | 0.4× published limitConcentration: 0001.19 · limit: 0002.94Source unit unspecified | Not reported | NO ACTIONInspection F019AF7 |
| 000000202600515300 | Metal/nonmetal personalQuartz, respirable, >1% Qtz | Bagging Operator | 0× published limitConcentration: 0000.34 · limit: 0000.00Source unit unspecified | Not reported | NO ACTIONInspection F045120 |
| 000000202600467900 | Metal/nonmetal personalQuartz, respirable, >1% Qtz | Supervisor, Co. Official | 0.42× published limitConcentration: 0001.08 · limit: 0002.56Source unit unspecified | Not reported | NO ACTIONInspection F045120 |
| 000000202600468000 | Metal/nonmetal personalQuartz, respirable, >1% Qtz | Roof Bolter, Mounted | 0.81× published limitConcentration: 0001.88 · limit: 0002.33Source unit unspecified | Not reported | NO ACTIONInspection F045120 |
| 000000202600468200 | Metal/nonmetal personalQuartz, respirable, >1% Qtz | Shuttle Car Operator (diesel) | 1.33× published limitConcentration: 0004.30 · limit: 0003.23Source unit unspecified | Not reported | LAB RESULTS INDICATE EXPOSURE LIMIT EXCEEDEDInspection F045120 |
| 000000202600468300 | Metal/nonmetal personalQuartz, respirable, >1% Qtz | Shuttle Car Operator (diesel) | 1.35× published limitConcentration: 0003.86 · limit: 0002.86Source unit unspecified | Not reported | LAB RESULTS INDICATE EXPOSURE LIMIT EXCEEDEDInspection F045120 |
| 000000202600037900 | Metal/nonmetal personalQuartz, respirable, >1% Qtz | Electrician | 0× published limitConcentration: 0000.54 · limit: 0000.00Source unit unspecified | Not reported | NO ACTIONInspection F045120 |
| 000000202600038000 | Metal/nonmetal personalQuartz, respirable, >1% Qtz | Electrician | 0× published limitConcentration: 0000.23 · limit: 0000.00Source unit unspecified | Not reported | NO ACTIONInspection F045120 |
| 000000202600038100 | Metal/nonmetal personalQuartz, respirable, >1% Qtz | Electrician | 0× published limitConcentration: 0000.23 · limit: 0000.00Source unit unspecified | Not reported | NO ACTIONInspection F045120 |
| 000000202600044700 | Metal/nonmetal personalQuartz, respirable, >1% Qtz | Belt Crew | 0.54× published limitConcentration: 0001.46 · limit: 0002.70Source unit unspecified | Not reported | NO ACTIONInspection F014CDF |
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.
Not present in the 2024 EIA coal workbook.
This can mean the operation is non-coal, inactive for the annual period, or outside the EIA-7A reporting population.
30 CFR 57.12028Testing grounding systems.1 recent row ↗30 CFR 57.20011Barricades and warning signs.1 recent row ↗30 CFR 57.11027Scaffolds and working platforms.1 recent row ↗30 CFR 57.12032Inspection and cover plates.2 recent rows ↗30 CFR 57.12002Controls and switches.1 recent row ↗30 CFR 47.41Requirement for container labels.2 recent rows ↗30 CFR 57.12018Identification of power switches.1 recent row ↗30 CFR 57.14107Moving machine parts.1 recent row ↗
RECENT PUBLIC RECORDS
Recent violations and samples
Latest records retained for inspection; aggregates above use the full source history.
5058061—Order
505169857.12028Citation
510784857.20011Citation
510784757.11027Citation
510784657.12032Citation
510784557.12002S&S
510784447.41(a)Citation
510784347.41(a)Citation
Coal dust, noise and other contaminants. Silica records above ↑
Nuisance dust, respirable, <1% QtzUtility Man
C/E: 00.05Concentration: 0000.46 · limit: 0010.00Source unit unspecified
Respirable dust, <.1mgHydrating Plant Operator
C/E: 00.00Concentration: 0000.00 · limit: 0000.00Source unit unspecified
Unlisted Particulate, respirable, <1% QtzForklift Operator
C/E: 00.00Concentration: 0002.64 · limit: 0000.00Source unit unspecified
Unlisted Particulate, respirable, <1% QtzCrusher Oper/Worker
C/E: 00.00Concentration: 0000.15 · limit: 0000.00Source unit unspecified
Unlisted Particulate, respirable, <1% QtzLaborer, Bullgang
C/E: 00.00Concentration: 0001.18 · limit: 0000.00Source unit unspecified
Unlisted Particulate, respirable, <1% QtzBulldozer Operator
C/E: 00.00Concentration: 0000.21 · limit: 0000.00Source unit unspecified
Unlisted Particulate, respirable, <1% QtzLaborer, Bullgang
C/E: 00.00Concentration: 0000.24 · limit: 0000.00Source unit unspecified
Unlisted Particulate, respirable, <1% QtzShuttle Car Operator (diesel)
C/E: 00.00Concentration: 0003.61 · limit: 0000.00Source unit unspecified
SOURCE COVERAGE
Reporting dates and coverage
16 datasets contain linked records. Missing datasets are listed below.
DATASETROWSWINDOWSTATUS
Accident, Injuries, and Illnessessafety · contractors664Jan 4, 2000—Sep 29, 2026mine-keyed
Addresses of Recordidentity · logistics1Jul 4, 1976—Jul 4, 1976mine-keyed
Assessed Violationscompliance · legal4,302Jan 13, 2000—Aug 29, 2026mine-keyed
Civil Penalty Dockets and Decisionscompliance · legal445Jan 14, 2002—Jul 15, 2026mine-keyed
Coal Dust Sampleshealth · safety—No published rowsabsent / not applicable
Conferencescompliance · legal185Apr 25, 2000—Feb 12, 2025mine-keyed
Contested Violationscompliance · legal446Dec 8, 2003—Feb 5, 2026mine-keyed
Contractor Employment and Production — Quarterlycontractors · production · safety11,009Not published—Not publishedentity-linked
Contractor Employment and Production — Yearlycontractors · production · safety2,305Not published—Not publishedentity-linked
Controller and Operator Historyidentity · compliance4Mar 9, 1978—Apr 1, 2015mine-keyed
Mine Employment and Production — Quarterlyproduction · safety · compliance48Not published—Not publishedmine-keyed
Mine Employment and Production — Yearlyproduction · safety · compliance98Not published—Not publishedmine-keyed
Inspectionssafety · compliance2,185Jan 4, 2000—Oct 13, 2026mine-keyed
Minesidentity · production · logistics1Not published—Not publishedmine-keyed
Metal and Nonmetal Area Sampleshealth · safety25Jan 18, 2007—Dec 11, 2025mine-keyed
Metal and Nonmetal Personal Health Sampleshealth · safety320Apr 4, 2001—Jun 30, 2026mine-keyed
Noise Sampleshealth · safety · equipment—No published rowsabsent / not applicable
Quartz Samples — Coalhealth · safety—No published rowsabsent / not applicable
Violationscompliance · safety · legal4,357Jan 13, 2000—Sep 4, 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.