W. Va. Code R. § 56-12-5

Current through Register Vol. XLI, No. 50, December 13, 2024

Section 56-12-5 - Assessment Procedure For Individuals

5.1. Any miner who knowingly violates the mine health and safety laws shall be assessed a civil penalty not to exceed $250 for each such occurrence.

5.2. The amount of civil monetary penalty assessments will be determined based upon consideration of 2 criteria:

5.2.1. Gravity of the violation; and

5.2.2. History of prior violations.

5.3. Gravity of the violation will be evaluated by the inspector or representative of the director, and points allocated accordingly.

5.3.1. Points will be allocated in the following 3 categories:

5.3.1.a. Likelihood of an occurrence of an event, which the health and safety laws are intended to prevent;

5.3.1.b. The severity of the injury which might be expected to result from such an occurrence; and

5.3.1.c. The number of persons potentially affected by such an occurrence.

5.3.2. Points will be allocated in the following manner:

5.3.2.a. Likelihood of occurrence

Unlikely....................................	0 points
Reasonably likely......................	10 points
Occurred..................................	20 points

5.3.2.b. Severity of injury expected

None.........................................	0 points
No lost work days.....................	5 points
Lost/restricted work days........	10 points
Permanently disabling.............	15 points
Fatal.........................................	20 points

5.3.2.c. Number of persons potentially affected

0...............................................	0 points
1...............................................	5 points
2...............................................	10 points
3...............................................	15 points
4 to 5........................................	20 points
6 to 9........................................	25 points
More than 9.............................	30 points

5.4. The miner's history of prior violations over the previous 36 months will be evaluated by the inspector or representative of the director, and points allocated accordingly. Points will be allocated in the following manner:

1 violation .............................	15 points
2 or more violations.................	30 points

5.5. The points allocated in the manner set forth in 5.3 and 5.4, above, will be totaled, and the total number converted to a dollar amount by using the following table:

Civil Penalty Point Conversion Table For Individuals

Points..........................................	Penalty
1 to 10.........................................	$50.00
11 to 20.......................................	100.00
21 to 30.......................................	150.00
31 to 40.......................................	175.00
41 to 50.......................................	200.00
51 to 60.......................................	225.00
61 to 70.......................................	240.00
71 to 100.....................................	250.00

Table 1

Civil Penalty Point Conversion Table For Operators

Points	Penalty($)	Points	Penalty($)
0-15	60.00	66	840.00
16-31	96.00	67	880.00
32	100.00	68	927.00
33	104.00	69	960.00
34	108.00	70	1000.00
35	114.00	71	1050.00
36	120.00	72	1100.00
37	126.00	73	1150.00
38	132.00	74	1333.00
39	138.00	75	1667.00
40	144.00	76	1800.00
41	152.00	77	1933.00
42	160.00	78	2067.00
43	168.00	79	2200.00
44	176.00	80	2333.00
45	184.00	81	2467.00
46	194.00	82	2600.00
47	204.00	83	2733.00
48	214.00	84	2867.00
49	224.00	85	3000.00
50	234.00	86	3133.00
51	246.00	87	3267.00
52	256.00	88	3400.00
53	266.00	89	3533.00
54	276.00	90	3667.00
55	286.00	91	3800.00
56	300.00	92	3933.00
57	318.00	93	4067.00
58	336.00	94	4200.00
59	354.00	95	4333.00
60	372.00	96	4467.00
61	392.00	97	4600.00
62	412.00	98	4733.00
63	434.00	99	4867.00
64	456.00	100	5000.00
65	480.00

W. Va. Code R. § 56-12-5