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#1: 42 MSHA citations Coal

Triple M Mining Inc · Underground
Controlled by Eddie R Martin
Clinchco, Dickenson County, VA  ·  Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 4407109

#1 has $3K in proposed MSHA penalties and $3K outstanding across 0 contested dockets, plus health sampling and the full incident record.

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
1
Years on record
2005
Latest incident
Apr 2005
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2005
42
citations
18
significant & substantial
$2,670
proposed penalties
$0
paid to date
0% of proposed penalties paid to date, a $2,670 gap.
Source: MSHA violations data, updated weekly.
See Triple M Mining Inc's full MSHA compliance history →
Inspection activity
MSHA inspections since 2004
21
inspections on record
399
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: 399 inspection hours is too few for a stable rate. A minimum of 1,000 inspection hours is required.
Source: MSHA inspections data, updated weekly.

#1 has $3K in proposed MSHA penalties and $3K outstanding across 0 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.
$3K
proposed penalties
$3K
current assessed
$0
paid to date
$3K
outstanding
39 assessments are final orders; 0 contested dockets.
As of the most recent assessment on 2005-07-11.
Source: MSHA assessed-violations and conference/litigation data, updated weekly.
Violation severity profile
ⓘ Shares are computed over citations that carry the MSHA gravity and negligence coding; a small share of records are uncoded.
46.2%
significant & substantial
2.6%
high negligence or reckless
46.2%
reasonably likely or greater
5.1%
permanently disabling or fatal if injury occurs
Negligence coding: 0.0% none, 41.0% low, 56.4% moderate, 2.6% high, 0.0% reckless.
Source: MSHA violations gravity and negligence coding, updated weekly.

MSHA sampling at #1 shows 77% of 30 respirable coal dust samples met the 1.5 mg/m3 standard.

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.

Last sampled: 2005-07-12, 21 years ago
77%
within 1.5 mg/m3
30
samples
6.23
dust max (mg/m3)
19 samples taken by MSHA inspectors, 11 by the operator.
Most-sampled occupations
  • CONTINUOUS MINER OPERATOR13
  • MOBILE BRIDGE OPERATOR6
  • ROOF BOLTER (SINGLE HEAD)5

Silica (quartz)

Last sampled: 2005-07-18, 21 years ago
26.8
silica avg (%)
2
samples
44.2
silica max (%)
Most-sampled occupations
  • CONTINUOUS MINER OPERATOR1
See US coal mines ranked by silica in their dust samples.
Source: MSHA respirable dust, quartz, and noise sampling records, updated weekly.
Ownership history
  1. Paramont Coal Company Virginia LLC 2004 to 2004
  2. Triple M Mining Inc 2004 to present
Source: MSHA controller and operator history, updated weekly.
Workforce and production
ⓘ Coal production is reported quarterly and lags the current period; the most recent quarters may be incomplete.
Year Employees Coal produced (tons)
2005 9 12,667
2004 3
Source: MSHA quarterly employment and production, updated weekly.

#1 sits in Dickenson County, Virginia, where the Census mining category is 9.8% of county employment.

Local economic context
ⓘ County figures come from the US Census Bureau's American Community Survey, 5-year pooled estimates, so the 2023 vintage covers 2019 through 2023. The Census category is 'mining, quarrying, and oil and gas extraction', which is broader than MSHA jurisdiction and includes oil and gas workers no mine employs. These figures describe the surrounding county, not this mine, and are not a factor in any specific incident.
Dickenson County, Virginia · Population 13,920
9.8%
Mining share of county employment
$43,831
Median household income
Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2023 5-year estimates.
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
2005 Q4 0 0 0
2005 Q3 706 1 1 1416.4
2005 Q2 5,716 31 11 5423.4
2005 Q1 4,895 10 6 2042.9
2004 Q4 266 0 0 0.0
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

1 on file

2005 · 1 incident

April 11, 2005 VA · Coal continuous miner helper, coal mole helper, bridgeman HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Triple M Mining Inc · Struck against stationary object

Bending Roof Bolt hand slipped off and He hit his left wrist against roof bolter.