Mining Incidents

#3: 4 MSHA citations Coal

Allied Coal Company Inc · Surface
Controlled by Joe Douglas Kilgore
Dante, Wise County, VA  ·  Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 4406930

#3 has $403 in proposed MSHA penalties and $403 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
2000
Latest incident
Mar 2000
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2000
4
citations
2
significant & substantial
$403
proposed penalties
$0
paid to date
0% of proposed penalties paid to date, a $403 gap.
Source: MSHA violations data, updated weekly.
Inspection activity
MSHA inspections since 2000
9
inspections on record
94
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: 94 inspection hours is too few for a stable rate. A minimum of 1,000 inspection hours is required.
Source: MSHA inspections data, updated weekly.

#3 has $403 in proposed MSHA penalties and $403 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.
$403
proposed penalties
$403
current assessed
$0
paid to date
$403
outstanding
4 assessments are final orders; 0 contested dockets.
As of the most recent assessment on 2002-01-11.
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.
50.0%
significant & substantial
0.0%
high negligence or reckless
50.0%
reasonably likely or greater
50.0%
permanently disabling or fatal if injury occurs
Negligence coding: 0.0% none, 0.0% low, 100.0% moderate, 0.0% high, 0.0% reckless.
Source: MSHA violations gravity and negligence coding, updated weekly.

MSHA sampling at #3 shows 100% of 8 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: 2002-01-28, 24 years ago
100%
within 1.5 mg/m3
8
samples
0.45
dust max (mg/m3)
8 samples taken by MSHA inspectors, 0 by the operator.
Most-sampled occupations
  • AUGER OPERATOR3
  • AUGER HELPER1
  • BACKHOE OPERATOR1

Silica (quartz)

Last sampled: 2002-02-01, 24 years ago
16.1
silica avg (%)
2
samples
23.9
silica max (%)
Most-sampled occupations
  • BACKHOE OPERATOR1
  • BULLDOZER OPERATOR1

Noise
The share counts noise samples whose measured dose exceeded the 90 dBA permissible exposure limit. It describes the sampled workplace, not what reached the miner's ear: hearing conservation programs and the hearing protection worn during the shift are recorded separately and are not reflected here.

Last sampled: 2002-01-28, 24 years ago
43%
over PEL
7
samples
Most-sampled occupations
  • AUGER HELPER2
  • AUGER OPERATOR1
  • BACKHOE OPERATOR1
Source: MSHA respirable dust, quartz, and noise sampling records, updated weekly.
Health sampling trend
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 by year
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.
Year within 1.5 mg/m3 samples
2002 100% 4
2000 100% 4
Noise by year
Year over PEL samples
2002 0% 4
2000 100% 3
Source: MSHA respirable dust, quartz, and noise sampling records, updated weekly.
Ownership history
  1. Msm Inc 1998 to 2001
  2. Allied Coal Company Inc 2001 to present
Source: MSHA controller and operator history, updated weekly.
Workforce and production
Year Employees
2004 0
2000 1
Source: MSHA quarterly employment and production, updated weekly.

#3 sits in Wise County, Virginia, where the Census mining category is 5.9% 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.
Wise County, Virginia · Population 35,727
5.9%
Mining share of county employment
$50,740
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
2004 Q3 0 0 0
2004 Q2 0 0 0
2000 Q1 10 0 0 0.0
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

1 on file

2000 · 1 incident

March 10, 2000 VA · Coal auger helper HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Msm Inc · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EE HOOKED A CABLE TO A AUGER FLIGHT AND WHEN THE SLACK WAS TAKEN OUT OF THE CABLE THE FLIGHT ROLLED ONTO HIS LEFT FOOT.