Mining Incidents

Mine No 4 Coal

Just-Us Coal Corp · Underground
Controlled by Larry Ray Justus
Hurley, Buchanan County, VA  ·  Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 4406815

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
6
Years on record
1997–2001
Latest incident
Feb 2001
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2000
76
citations
29
significant & substantial
$6,445
proposed penalties
$5,295
paid to date
82% of proposed penalties paid to date — a $1,150 gap.
Source: MSHA violations data, updated weekly.
Inspection activity
MSHA inspections since 2000
38
inspections on record
680
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: 680 inspection hours is too few for a stable rate. A minimum of 1,000 inspection hours is required.
Source: MSHA inspections data, updated weekly.
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
2001 Q4 0 0 0
2001 Q3 2,400 12 5 5000.0
2001 Q2 3,360 13 2 3869.0
2001 Q1 2,880 11 2 3819.4
2000 Q4 3,600 15 5 4166.7
2000 Q3 4,664 8 6 1715.3
2000 Q2 3,240 8 3 2469.1
2000 Q1 3,600 9 6 2500.0
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

6 on file

2001 · 1 incident

February 19, 2001 VA · Coal FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
Just-Us Coal Corp · Accident type, without injuries

ROOF FALL DISCOVERED WHILE TRAVELING RETURN NO INJURIES OR EQUIPMENT INVOLVED. FALL WILL NOT BE CLEANED UP AIR IS NOT AFFECTED

2000 · 1 incident

February 26, 2000 VA · Coal roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs) MACHINERY
Just-Us Coal Corp · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

HURT BACK WHILE BENDING ROOF BOLT IN LOW COAL 48" ROOF BOLTS IN 32" HEIGHT.

1999 · 1 incident

August 25, 1999 VA · Coal scoop car operator POWERED HAULAGE
Just-Us Coal Corp · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

WHILE BACKING SCOOP THROUGH A CHECK CURTAIN OPERATOR REACH OUT TO PUSH CURTAIN AWAY. OPERATOR MASHED TWO FINGERS BETWEEN TOP AND TOP OF SCOOP.

1998 · 2 incidents

October 6, 1998 VA · Coal FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
Just-Us Coal Corp · Accident type, without injuries

INTERSECTION WAS DISCOVERED TO BE CHANGING IN ROOF STRATA ON 10-5-98. WAS FLAGGED OFF WITH DANGER SIGNS. DISCOVERED IT HAD FALLEN ON IDLE SHIFT BEFORE 10-6-98 SHIFT. DISCOVERED BY FIRE BOSS.

1997 · 1 incident

October 24, 1997 VA · Coal FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
Just-Us Coal Corp · Accident type, without injuries

ROOF IN THE #1 DRIFT ABOUT 15'FT L BY 16'WIDER APPROX 4'THICK HAD FALLEN SOMETIME DURING THE IDLE SHIFTS OF 10/23/97 DISCOVERED ON PRESHIFT OP 10/24/97 ABOUT 7:15