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.
239 citations across 2,363 inspection hours.
Source: MSHA inspections data, updated weekly.
#8 Mine has $36K in proposed MSHA penalties and $6K outstanding across 2 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.
$36K
proposed penalties
$33K
current assessed
$26K
paid to date
$6K
outstanding
232 assessments are final orders; 2 contested dockets.
Of $9K in penalties contested before the Commission, $6K was upheld in final decisions.
As of the most recent assessment on 2006-05-04.
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.
Source: MSHA violations gravity and negligence coding, updated weekly.
When citations were contested
ⓘContesting a citation before the Federal Mine Safety and Health Review Commission is a lawful right. These figures state the public outcomes of that process, from MSHA's Contested Violations file.
1citations taken to the federal commission · 0% of citations on record
Settled
1 · 100%
100%
S&S designation survived the contest
ⓘCounts a Significant & Substantial citation as surviving when a settlement or judge's decision kept the designation, or the contest was dismissed or defaulted so the citation stands as issued. Vacated and withdrawn citations, and settlements that removed the designation, count against.
of 1 decided S&S contests · industry: 79%
39%
Penalty reduction in decided contests
$399 proposed, $242 after decisions · industry: 39%
Source: MSHA Contested Violations file (public record), updated weekly. A dismissed or defaulted contest leaves the citation standing as issued; a vacated or withdrawn citation is removed from the violation record. Latest contest filed 2001-12-03.
Contested penalties
ⓘA reduction or dismissal at the Commission is a lawful outcome of contesting a proposed penalty. Figures are the proposed amount and the amount upheld in the docket's decision.
Largest penalties this mine contested before the Federal Mine Safety and Health Review Commission, with the outcome on record.
MSHA sampling at #8 Mine shows 95% of 248 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: 2003-05-28, 23 years ago
95%
within 1.5 mg/m3
248
samples
7.37
dust max (mg/m3)
128 samples taken by MSHA inspectors, 120 by the operator.
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.
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.
#8 Mine recorded 15.86 reportable injury cases per 100 full-time workers in 2002.
Injury rate, 2002
ⓘThis rate is reportable injury cases per 100 full-time-equivalent workers per year, computed as 200,000 times cases divided by MSHA operator-reported employee-hours. Cases are injuries MSHA graded degree 01 through 07; accident-only events that hurt no one are excluded, and so are contractor injuries, whose hours do not attach to a single mine. Rates begin in 2000, when quarterly employment reporting starts, and are withheld below 20,000 hours in a year.
15.86
total case rate
15.86
days-away rate
0.000
fatality rate
Above average. The US coal mining average was 6.89 and the all-US-mining average was 5.05 cases per 100 workers.
In Virginia, coal mining averaged 6.43 cases per 100 workers that year.
Under 100,000 employee-hours were reported that year, so a single case moves the rate by two or more. Read the figure as approximate.
Year
total case rate
days-away
fatal
2002 *
15.86
15.86
0.000
2001 *
27.31
23.11
0.000
2000
6.89
6.89
0.000
* Fewer than 100,000 employee-hours that year; the rate is less stable.
Source: injury cases from MSHA accident and injury records; employee-hours from MSHA quarterly employment reports. Rate is cases per 100 full-time-equivalent workers, operator employees only.
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)
2006
4
2005
2
2004
0
2003
11
20,682
2002
26
63,792
2001
43
222,185
2000
56
306,379
Source: MSHA quarterly employment and production, updated weekly.
#8 Mine sits in Lee County, Virginia, where the Census mining category is 1.9% 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.
Lee County, Virginia · Population 22,042
1.9%
Mining share of county employment
$42,269
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
2006 Q3
412
0
0
0.0
2006 Q2
2,531
2
0
790.2
2006 Q1
902
0
0
0.0
2005 Q4
2,066
1
0
484.0
2005 Q3
390
0
0
0.0
2005 Q2
0
0
0
2005 Q1
0
0
0
2004 Q4
0
5
1
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Quarter
Hours worked
Citations
S&S
Per 1M hrs
2004 Q2
0
1
0
2004 Q1
0
0
0
2003 Q4
0
3
1
2003 Q3
0
0
0
2003 Q2
7,668
7
3
912.9
2003 Q1
4,818
8
7
1660.4
2002 Q4
0
0
0
2002 Q3
6,286
6
2
954.5
2002 Q2
12,304
10
3
812.7
2002 Q1
19,245
35
10
1818.7
2001 Q4
24,717
31
14
1254.2
2001 Q3
15,452
14
5
906.0
2001 Q2
27,036
14
10
517.8
2001 Q1
27,987
23
10
821.8
2000 Q4
28,548
16
11
560.5
2000 Q3
28,503
15
10
526.3
2000 Q2
32,411
15
11
462.8
2000 Q1
26,650
26
13
975.6
No fatalities recorded at this mine.
Reportable incidents
33 on file
2003 · 2 incidents
April 23, 2003VA · Coalmaintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service techHANDLING OF MATERIALS
EE WAS HELPING REPAIR CONTINUOUS MINER. HE LIFTED A PART AND PULLED A MUSCLE IN HIS BACK. HE CONTINUED TO WORK HIS REGULAR SCHEDULE UNTIL 10-17-02 WHEN HE SAW A DOCTOR.
April 11, 2002VA · Coalscoop car/scooptram operator, load/haul/dump (lhd) operator, teletram operatorHANDLING OF MATERIALS
EMPLOYEE CLAIMS THAT AS HE WAS INSTALLING A RIB BOLT HE SLIPPED AND IS LEFT KNEE STRUCK A PIECE OF METAL ATTACHED TO THE BOLT MACHINE CAUSING PAIN AND SWELLING TO THE AFFECTED AREA.
March 5, 2001VA · Coalbeltman, conveyor man, conveyor belt worker, mobile bridge carrierman, feeder operator, conveyor riderHANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
HE WAS OPERATING RAIL RUNNER THAT WAS BEING USEDTO TRANSPORT EMPLOYEE TO THE SECTION WHEN HE LOST THE BRAKES ON THE RAIL RUNNER AND DERAILED AT A CURVE ON THE TRACK. HE WAS TRANSPORTED TO THE HOSPITAL WHERE HE WAS TREATED FOR A DISLOCATED LITTLE FINGER. HE DID NOT LOSE ANY TIME WITH THIS INJURY.
February 8, 2001VA · Coalroof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs)POWERED HAULAGE
EE WAS AN OCCUPANT IN THE RAILRUNNER WHEN IT RAN AWAY AND DERAILED. EE WAS TRANSPORTED TO THE HOSPITAL WHERE HE WAS EXAMINED FOR BACK INJURIES. ALL TESTS AND XRAYS WERE NEGATIVE AND HE WAS REL EASED.
February 8, 2001VA · Coalmaintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service techPOWERED HAULAGE
EE WAS AN OCCUPANT IN THE RAILRUNNER WHEN IT RAN AWAY AND DERAILED. EE WAS TRANSPORTED TO THE HOSPITAL WHERE HE WAS EXAMINED FOR BACK INJURIES. ALL TESTS, XRAYS WERE NEGATIVE. EE WAS RELEASED TO RETURN TO WORK ON 2-12-01.
February 8, 2001VA · Coalroof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs)POWERED HAULAGE
EMPLOYEE WAS AN OCCUPANT ON THE RAIL RUNNER WHEN IT RAN AWAY AND DERAILED. HE WAS TRANSPORTED TO THE HOSPITAL AND EXPERIENCED NECK AND BACK INJURIES. ALL TESTS WERE NEGATIVE AND HE RETURNED TO WORK ON 2-12-01.
February 8, 2001VA · Coalbeltman, conveyor man, conveyor belt worker, mobile bridge carrierman, feeder operator, conveyor riderPOWERED HAULAGE
EE WAS AN OCCUPANT IN THE RAIL RUNNER WHEN IT RAN AWAY AND DERAILED. EE WAS TRANSPORTED TO THE HOSPITAL WHERE HE WAS TREATED FOR A CHIPPED BONE IN HIS LEFT ELBOW.
February 8, 2001VA · Coalroof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs)POWERED HAULAGE
EE WAS AN OCCUPANT ON THE RAILRUNNER WHEN IT RAN AWAY AND DERAILED. EE WAS TRANSPORTED TO THE HOSPITAL WHERE IT WAS DETERMINED THAT HE HAD A BROKEN RIB.
AS 2 EMPLOYEES WERE LOADING A SHUTTLE CAR A ROCKABOUT 1' WIDE, 2' LONG AND 1" THICK SHOT OUT OF THE MINER CONVEYOR FOR A DISTANCE OF 30' AND STRUCK VICTIM ON THE FOREHEAD. THE CUTS WERE CLEANE D & STITCHED, THEN HE WAS RELEASED.
A ROOF FALL OCCURED IN THE FACE OF THE #2 ENTRY, 3 BREAKS, INBY SPAD #551. THE FALL MEASURED APPROX. 8' HIGH, 16' HIGH, 16' WIDE, 30' LONG. NO INJUIES OR INTERRUPTION OF VENTILATION. THE AREA HAS BEEN TIMBERED OFF AND ABONDONED.
DURING AN INSPECTION OF THE RETURN AIR COURSE # ROOF FALLS WERE FOUND. FALL #1 WAS AROUND #120 FALL #2 AROUND BREAK #125, #3 AROUND BREAK #140. ALL WERE IN THE RETURN AREA ROOMS AND ARE NOT AF FECTING VENTILATION OR TRAVEL WAYS. THIS WILL NOT BE CLEANED UP AND DOES NOT AFFECT OUR BLEEDER SYSTEM.
July 12, 2000VA · Coalroof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs)SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
HE STATED HE WAS WALKING WHEN HE FELL AND STRUCK HIS RIGHT KNEE ON A TRACK TIE. HE CONTINUED TO WORK UNTIL 7/25/00, WHEN STARTED TO LOSE TIME AND CONTINUES TO BE A LOST TIME AS OF 8/7/00. HE WAS DIAGNOSED WITH A BRUISED KNEE.
A ROOF FALL WAS DISCOVERED 15' INBY SPAD 310 IN THE #2 ENTRY (NEUTRAL AIRWAY). THE FALL WAS APPROX. 80' LONG X 6' THICK X 19' WIDE. THE FALL DID NOT AFFECT PERSONS, VENTILATION OR EQUIPMENT.
June 12, 2000VA · Coalroof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs)MACHINERY
EE STATED THAT HE WAS ROOFBOLTING WHEN THE DRILL STEEL BROKE AT THE COUPLING AND STRUCK HIM IN THE HEAD. EE WAS WEARING HIS HARD HAT AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT.
May 24, 2000VA · Coalroof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs)MACHINERY
INJURED STATED HE WAS OPENING THE DOORS FOR THE RAIL RUNNER TO PASS THROUGH WHEN HIS WEDDING RING WAS CAUGHT BY THE DOOR. THE INJURY RESULTED IN HIS RECEIVING 12 STITCHES TO HIS RING FINGER AS A RESULT.
1999 · 8 incidents
December 3, 1999VA · Coalbeltman, conveyor man, conveyor belt worker, mobile bridge carrierman, feeder operator, conveyor riderPOWERED HAULAGE
EE STATED HE DERAILED AND WRECKED THE RAIL RUNNER RESULTING IN BROKEN RIBS. EE WAS TRANSPORTED TO LONESOME PINE HOSPITAL WHERE HE WAS TREATED AND MONITORED FOR CONDITION.
A ROCK FALL WAS DISCOVERED DURING PRESHIFT EXAM IN THE #5 ENTRY BETWEEN BREAK 33 & 34 ON THE MAIN LINE THE FALL WAS APPRX 45'L, 20'W,& 10' THICKTHERE WAS NO INJURY & NO EQUIPENT INVOLVED. THE AREA HAS BEEN CRIBBED & TIMBERED OFF
EMPLOYEE STATED THAT HE WAS BUILDING BRATTICES THE RIB ROLLED AND AS HE WAS MOVING OUT OF THE WAY HE STEPPED ON A CINDER BLOCK CAUSING HIM TO TWIST HIS KNEE AND PULL MUSCLE IN HIS BACK AS HE FELL.
August 26, 1999VA · Coalroof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs)HANDLING OF MATERIALS
EMPLOYEE WAS HAULING COAL IN A RAM CAR WHEN HE RAN OVER A ROCK IN THE ROADWAY, CAUSING HIM TO RUN OVER IT AND BOUNCED HIM INTO THE PANIC BAR. EMPLOYEE STRUCK HIS RIBS ON THE PANIC BAR AND CAUS ED A FRACTURE OF THE RIBS.
EMPLOYEE WAS OPERATING THE MINER IN 2 LEFT. THE MINER WAS CUTTING ROCK, WHEN A SMALL PIECE OF ROCK STRUCK HIM IN THE RIGHT EYE. HE RECEIVED SCRATCHES TO THE RIGHT EYE.
February 25, 1999VA · Coalshuttle car operator, mantrip operator, ramcar operator, rail runner, buggy operatorHANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Sigmon Energy Llc · Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)
INJURED WAS CHANGING BATTERIES ON A RAM CAR-THE INJURED CAUGHT HIS RIGHT INDEX FINGER ON A BATTERY HOLD DOWN CLAMP-RESULTING IN A CUT TO HIS RIGHT INDEX FINGER. TWO STITCHES WERE PUT IN THE FINGER.