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.
436 citations across 3,987 inspection hours.
Source: MSHA inspections data, updated weekly.
Beehive has $96K in proposed MSHA penalties and $0 outstanding across 14 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.
$96K
proposed penalties
$91K
current assessed
$91K
paid to date
$0
outstanding
428 assessments are final orders; 14 contested dockets.
Of $15K in penalties contested before the Commission, $11K was upheld in final decisions.
As of the most recent assessment on 2013-06-25.
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.
48citations taken to the federal commission · 11% of citations on record
Settled
46 · 96%
Stood as issued
2 · 4%
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 Vacated and withdrawn citations, and settlements that removed the designation, count against.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 14 decided S&S contests · industry: 79%
30%
Penalty reduction in decided contests
$15K proposed, $11K 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 A dismissed or defaulted contest leaves the citation standing as issued; a vacated or withdrawn citation is removed from the violation record.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 2011-11-21.
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 Beehive shows 95% of 494 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: 2013-02-05, 13 years ago
95%
within 1.5 mg/m3
494
samples
5.71
dust max (mg/m3)
181 samples taken by MSHA inspectors, 313 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.
Beehive recorded 6.14 reportable injury cases per 100 full-time workers in 2011.
Injury rate, 2011
ⓘ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.
6.14
total case rate
6.14
days-away rate
0.000
fatality rate
Above average. The US coal mining average was 3.83 and the all-US-mining average was 3.08 cases per 100 workers.
In Virginia, coal mining averaged 3.41 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
2011 *
6.14
6.14
0.000
2008 *
4.18
4.18
0.000
2007 *
0.00
0.00
0.000
2006 *
5.25
0.00
0.000
2001 *
26.64
26.64
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)
2013
12
3,501
2012
10
25,778
2011
15
37,082
2010
4
6,615
2009
9
13,676
2008
18
80,041
2007
13
62,927
2006
18
67,537
2005
10
1,307
2003
0
2002
11
489
2001
10
34,638
2000
2
Source: MSHA quarterly employment and production, updated weekly.
Beehive sits in Russell County, Virginia, where the Census mining category is 4.5% 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.
Russell County, Virginia · Population 25,635
4.5%
Mining share of county employment
$49,020
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
2013 Q1
2,865
26
7
9075.0
2012 Q4
5,625
37
6
6577.8
2012 Q3
5,048
10
4
1981.0
2012 Q2
0
3
0
2012 Q1
8,590
24
9
2793.9
2011 Q4
9,808
17
8
1733.3
2011 Q3
7,601
21
7
2762.8
2011 Q2
7,957
20
7
2513.5
Show 32 earlier quartersHide earlier quarters
Quarter
Hours worked
Citations
S&S
Per 1M hrs
2011 Q1
7,184
33
8
4593.5
2010 Q4
5,397
13
5
2408.7
2010 Q3
0
1
0
2010 Q2
0
0
0
2010 Q1
0
2
1
2009 Q4
0
1
0
2009 Q3
0
0
0
2009 Q2
4,747
14
6
2949.2
2009 Q1
9,836
23
1
2338.3
2008 Q4
12,801
17
6
1328.0
2008 Q3
11,080
19
8
1714.8
2008 Q2
13,366
22
2
1646.0
2008 Q1
10,646
39
12
3663.3
2007 Q4
11,300
26
3
2300.9
2007 Q3
8,382
10
0
1193.0
2007 Q2
6,841
10
3
1461.8
2007 Q1
6,002
7
3
1166.3
2006 Q4
13,621
8
4
587.3
2006 Q3
9,581
12
4
1252.5
2006 Q2
9,617
2
0
208.0
2006 Q1
5,270
2
0
379.5
2005 Q4
5,099
0
0
0.0
2003 Q1
0
0
0
2002 Q1
1,443
0
0
0.0
2001 Q4
8,333
9
1
1080.0
2001 Q3
5,683
3
0
527.9
2001 Q2
6,799
2
0
294.2
2001 Q1
1,707
0
0
0.0
2000 Q4
2
0
0
0.0
2000 Q3
200
0
0
0.0
2000 Q2
3
0
0
0.0
2000 Q1
2
0
0
0.0
No fatalities recorded at this mine.
Reportable incidents
13 on file
2011 · 2 incidents
October 1, 2011VA · Coalroof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs)MACHINERY
Operator was bolting top, went to let drill head down and worked wrong lever, swung canopy into left hand, pinching hand between drill steel and canopy.
Slips in rock strata caused roof fall in return. Roof deterioration over time making the length of the roof support inadequate. Fall was located in #8 entry at survey station 891 on 1st right main panel.
Unintentional roof fall in No. 4 entry on No. 2 belt (secondary escape way) at survey station No. 463. Sides of fall were slick sided and appeared to be horseback in roof. The mine was in a non-producing status and under going a re-opening inspection at time of fall.
The continuous miner on the 002 section was cutting the 2 left crosscut into the #1 heading 120 ft inby SS 863 when it cut into old works. A hole app 2 ft x 4 ft intersected into the old works. No low O2, Methane or water was encountered during the hole through. Personnel was removed from the mines with no injuries.
Roof fall occurred in an area where evidence of a low-angled slicker sided condition was present in the mine roof within a transition area evident both inby and outby affected area.
February 2, 2009VA · Coalroof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs)POWERED HAULAGE
D J Coal Inc · Struck by rolling or sliding object
EMPLOYEE WAS CHECKING SCRAPER ON NO 2 BELT DRIVE WHEN A SPLICE ON NO 1 BELT CAUGHT HIS LIGHT CORD PULLING HIM AGAINST BELT WHEN A BELT SPLICE RUBBED LEFT SIDE OF HIS CHEST CAUSING A 5" LACERAT ION AND 1" DEEP ON LEFT SIDE OF HIS CHEST.
D J Coal Inc · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)
EE WAS CHANGING MINER BITS ON MINER HEAD WHEN ANOTHER PERSON STRUCK ANOTHER BIT INJ EE WAS TURNED AROUND TOWARD HIM WITH A HAMMER CAUSING A PIECE OF METAL TO CHIP OFF, HITTING INJ EE IN THE LE FT EYE CUTTING THE EYEBALL & EYE LID
August 9, 2001VA · Coallaborer, bull gang, faceman, parts runner, roustabout, roof trimmer/scalerFALL OF ROOF OR BACK
EMPLOYEE WAS WEKDING BITT LUGGS ON MINER, WHEN A PIECE OF ROCK FELL ON HIS HEAD AND SHOULDER. THE ROCK WAS 2 FT BY 2 FT BY 1 INCH THICK. HE DECLINED THE AMBULANCE. HE SAID DOC TOLD HIM HE HAD A LIGHT NECK SPRAIN OR CERVICAL SPRAIN.
1993 · 2 incidents
December 29, 1993VA · Coallaborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitmanHANDLING OF MATERIALS