Black Bear Surface Mine
Coal
Dante,
Russell County,
VA
·
Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 4406886
Black Bear Surface Mine has $145 in proposed MSHA penalties and $0 outstanding across 0 contested dockets, plus health sampling and the full incident record.
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- Fatalities
- 0
- Total incidents
- 3
- Years on record
- 1998–1999
- Latest incident
- Jan 1999
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2000
1
significant & substantial
100% of proposed penalties paid to date, a $0 gap.
Source: MSHA violations data, updated weekly.
Inspection activity
MSHA inspections since 2000
n/a
citations per 100 inspection hours
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This rate is recorded citations divided by MSHA inspection hours, per 100 hours. It reflects inspection effort, not mine size or production.
Rate withheld: 68 inspection hours is too few for a stable rate. A minimum of 1,000 inspection hours is required.
Source: MSHA inspections data, updated weekly.
Black Bear Surface Mine has $145 in proposed MSHA penalties and $0 outstanding across 0 contested dockets.
Penalty disposition
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Differences between proposed and paid penalties reflect both settlements and conference reductions and amounts still owed. Outstanding is the balance currently owed.
2 assessments are final orders; 0 contested dockets.
As of the most recent assessment on 2000-07-20.
Source: MSHA assessed-violations and conference/litigation data, updated weekly.
MSHA sampling at Black Bear Surface Mine shows respirable coal dust averaging 0.18 mg/m3 (100% compliant) across 3 samples.
Health sampling
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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
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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.
Most recent sample: 2000-07-20.
Silica (quartz)
Most recent sample: 2000-07-26.
Noise
Most recent sample: 2000-05-22.
Source: MSHA respirable dust, quartz, and noise sampling records, updated weekly.
Quarterly safety rates
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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 Q1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
| 2000 Q4 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
| 2000 Q3 |
0 |
2 |
1 |
|
| 2000 Q2 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
| 2000 Q1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
No fatalities recorded at this mine.
Reportable incidents
3 on file
1999 · 1 incident
EE STATES WHILE MAKING A SALES CALL AT BLACK BEAR I STEPPED OUT OF MY TRUCK WHILE THEY SET OFF A SHOT AND SLIPPED ON THE ICE AND SNOW TWISTING MY BACK AND LANDING ON MY RIGHT KNEE. THIS HAPPEN ED AT 2:53 PM.
1998 · 2 incidents
October 14, 1998
VA · Coal
haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver
POWERED HAULAGE
TRUCK STARTED DOWN STEEP INCLINE. SOMETHING BROKE IN ONE OF THE GEAR BOXES. TRUCK WAS LIKE IN NEUTRAL. COULD NOT STOP. DRIVER JUMPED FROM TRUCK; INJURING BOTH ARMS AND ONE KNEE.
May 7, 1998
VA · Coal
maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech
HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Motivation Coal Company · Over-exertion in lifting objects
TWO EMPLOYEES WERE CARRYING A PUMP, THAT WEIGHED APPROX. 100 POUNDS, TO INSTALL ON THE MACHINE. WHEN THE PUMP WAS SET DOWN ON THE GROUND PRIOR TO INSTALLATION, EE FELT A SHARP PAIN IN HS LOWER BACK. INJURY OCCURRED DUE TO POSSIBLE IMPROPER LIFTING TECHNIQUE.
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