Mining Incidents

Blackwood No 2 Coal

Elite Tipples Inc · Facility
Controlled by Tommy N Bright I
Norton, Wise County, VA  ·  Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 4404723

Blackwood No 2 has $3K 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
2
Years on record
2001–2002
Latest incident
Jun 2002
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2000
37
citations
5
significant & substantial
$2,826
proposed penalties
$2,826
paid to date
100% of proposed penalties paid to date, a $0 gap.
Source: MSHA violations data, updated weekly.
Inspection activity
MSHA inspections since 2000
43
inspections on record
495
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: 495 inspection hours is too few for a stable rate. A minimum of 1,000 inspection hours is required.
Source: MSHA inspections data, updated weekly.

Blackwood No 2 has $3K in proposed MSHA penalties and $0 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.
$3K
proposed penalties
$3K
current assessed
$3K
paid to date
$0
outstanding
37 assessments are final orders; 0 contested dockets.
As of the most recent assessment on 2009-06-10.
Source: MSHA assessed-violations and conference/litigation data, updated weekly.

MSHA sampling at Blackwood No 2 shows respirable coal dust averaging 0.44 mg/m3 (95% compliant) across 42 samples.

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.
0.44
dust avg (mg/m3)
2.40
dust max (mg/m3)
95%
within 1.5 mg/m3
42
samples
Most recent sample: 2008-02-28.
Silica (quartz)
1.4
silica avg (%)
1.7
silica max (%)
4
samples
Most recent sample: 2001-12-06.
Noise
19%
over PEL
16
samples
Most recent sample: 2005-12-13.
Source: MSHA respirable dust, quartz, and noise sampling records, 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
2009 Q2 0 4 0
2009 Q1 960 1 0 1041.7
2008 Q4 0 0 0
2008 Q3 480 0 0 0.0
2008 Q2 800 1 0 1250.0
2008 Q1 1,280 1 0 781.2
2007 Q4 1,340 0 0 0.0
2007 Q3 1,940 0 0 0.0
Show 29 earlier quarters
Quarter Hours worked Citations S&S Per 1M hrs
2007 Q2 1,680 0 0 0.0
2007 Q1 1,480 1 0 675.7
2006 Q4 2,360 0 0 0.0
2006 Q3 2,680 5 0 1865.7
2006 Q2 1,500 0 0 0.0
2006 Q1 2,320 0 0 0.0
2005 Q4 1,680 0 0 0.0
2005 Q3 1,540 0 0 0.0
2005 Q2 1,920 0 0 0.0
2005 Q1 2,488 1 0 401.9
2004 Q4 2,592 0 0 0.0
2004 Q3 1,440 1 0 694.4
2004 Q2 2,020 0 0 0.0
2003 Q4 4,495 0 0 0.0
2003 Q3 3,358 0 0 0.0
2003 Q2 1,620 0 0 0.0
2003 Q1 1,401 3 1 2141.3
2002 Q4 0 0 0
2002 Q3 8,285 0 0 0.0
2002 Q2 9,831 0 0 0.0
2002 Q1 13,770 4 1 290.5
2001 Q4 13,778 9 1 653.2
2001 Q3 15,045 0 0 0.0
2001 Q2 13,219 2 1 151.3
2001 Q1 10,969 2 1 182.3
2000 Q4 11,680 1 0 85.6
2000 Q3 7,843 1 0 127.5
2000 Q2 5,377 0 0 0.0
2000 Q1 5,050 0 0 0.0
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

2 on file

2002 · 1 incident

June 17, 2002 VA · Coal miner, nec HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Elite Tipples Inc · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

WE WERE LIFTING SIX FEET LONG SECTION OF SKIRT BOARD UP ONTO BELT LINE AT TAIL SECTION. IT WAS CUT OFF WITH TORCHES, WHEN IT SLIPPED CUTTING RIGHT HAND ON EDGE OF METAL.

2001 · 1 incident

November 7, 2001 VA · Coal miner, nec MACHINERY
Elite Tipples Inc · Struck against a moving object

A GRAVELED PARKING LOT WHERE THE EQUIPMENT IS PARKED OR SERVICED. EE WAS RETURNING BACKHOE TO LOT AND LOST CONTROL AND RAN INTO A DODGE RAM TRUCK. HIT HIS SHOULDER ON THE STEERING WHEEL.

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