Mining Incidents

Bold Camp Strip Coal

A & G Coal Corp · Surface
Controlled by James C Justice III
Pound, Wise County, VA  ·  Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 4406808

Bold Camp Strip has $55 in proposed MSHA penalties and $0 outstanding across 0 contested dockets, plus health sampling and the full incident record.

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Fatalities
1
Total incidents
12
Years on record
1996–2001
Latest incident
May 2001
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2001
1
citations
0
significant & substantial
$55
proposed penalties
$55
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
16
inspections on record
203
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: 203 inspection hours is too few for a stable rate. A minimum of 1,000 inspection hours is required.
Source: MSHA inspections data, updated weekly.

Bold Camp Strip has $55 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.
$55
proposed penalties
$55
current assessed
$55
paid to date
$0
outstanding
1 assessments are final orders; 0 contested dockets.
As of the most recent assessment on 2001-06-27.
Source: MSHA assessed-violations and conference/litigation data, updated weekly.

MSHA sampling at Bold Camp Strip shows respirable coal dust averaging 0.16 mg/m3 (100% compliant) across 18 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.
0.16
dust avg (mg/m3)
0.67
dust max (mg/m3)
100%
within 1.5 mg/m3
18
samples
Most recent sample: 2001-01-23.
Noise
100%
over PEL
4
samples
Most recent sample: 2000-11-08.
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
2002 Q3 0 0 0
2002 Q2 0 0 0
2002 Q1 0 0 0
2001 Q4 0 0 0
2001 Q3 0 0 0
2001 Q2 3,931 1 0 254.4
2001 Q1 19,556 0 0 0.0
2000 Q4 23,693 0 0 0.0
Show 3 earlier quarters
Quarter Hours worked Citations S&S Per 1M hrs
2000 Q3 43,411 0 0 0.0
2000 Q2 42,663 0 0 0.0
2000 Q1 35,966 0 0 0.0

Fatalities at this mine

1 recorded
March 29, 1999 VA · Coal water truck operator Fatality · POWERED HAULAGE
A & G Coal Corp · Fall from machine

EE WAS OPERATING THE 800 MACK WATER TRUCK COMMING DOWN THE LANE HOLLOW HAUL ROAD. JUST ABOVE POND 002 THE WATER TRUCK RAN THRU THE ROAD BERM, TURNING OVER THE EMBANKMENT. THE EE WAS THROWN FRO M THE TRUCK. THIS RESULTED IN HIS DEATH.

Reportable incidents

11 on file (excluding fatalities above)

2001 · 1 incident

May 17, 2001 VA · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDLING OF MATERIALS
A & G Coal Corp · Struck against stationary object

EE HIT HIS KNEE ON THE RIPPER OF D-21 DOZER. HE CONTINUED TO WORK W/O COMPLICATION. ON 5-21 HE REPORTED THE INCIDENT TO HIS FOREMAN. ON 5-22 THE EE WENT TO HOSPITAL FOR XRAYS. DR. SAID XRAYS G OOD, NEED TO STAY OFF KNEE AND ALLOW THE SWELLING TO GO DOWN.

2000 · 1 incident

March 9, 2000 VA · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
A & G Coal Corp · Struck by flying object

EMPLOYEE WAS CHANGING TEETH ON A LOADER BUCKET. ANOTHR EMPLOYEE WAS DRIVING THE RETAINING PIN WHILE EE HELD THE TOOTH IN PLACE. THE PIN SHOT ALL THE WAY THRU STRIRING THE EMPLOYEE ABOVE THE LEFT EYE. THE EMPLOYEE RECEIVED SIX STITCHES TO CLOSE THE CUT.

1998 · 4 incidents

December 1, 1998 VA · Coal coal strip operator POWERED HAULAGE
A & G Coal Corp · Struck against a moving object

EE WAS DUMPING LOAD AND HAULER STARTED TO REAR UP. HE ATTEMPTED TO LET THE BED BACK DOWN AND IT OVER BALANCED AND FLIPPED TO ITS RIGHT SIDE. THE EE WAS THROWN AGAINST THE OFF SIDE DOOR BREAKIN G HIS RIGHT ARM. THE EE WAS NOT WEARING A SEAT BELT.

December 1, 1998 VA · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDLING OF MATERIALS
A & G Coal Corp · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

CHARLES WAS WORKING ONA TRACK FOR A DOZER. CUT HIS LEFT THUMB ON A SLIVER OF MEDAL. REQUIRED FOUR STITCHES.

October 28, 1998 VA · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDLING OF MATERIALS
A & G Coal Corp · Struck against stationary object

EE WAS KNOCKING PIN OUT OF HARD BAR ON DOZER. HE TURNED TO COME FROM UNDER THE DOZER AND HIT HIS LEFT ELBOW ON THE CORNER OF A CRIB BLOCK.

October 19, 1998 VA · Coal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer MACHINERY
A & G Coal Corp · Struck against a moving object

EE WAS OPERATING DOZER IN ROCK, STARTED EXPERIENCING LOWER BACK PAIN.

1997 · 2 incidents

December 3, 1997 VA · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
A & G Coal Corp · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EE WAS USING A SLATE BAR TO HELP INSTALL TRACK ON D11N CAT DOZER. THE BAR SLIPPED AND CUT HIS RIGHT HAND IN THE PALM AREA. THE CUT REQUIRED 7 STITCHES HE HAS LOST NO TIME OVER THIS ACCIDENT.

April 23, 1997 VA · Coal blaster, shooter, shotfirer, explosive worker, powder gang/monkey POWERED HAULAGE
A & G Coal Corp · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EMPLOYEE WAS OPERAATIG A 777C HAULER, WHEN HE PULLED THE DUMP LEVER TO RAISE THE BED HE FELT A PAIN IN THE LOWER PART OF HIS BACK.

1996 · 3 incidents

December 9, 1996 VA · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
A & G Coal Corp · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EE WAS REMOVING COUNTERWEIGHT FROM D11R TRACTOR USING SIX-FOOT BAR TO TAP PIN OUT OF BORE WHEN PIN CAME OUT OF BORE, COUNTERWEIGHT SHIFTED CAUSING BAR TO "KICK-BACK" AND STRIKE EE IN RIGHT SID E OF FACE.

September 9, 1996 VA · Coal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer MACHINERY
A & G Coal Corp · Struck against a moving object

HE INUURED HIS NECK WHILE OPERATING A BULLDOZER. HE HAD PREVIOUSLY INFORMED ALL MGMT. PERSONNEL THAT THIS ALLEGED INJURY WAS NOT JOB RELATED. EE HAD SURGERY ON HIS NECK AND HAS NOT RETURNED BA CK TO WORK.

March 4, 1996 VA · Coal drill operator MACHINERY
A & G Coal Corp · Struck by flying object

EMPLOYEE WAS HELPING THE MECHANIC INSTALL A HEAD MOTOR ON HIS DRILL. THE MECHANIC WAS USING AN AIR WRENCH AND SOME DIRT WENT INTO EMPLOYEE'S EYE. HE WAS STTANDING 10 TO 12 FEET FROM WHERE THE MECHANIC WAS WORKING.

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The full compliance file on Bold Camp Strip

A dated report covering the 26-year penalty trail, line-item violation pattern, contest and docket posture, rate-normalized peer benchmark, and full fatality history. Delivered as a PDF with the underlying data as CSV.