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Buckeye Br.: 17 MSHA citations Coal

Controlled by Metinvest B V
Big Rock, Buchanan County, VA  ·  Temporarily Idled
MSHA Mine ID: 4407038

Buckeye Br. has $2K 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
4
Years on record
2002–2011
Latest incident
Jun 2011
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2001
17
citations
5
significant & substantial
$1,762
proposed penalties
$1,762
paid to date
100% of proposed penalties paid to date, a $0 gap.
Source: MSHA violations data, updated weekly.
See Surface Minerals Company's full MSHA compliance history →
Inspection activity
MSHA inspections since 2001
38
inspections on record
297
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: 297 inspection hours is too few for a stable rate. A minimum of 1,000 inspection hours is required.
Source: MSHA inspections data, updated weekly.

Buckeye Br. has $2K 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.
$2K
proposed penalties
$2K
current assessed
$2K
paid to date
$0
outstanding
17 assessments are final orders; 0 contested dockets.
As of the most recent assessment on 2012-10-11.
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.
29.4%
significant & substantial
0.0%
high negligence or reckless
29.4%
reasonably likely or greater
5.9%
permanently disabling or fatal if injury occurs
Negligence coding: 0.0% none, 41.2% low, 58.8% moderate, 0.0% high, 0.0% reckless.
Source: MSHA violations gravity and negligence coding, updated weekly.

MSHA sampling at Buckeye Br. shows 100% of 12 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: 2011-07-28, 15 years ago
100%
within 1.5 mg/m3
12
samples
0.65
dust max (mg/m3)
12 samples taken by MSHA inspectors, 0 by the operator.
Most-sampled occupations
  • HIGHLIFT OPERATOR/FRONT END LOADER3
  • AUGER OPERATOR2
  • FORKLIFT OPERATOR2

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.

Last sampled: 2011-07-28, 15 years ago
0%
over PEL
9
samples
Most-sampled occupations
  • HIGHLIFT OPERATOR/FRONT END LOADER2
  • AUGER OPERATOR1
  • BULLDOZER OPERATOR1
See US mines ranked by noise samples over the legal limit.
Source: MSHA respirable dust, quartz, and noise sampling records, updated weekly.
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.
Year within 1.5 mg/m3 samples
2011 100% 5
2002 100% 4
2001 100% 3
Noise by year
Year over PEL samples
2011 0% 5
2001 0% 4
Source: MSHA respirable dust, quartz, and noise sampling records, updated weekly.
Ownership history
  1. Surface Minerals Company 2001 to present
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)
2024 0
2023 0
2022 0
2021 0
2020 0
2019 0
2018 0
2017 0
2016 0
2015 0
2014 0
2013 2
2012 2 169
2011 5 15,005
2005 0
2004 0
2002 8 67,440
2001 10 17,901
Source: MSHA quarterly employment and production, updated weekly.

Buckeye Br. sits in Buchanan County, Virginia, where the Census mining category is 11.2% 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.
Buchanan County, Virginia · Population 19,857
11.2%
Mining share of county employment
$42,216
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
2024 Q1 0 0 0
2023 Q4 0 0 0
2023 Q3 0 0 0
2023 Q2 0 0 0
2023 Q1 0 0 0
2022 Q4 0 0 0
2022 Q3 0 0 0
2022 Q2 0 0 0
Show 55 earlier quarters
Quarter Hours worked Citations S&S Per 1M hrs
2022 Q1 0 0 0
2021 Q4 0 0 0
2021 Q3 0 0 0
2021 Q2 0 0 0
2021 Q1 0 0 0
2020 Q4 0 0 0
2020 Q3 0 0 0
2020 Q2 0 0 0
2020 Q1 0 0 0
2019 Q4 0 0 0
2019 Q3 0 0 0
2019 Q2 0 0 0
2019 Q1 0 0 0
2018 Q4 0 0 0
2018 Q3 0 0 0
2018 Q2 0 0 0
2018 Q1 0 0 0
2017 Q4 0 0 0
2017 Q3 0 0 0
2017 Q2 0 0 0
2017 Q1 0 0 0
2016 Q4 0 0 0
2016 Q3 0 0 0
2016 Q2 0 0 0
2016 Q1 0 0 0
2015 Q4 0 0 0
2015 Q3 0 0 0
2015 Q2 0 0 0
2015 Q1 0 0 0
2014 Q4 0 0 0
2014 Q3 0 0 0
2014 Q2 0 0 0
2014 Q1 0 0 0
2013 Q4 0 0 0
2013 Q3 0 0 0
2013 Q2 1,175 0 0 0.0
2013 Q1 3,377 0 0 0.0
2012 Q4 1,577 2 0 1268.2
2012 Q3 358 2 1 5586.6
2012 Q2 0 0 0
2012 Q1 2,323 0 0 0.0
2011 Q4 2,192 0 0 0.0
2011 Q3 5,860 2 1 341.3
2011 Q2 2,115 5 0 2364.1
2011 Q1 194 0 0 0.0
2005 Q2 0 0 0
2005 Q1 0 0 0
2004 Q4 0 0 0
2004 Q3 0 0 0
2004 Q2 0 0 0
2002 Q4 0 0 0
2002 Q3 6,106 0 0 0.0
2002 Q2 5,946 2 1 336.4
2002 Q1 7,034 0 0 0.0
2001 Q4 5,315 4 2 752.6
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

4 on file

2011 · 1 incident

June 9, 2011 VA · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Surface Minerals Company · Over-exertion in lifting objects

Changing a wrench hydraulic unit out on a drill. The new unit was bolted up and when he stepped to the ground his stomach started hurting. He was diagnosed with a hernia that required surgery.

2002 · 3 incidents

July 3, 2002 VA · Coal mine manager, mine foreman, mine owner HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Surface Minerals Company · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EMPLOYEE WAS ADJUSTING THE CUTTING CHAIN ON A HIGH WALL MINER HEAD AND WHEN HE HIT A PIN WITH A HAMMER A PIECE OF METAL CAME OFF OF THE HAMMER AND HIT HIM ON THE RIGHT ARM.

May 22, 2002 VA · Coal truck driver HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Surface Minerals Company · Struck by falling object

I WAS WAITING FOR THE TRUCK TO GET LOADED AND WHEN IT WAS I STEPPED OUTSIDE THE DOOR TO PUSH UP THE TARP WHEN I DID THE RAIL OF THE TARP KNOCKED OFF A ROCK A LUMP OF COAL OFF THE TOP OF THE TR UCK ONTO MY HEAD.

April 3, 2002 VA · Coal electrician, lineman MACHINERY
Surface Minerals Company · Struck by flying object

EMPLOYEE WAS CUTTING A PIECE OF METAL WITH A SET OF TORCHES AND A PIECE OF RUST POPPED AND WENT INTO HIS RIGHT EYE.