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Bull Run Strip: 41 MSHA citations Coal

A & G Coal Corp · Surface
Controlled by James C Justice III
Wise, Wise County, VA  ·  Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 4407030

Bull Run Strip 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
4
Years on record
2001–2005
Latest incident
Feb 2005
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2001
41
citations
14
significant & substantial
$3,445
proposed penalties
$3,445
paid to date
100% of proposed penalties paid to date, a $0 gap.
Source: MSHA violations data, updated weekly.
See A & G Coal Corp's full MSHA compliance history →
Inspection activity
MSHA inspections since 2001
27
inspections on record
523
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: 523 inspection hours is too few for a stable rate. A minimum of 1,000 inspection hours is required.
Source: MSHA inspections data, updated weekly.

Bull Run Strip 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
41 assessments are final orders; 0 contested dockets.
As of the most recent assessment on 2005-04-26.
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.
34.1%
significant & substantial
0.0%
high negligence or reckless
36.6%
reasonably likely or greater
36.6%
permanently disabling or fatal if injury occurs
Negligence coding: 0.0% none, 0.0% low, 100.0% moderate, 0.0% high, 0.0% reckless.
Source: MSHA violations gravity and negligence coding, updated weekly.

MSHA sampling at Bull Run Strip shows 98% of 46 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: 2005-07-06, 21 years ago
98%
within 1.5 mg/m3
46
samples
1.50
dust max (mg/m3)
39 samples taken by MSHA inspectors, 7 by the operator.
Most-sampled occupations
  • HIGHLIFT OPERATOR/FRONT END LOADER16
  • BULLDOZER OPERATOR9
  • REFUSE TRUCK DRIVER/BACKFILL TRUCK DRIVE9

Silica (quartz)

Last sampled: 2002-03-27, 24 years ago
21.6
silica avg (%)
2
samples
27.7
silica max (%)
Most-sampled occupations
  • HIGHWALL DRILL OPERATOR1
  • ROAD GRADER OPERATOR1
See US coal mines ranked by silica in their dust samples.

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: 2005-07-06, 21 years ago
16%
over PEL
19
samples
Most-sampled occupations
  • BULLDOZER OPERATOR5
  • REFUSE TRUCK DRIVER/BACKFILL TRUCK DRIVE5
  • HIGHLIFT OPERATOR/FRONT END LOADER4
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
2005 100% 7
2004 100% 14
2003 89% 9
2002 100% 11
2001 100% 5
Noise by year
Year over PEL samples
2005 0% 2
2004 13% 8
2003 25% 4
2002 20% 5
Source: MSHA respirable dust, quartz, and noise sampling records, updated weekly.

Bull Run Strip recorded 6.32 reportable injury cases per 100 full-time workers in 2005.

Injury rate, 2005
ⓘ 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.
6.32
total case rate
0.00
days-away rate
0.000
fatality rate
Above average. The US coal mining average was 5.11 and the all-US-mining average was 4.21 cases per 100 workers.
In Virginia, coal mining averaged 4.71 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
2005 * 6.32 0.00 0.000
2004 * 0.00 0.00 0.000
2003 * 0.00 0.00 0.000
2002 * 4.01 2.00 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.
Ownership history
  1. A & G Coal Corp 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)
2005 12 111,132
2004 24 395,911
2003 33 489,136
2002 39 538,394
2001 30 180,053
Source: MSHA quarterly employment and production, updated weekly.

Bull Run Strip sits in Wise County, Virginia, where the Census mining category is 5.9% 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.
Wise County, Virginia · Population 35,727
5.9%
Mining share of county employment
$50,740
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
2005 Q4 0 0 0
2005 Q3 1,393 0 0 0.0
2005 Q2 13,680 1 0 73.1
2005 Q1 16,585 0 0 0.0
2004 Q4 13,482 0 0 0.0
2004 Q3 17,172 0 0 0.0
2004 Q2 19,340 0 0 0.0
2004 Q1 20,647 1 0 48.4
Show 10 earlier quarters
Quarter Hours worked Citations S&S Per 1M hrs
2003 Q4 18,193 0 0 0.0
2003 Q3 17,814 1 0 56.1
2003 Q2 23,206 0 0 0.0
2003 Q1 26,696 3 2 112.4
2002 Q4 29,404 0 0 0.0
2002 Q3 22,566 4 1 177.3
2002 Q2 25,537 0 0 0.0
2002 Q1 22,334 4 0 179.1
2001 Q4 25,383 0 0 0.0
2001 Q3 11,726 3 1 255.8
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

4 on file

2005 · 1 incident

February 12, 2005 VA · Coal pumper MACHINERY
A & G Coal Corp · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Employee was cutting a small tree with a chain saw when the saw blade kicked back and hit his upper leg.

2002 · 2 incidents

August 7, 2002 VA · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech MACHINERY
A & G Coal Corp · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EE WAS USING A GRINDER WHEN IT SLIPPED OFF THE LIP OF THE BUCKET CUTTING RT. KNEE. THIS LACERATION REQUIRED STITCHES.

May 13, 2002 VA · Coal greaser, grease man, oiler, lube man, dragline oiler SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
A & G Coal Corp · Fall from machine

EE SLIPPED ON PUSH BEAM AND TWISTED HIS BACK. HEFELL HITTING THE GROUND, LANDING ON HIS FEET, HIS BACK HIT THE PUSH BEAM CAUSING INJURY TO THE LOWER BACK. THE EE FIRST SOUGHT MEDICAL ATTENTIO N ON 9-5-02, EXPERIENCING NUMBNESS IN HIS LEG. HIS FIRST LOST TIME STARTED ON 5-13-02.

2001 · 1 incident

December 8, 2001 VA · Coal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
A & G Coal Corp · Fall from machine

EMPLOYEE WAS TEARING DOWN THE AUGER FOR MOVE. HE STEPPED DOWN ABOUT 12-14", SLIPPED AND TURNED HIS LEFT ANKLE.