Bundy Auger Mining, Inc. · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)
EE was driving a pin with a hand held hammer to remove the sprocket assembly of the conveyor motor. EE missed the pin and struck their right thumb.
Carico Ridge Auger: 18 MSHA citations Coal
Big D. Enterprises, Inc.
· Surface
Controlled by
Kenneth Darrell Stanley Jr
Nora,
Dickenson County,
VA
·
Active
MSHA Mine ID: 4609052
Carico Ridge Auger has $9K in proposed MSHA penalties and $6K 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
- 2005–2024
- Latest incident
- Oct 2024
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2005
18
citations
7
significant & substantial
$9,231
proposed penalties
$3,187
paid to date
35% of proposed penalties paid to date, a $6,044 gap.
Source: MSHA violations data, updated weekly.
Inspection activity
MSHA inspections since 2005
49
inspections on record
685
inspection hours
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: 685 inspection hours is too few for a stable rate. A minimum of 1,000 inspection hours is required.
Source: MSHA inspections data, updated weekly.
Carico Ridge Auger has $9K in proposed MSHA penalties and $6K 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.$9K
proposed penalties
$9K
current assessed
$3K
paid to date
$6K
outstanding
16 assessments are final orders; 0 contested dockets.
As of the most recent assessment on 2026-06-09.
Source: MSHA assessed-violations and conference/litigation data, updated weekly.
Violation severity profile
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Shares are computed over citations that carry the MSHA gravity and negligence coding; a small share of records are uncoded.38.9%
significant & substantial
16.7%
high negligence or reckless
38.9%
reasonably likely or greater
61.1%
permanently disabling or fatal if injury occurs
Negligence coding: 0.0% none, 16.7% low, 66.7% moderate, 16.7% high, 0.0% reckless.
Source: MSHA violations gravity and negligence coding, updated weekly.
MSHA sampling at Carico Ridge Auger shows 100% of 41 respirable coal dust samples met the 1.5 mg/m3 standard.
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.
Last sampled: 2025-03-04
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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.100%
within 1.5 mg/m3
41
samples
0.34
dust max (mg/m3)
0
over MSHA ECV
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The excessive concentration value (ECV) is MSHA's own per-sample enforcement threshold, which builds in measurement uncertainty; a sample over its ECV can trigger a citation. The count covers only samples MSHA assigned an ECV.41 samples taken by MSHA inspectors, 0 by the operator.
Most-sampled occupations
- AUGER HELPER19
- AUGER OPERATOR19
- COAL TRUCK DRIVER2
Noise
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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: 2025-03-04
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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.16%
over PEL
38
samples
Most-sampled occupations
- AUGER OPERATOR18
- AUGER HELPER17
- COAL TRUCK DRIVER1
Source: MSHA respirable dust, quartz, and noise sampling records, updated weekly.
Health sampling trend
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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 by year
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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.| Year | within 1.5 mg/m3 | samples |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 100% | 3 |
| 2024 | 100% | 2 |
| 2023 | 100% | 2 |
| 2021 | 100% | 4 |
| 2020 | 100% | 3 |
| 2019 | 100% | 3 |
| 2018 | 100% | 4 |
| 2013 | 100% | 2 |
| 2012 | 100% | 2 |
| 2010 | 100% | 2 |
| 2009 | 100% | 4 |
| 2008 | 100% | 6 |
| 2006 | 100% | 4 |
Noise by year
| Year | over PEL | samples |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 67% | 3 |
| 2024 | 0% | 2 |
| 2023 | 25% | 4 |
| 2021 | 0% | 4 |
| 2020 | 33% | 3 |
| 2019 | 0% | 3 |
| 2018 | 29% | 7 |
| 2012 | 0% | 2 |
| 2010 | 0% | 2 |
| 2009 | 0% | 4 |
| 2008 | 0% | 2 |
| 2006 | 0% | 2 |
Source: MSHA respirable dust, quartz, and noise sampling records, updated weekly.
Ownership history
- Bundy Auger Mining Inc 2004 to 2021
- Justice Highwall Mining Inc 2005 to 2005
- Resources Ltd LLC 2021 to 2021
- Bundy Auger Mining, Inc 2021 to 2022
- Next Endeavor Ventures, LLC 2022 to 2022
- Bundy Auger Mining, Inc. 2022 to 2026
- Big D. Enterprises, Inc. 2026 to present
Source: MSHA controller and operator history, updated weekly.
Workforce and production
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Coal production is reported quarterly and lags the current period; the most recent quarters may be incomplete.| Year | Employees | Coal produced (tons) |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 0 | |
| 2025 | 2 | 4,060 |
| 2024 | 2 | 11,102 |
| 2023 | 2 | 1,194 |
| 2022 | 0 | |
| 2021 | 2 | 6,713 |
| 2020 | 2 | 14,707 |
| 2019 | 2 | 13,478 |
| 2018 | 2 | 21,990 |
| 2017 | 0 | |
| 2016 | 0 | |
| 2015 | 0 | |
| 2014 | 1 | 5,693 |
| 2013 | 2 | 16,125 |
| 2012 | 2 | 17,641 |
| 2011 | 1 | 2,497 |
| 2010 | 1 | 6,668 |
| 2009 | 2 | 17,321 |
| 2008 | 3 | 24,977 |
| 2007 | 2 | 26,587 |
| 2006 | 2 | 29,940 |
| 2005 | 3 | 35,515 |
| 2004 | 2 | 4,687 |
Source: MSHA quarterly employment and production, updated weekly.
Carico Ridge Auger sits in Dickenson County, Virginia, where the Census mining category is 9.8% of county employment.
Local economic context
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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.Dickenson County, Virginia · Population 13,920
9.8%
Mining share of county employment
$43,831
Median household income
Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2023 5-year estimates.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 Q1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2025 Q4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2025 Q3 | 459 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2025 Q2 | 1,119 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2025 Q1 | 1,268 | 1 | 0 | 788.6 |
| 2024 Q4 | 1,482 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2024 Q3 | 711 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2024 Q2 | 581 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
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| Quarter | Hours worked | Citations | S&S | Per 1M hrs |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 Q1 | 662 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2023 Q4 | 462 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2023 Q3 | 250 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2023 Q2 | 925 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2023 Q1 | 225 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2022 Q3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2022 Q2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2022 Q1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2021 Q4 | 1,213 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2021 Q3 | 501 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2021 Q2 | 154 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2021 Q1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2020 Q4 | 333 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2020 Q3 | 1,600 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2020 Q2 | 1,489 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2020 Q1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2019 Q4 | 1,185 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2019 Q3 | 565 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2019 Q2 | 588 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2019 Q1 | 294 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2018 Q4 | 1,103 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2018 Q3 | 1,216 | 1 | 0 | 822.4 |
| 2018 Q2 | 1,400 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2018 Q1 | 916 | 5 | 0 | 5458.5 |
| 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 | 377 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2014 Q1 | 819 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2013 Q4 | 798 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2013 Q3 | 858 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2013 Q2 | 1,108 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2013 Q1 | 681 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2012 Q4 | 558 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2012 Q3 | 886 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2012 Q2 | 1,139 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2012 Q1 | 850 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2011 Q4 | 260 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2011 Q3 | 187 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2011 Q2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2011 Q1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2010 Q4 | 972 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2010 Q3 | 316 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2010 Q2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2010 Q1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2009 Q4 | 357 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2009 Q3 | 1,289 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2009 Q2 | 361 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2009 Q1 | 1,108 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2008 Q4 | 663 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2008 Q3 | 1,384 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2008 Q2 | 1,440 | 2 | 0 | 1388.9 |
| 2008 Q1 | 1,183 | 4 | 2 | 3381.2 |
| 2007 Q4 | 578 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2007 Q3 | 873 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2007 Q2 | 963 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2007 Q1 | 928 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2006 Q4 | 1,209 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2006 Q3 | 958 | 2 | 2 | 2087.7 |
| 2006 Q2 | 815 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2006 Q1 | 947 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2005 Q4 | 1,228 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2005 Q3 | 1,302 | 1 | 1 | 768.0 |
| 2005 Q2 | 486 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2005 Q1 | 830 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2004 Q4 | 106 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2004 Q3 | 786 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
No fatalities recorded at this mine.
Reportable incidents
4 on file2024 · 2 incidents
Bundy Auger Mining, Inc. · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)
EE was swinging auger steels during mining. The auger was sitting on a slight slope. EE felt knee "pop". EE said it hurt a little but didn't think anything of it. EE worked the remainder of the shift. EE states woke up in the middle of the night in a lot of pain and could not bend the knee. EE was treated on 08/30/2024 at an Urgent Care.
2018 · 1 incident
Bundy Auger Mining Inc · Struck by falling object
We were pulling the hole and EE was stacking the auger back on the sled and when EE stacked the top one it didn't get seated far enough back in the cradle and rolled off the top and landed on EE's right foot.
2005 · 1 incident
Bundy Auger Mining Inc · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)
Employee was injured while attempting to lift an auger flight with a hoist. The flight hung up and when the employee freed it, one end of the flight fell onto the employees left hand.