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Central Shop: 24 MSHA citations Coal

Vansant, Buchanan County, VA  ·  Abandoned and Sealed
MSHA Mine ID: 4406716

Central Shop has $3K in proposed MSHA penalties and $12 outstanding across 1 contested dockets, plus health sampling and the full incident record.

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
1
Years on record
1996
Latest incident
Dec 1996
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2000
24
citations
4
significant & substantial
$2,541
proposed penalties
$2,529
paid to date
100% of proposed penalties paid to date, a $12 gap.
Source: MSHA violations data, updated weekly.
See Jewell Smokeless Coal Corp's full MSHA compliance history →
Inspection activity
MSHA inspections since 2000
81
inspections on record
861
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: 861 inspection hours is too few for a stable rate. A minimum of 1,000 inspection hours is required.
Source: MSHA inspections data, updated weekly.

Central Shop has $3K in proposed MSHA penalties and $12 outstanding across 1 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
$12
outstanding
24 assessments are final orders; 1 contested dockets.
Of $100 in penalties contested before the Commission, $100 was upheld in final decisions.
As of the most recent assessment on 2014-04-10.
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.
16.7%
significant & substantial
0.0%
high negligence or reckless
16.7%
reasonably likely or greater
4.2%
permanently disabling or fatal if injury occurs
Negligence coding: 0.0% none, 16.7% low, 83.3% moderate, 0.0% high, 0.0% reckless.
Source: MSHA violations gravity and negligence coding, updated weekly.
When citations were contested
ⓘ Contesting a citation before the Federal Mine Safety and Health Review Commission is a lawful right. These figures state the public outcomes of that process, from MSHA's Contested Violations file.
1 citations taken to the federal commission · 4% of citations on record
  • Settled 1 · 100%
0%
Penalty reduction in decided contests
$100 proposed, $100 after decisions · industry: 39%
Source: MSHA Contested Violations file (public record), updated weekly. A dismissed or defaulted contest leaves the citation standing as issued; a vacated or withdrawn citation is removed from the violation record. Latest contest filed 2007-11-08.
Contested penalties
ⓘ A reduction or dismissal at the Commission is a lawful outcome of contesting a proposed penalty. Figures are the proposed amount and the amount upheld in the docket's decision.
Largest penalties this mine contested before the Federal Mine Safety and Health Review Commission, with the outcome on record.
Docket Decision Judge Year Proposed / upheld
VA 2008-24 Settlement Lesnick 2009 $100 → $100
Source: FMSHRC civil penalty dockets and decisions (public record), updated weekly.

MSHA sampling at Central Shop shows 100% of 84 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: 2014-04-10, 12 years ago
100%
within 1.5 mg/m3
84
samples
0.71
dust max (mg/m3)
84 samples taken by MSHA inspectors, 0 by the operator.
Most-sampled occupations
  • MECHANIC49
  • ELECTRICIAN15
  • MAINTENANCE FOREMAN5

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: 2014-04-10, 12 years ago
0%
over PEL
61
samples
Most-sampled occupations
  • MECHANIC34
  • ELECTRICIAN13
  • MAINTENANCE FOREMAN3
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
2014 100% 5
2013 100% 8
2012 100% 3
2011 100% 6
2010 100% 10
2009 100% 4
2008 100% 12
2007 100% 7
2006 100% 7
2005 100% 3
2003 100% 6
2002 100% 7
2001 100% 3
2000 100% 3
Noise by year
Year over PEL samples
2014 0% 5
2013 0% 8
2012 0% 3
2011 0% 6
2010 0% 6
2009 0% 4
2008 0% 9
2007 0% 4
2006 0% 2
2005 0% 3
2003 0% 3
2002 0% 4
2001 0% 3
2000 0% 1
Source: MSHA respirable dust, quartz, and noise sampling records, updated weekly.

Central Shop recorded 0.00 reportable injury cases per 100 full-time workers in 2014.

Injury rate, 2014
ⓘ 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.
0.00
total case rate
0.00
days-away rate
0.000
fatality rate
No reportable injury cases in any year shown. Employee-hours were reported in each of those years, so these are true zeros rather than missing data. Citations, listed in the compliance record above, are inspector-found violations and are counted separately from worker injuries.
Below average. The US coal mining average was 3.96 and the all-US-mining average was 2.93 cases per 100 workers.
In Virginia, coal mining averaged 5.11 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
2014 * 0.00 0.00 0.000
2013 * 0.00 0.00 0.000
2012 * 0.00 0.00 0.000
2011 * 0.00 0.00 0.000
2010 * 0.00 0.00 0.000
2009 * 0.00 0.00 0.000
2008 * 0.00 0.00 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. Dominion Coal Corporation 1992 to 2016
  2. Jewell Smokeless Coal Corp 2016 to present
Source: MSHA controller and operator history, updated weekly.
Workforce and production
Year Employees
2017 0
2016 0
2015 3
2014 11
2013 11
2012 15
2011 15
2010 16
2009 11
2008 12
2007 7
2006 8
2005 8
2004 8
2003 9
2002 8
2001 8
2000 8
Source: MSHA quarterly employment and production, updated weekly.

Central Shop 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
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
2015 Q3 960 0 0 0.0
2015 Q2 1,166 0 0 0.0
2015 Q1 1,998 0 0 0.0
Show 60 earlier quarters
Quarter Hours worked Citations S&S Per 1M hrs
2014 Q4 5,170 0 0 0.0
2014 Q3 4,581 0 0 0.0
2014 Q2 6,999 1 0 142.9
2014 Q1 5,708 0 0 0.0
2013 Q4 5,484 0 0 0.0
2013 Q3 5,766 0 0 0.0
2013 Q2 5,728 1 0 174.6
2013 Q1 5,899 1 0 169.5
2012 Q4 5,523 0 0 0.0
2012 Q3 6,658 0 0 0.0
2012 Q2 8,660 0 0 0.0
2012 Q1 12,893 0 0 0.0
2011 Q4 7,860 0 0 0.0
2011 Q3 12,103 1 0 82.6
2011 Q2 9,075 0 0 0.0
2011 Q1 7,796 0 0 0.0
2010 Q4 9,306 1 1 107.5
2010 Q3 7,151 0 0 0.0
2010 Q2 10,075 1 1 99.3
2010 Q1 10,634 0 0 0.0
2009 Q4 6,897 0 0 0.0
2009 Q3 5,747 0 0 0.0
2009 Q2 6,871 1 0 145.5
2009 Q1 5,742 0 0 0.0
2008 Q4 9,606 2 1 208.2
2008 Q3 6,602 1 0 151.5
2008 Q2 6,823 0 0 0.0
2008 Q1 5,197 1 0 192.4
2007 Q4 4,644 0 0 0.0
2007 Q3 3,157 0 0 0.0
2007 Q2 4,842 0 0 0.0
2007 Q1 4,020 4 0 995.0
2006 Q4 4,102 0 0 0.0
2006 Q3 3,091 2 0 647.0
2006 Q2 3,439 0 0 0.0
2006 Q1 3,851 0 0 0.0
2005 Q4 4,337 0 0 0.0
2005 Q3 3,570 0 0 0.0
2005 Q2 4,369 0 0 0.0
2005 Q1 4,122 0 0 0.0
2004 Q4 4,792 0 0 0.0
2004 Q3 4,491 0 0 0.0
2004 Q2 4,180 1 0 239.2
2004 Q1 4,265 0 0 0.0
2003 Q4 5,030 0 0 0.0
2003 Q3 4,643 0 0 0.0
2003 Q2 4,172 0 0 0.0
2003 Q1 3,882 0 0 0.0
2002 Q4 3,906 0 0 0.0
2002 Q3 4,162 0 0 0.0
2002 Q2 3,443 0 0 0.0
2002 Q1 3,700 0 0 0.0
2001 Q4 3,977 0 0 0.0
2001 Q3 3,946 0 0 0.0
2001 Q2 3,443 0 0 0.0
2001 Q1 3,645 0 0 0.0
2000 Q4 4,685 0 0 0.0
2000 Q3 4,066 0 0 0.0
2000 Q2 3,319 0 0 0.0
2000 Q1 3,828 2 0 522.5
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

1 on file

1996 · 1 incident

December 17, 1996 VA · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech MACHINERY
Dominion Coal Corporation · Contact with hot objects or substances

ON 12-17-96 EE WAS PERFORMING OVERHEAD WELDING DURING WHICH A PIECE OF HOT SLAG ENTERED HIS LEFT EAR. AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT THE EE WOULD NOT GO TO THE DR. SINCE THE ACCIDENT THE EAR HAS BECOME INFECTED. THE ATTENDING PHYSICIAN INSERTED A TUBE IN THE EE'S EAR ON 2-18-97. DUE TO THE EE HAVING THE TUBE PROCEDURE PERFORMED BY A SPECIALIST IN DAY SURGERY, THIS EE WAS NOT ABLE TO M