Pound River Properties, LLC. · Fall onto or against objects
EE was using a pry bar to remove shims from the miner. The bar slipped and EE fell & hit the mine with his shoulder.
Centurion: 39 MSHA citations Coal
Pound River Properties, LLC.
· Underground
Controlled by
(Landon) Keller Smith; Karl Singer
Pound,
Wise County,
VA
·
Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 4407155
Centurion 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
- 2005–2006
- Latest incident
- Apr 2006
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2005
39
citations
16
significant & substantial
$2,872
proposed penalties
$2,872
paid to date
100% of proposed penalties paid to date, a $0 gap.
Source: MSHA violations data, updated weekly.
Inspection activity
MSHA inspections since 2005
3
inspections on record
248
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: 248 inspection hours is too few for a stable rate. A minimum of 1,000 inspection hours is required.
Source: MSHA inspections data, updated weekly.
Centurion has $3K in proposed MSHA penalties and $0 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.$3K
proposed penalties
$3K
current assessed
$3K
paid to date
$0
outstanding
38 assessments are final orders; 0 contested dockets.
As of the most recent assessment on 2006-05-25.
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.42.1%
significant & substantial
0.0%
high negligence or reckless
42.1%
reasonably likely or greater
5.3%
permanently disabling or fatal if injury occurs
Negligence coding: 0.0% none, 2.6% low, 97.4% moderate, 0.0% high, 0.0% reckless.
Source: MSHA violations gravity and negligence coding, updated weekly.
MSHA sampling at Centurion shows 94% of 16 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: 2006-03-16, 20 years ago
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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.94%
within 1.5 mg/m3
16
samples
1.92
dust max (mg/m3)
6 samples taken by MSHA inspectors, 10 by the operator.
Most-sampled occupations
- CONTINUOUS MINER OPERATOR11
- HIGHLIFT OPERATOR/FRONT END LOADER1
- ROOF BOLTER (TWIN HEAD) (INTAKE SIDE)1
Silica (quartz)
Last sampled: 2006-03-22, 20 years ago8.6
silica avg (%)
1
samples
8.6
silica max (%)
Source: MSHA respirable dust, quartz, and noise sampling records, updated weekly.
Ownership history
- Lo-Kol Inc 2005 to 2006
- Pound River Properties, LLC. 2006 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) |
|---|---|---|
| 2006 | 1 | 11,471 |
| 2005 | 1 |
Source: MSHA quarterly employment and production, updated weekly.
Centurion sits in Wise County, Virginia, where the Census mining category is 5.9% 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.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
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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006 Q3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2006 Q2 | 1,443 | 16 | 7 | 11088.0 |
| 2006 Q1 | 10 | 19 | 9 | 1900000.0 |
| 2005 Q4 | 10 | 4 | 0 | 400000.0 |
No fatalities recorded at this mine.
Reportable incidents
4 on file2006 · 3 incidents
February 17, 2006
VA · Coal
assayer, geologist, metallurgist, engineer, engineer management
HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Lo-Kol Inc · Struck against stationary object
Remove mine cable hit roof bolt
February 16, 2006
VA · Coal
roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs)
HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Lo-Kol Inc · Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)
Mash finger with pinner steel
2005 · 1 incident
December 8, 2005
VA · Coal
roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs)
MACHINERY
Lo-Kol Inc · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object
Head of pinner mash toe