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Clintwood Elkhorn Mining Mine #2: 6 MSHA citations Coal

Controlled by J Mark Campbell
Hurley, Buchanan County, VA  ·  Abandoned and Sealed
MSHA Mine ID: 4406825

Clintwood Elkhorn Mining Mine #2 has $358 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
6
Years on record
1997–2000
Latest incident
Mar 2000
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2000
6
citations
1
significant & substantial
$358
proposed penalties
$358
paid to date
100% of proposed penalties paid to date, a $0 gap.
Source: MSHA violations data, updated weekly.
See Clintwood Elkhorn Mining Company Inc's full MSHA compliance history →
Inspection activity
MSHA inspections since 2000
24
inspections on record
325
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: 325 inspection hours is too few for a stable rate. A minimum of 1,000 inspection hours is required.
Source: MSHA inspections data, updated weekly.

Clintwood Elkhorn Mining Mine #2 has $358 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.
$358
proposed penalties
$358
current assessed
$358
paid to date
$0
outstanding
6 assessments are final orders; 0 contested dockets.
As of the most recent assessment on 2000-09-15.
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
0.0%
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 Clintwood Elkhorn Mining Mine #2 shows 92% of 50 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: 2000-09-21, 25 years ago
92%
within 1.5 mg/m3
50
samples
4.25
dust max (mg/m3)
28 samples taken by MSHA inspectors, 22 by the operator.
Most-sampled occupations
  • CONTINUOUS MINER OPERATOR24
  • TRACTOR OPERATOR/MOTORMAN10
  • SCOOP CAR OPERATOR5

Silica (quartz)

Last sampled: 2000-10-11, 25 years ago
10.6
silica avg (%)
6
samples
18.9
silica max (%)
Most-sampled occupations
  • CONTINUOUS MINER OPERATOR6
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: 2000-04-11, 26 years ago
0%
over PEL
5
samples
Most-sampled occupations
  • TRACTOR OPERATOR/MOTORMAN2
  • CONTINUOUS MINER OPERATOR1
  • ROOF BOLTER (SINGLE HEAD)1
See US mines ranked by noise samples over the legal limit.
Source: MSHA respirable dust, quartz, and noise sampling records, updated weekly.
Ownership history
  1. Race Fork Coal Corp 1996 to 1996
  2. Woodman Three Mine Company Inc 1996 to 1997
  3. Lucky Mining Inc 1997 to 1998
  4. Race Fork Coal Corp 1998 to 1999
  5. Clintwood Elkhorn Mining Company Inc 1999 to present
  6. East Star Mining Inc 2000 to 2001
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)
2002 0
2001 0
2000 10 17,750
Source: MSHA quarterly employment and production, updated weekly.

Clintwood Elkhorn Mining Mine #2 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
2002 Q3 0 0 0
2002 Q2 0 0 0
2002 Q1 744 0 0 0.0
2001 Q4 0 0 0
2001 Q3 0 0 0
2001 Q2 0 0 0
2001 Q1 0 0 0
2000 Q4 691 0 0 0.0
Show 2 earlier quarters
Quarter Hours worked Citations S&S Per 1M hrs
2000 Q3 5,010 5 0 998.0
2000 Q2 4,651 1 1 215.0
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

6 on file

2000 · 1 incident

March 13, 2000 VA · Coal FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
East Star Mining Inc · Accident type, without injuries

A ROCK FALL WAS DISCOVERED ON A REOPENING INSPECTION IN THE BELT ENTRY. THE FALL IS BETWEEN 6&7 STOPPING LINE AND IS 20' W BY 4' H BY 22' L AT SURVEY STATIONM 28.

1998 · 2 incidents

February 17, 1998 VA · Coal continuous miner helper, coal mole helper, bridgeman MACHINERY
Lucky Mining Inc · Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)

REMOVING ROCK THAT WAS LODGED BETWEEN DECK AND FRAME OF MINER. WHILE REMOVING BLOCKS EE PUT HADN BETWEEN FRAME OF MINER AND OPERATOR DECK, CATCHING RIGHT THUMB BETWEEN FRAME AND DECK OF MINER.

January 19, 1998 VA · Coal FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
Lucky Mining Inc · Accident type, without injuries

ROOF FALL IN FACE OF NO 6 ENTRY. FALL WAS APPROX 3' TO 4' THICK & APPROX 40'L. THE FALL ROCK WAS WHAT IS NORMALLY NAMED A SLICK SIDED SLIP. FALL FELL AT SPAD NO 196.

1997 · 3 incidents

June 9, 1997 VA · Coal FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
Woodman Three Mine Company Inc · Accident type, without injuries

ROOF FALL OCCURRED AT ANCHORAGE ZONE AT SPAD #113. NO EQUIPMENT OR MEN WHERE INVOLVED. THIS FALL OCCURED IN INTERSECTION, FALL OCCURRED 12 BREAKS OUT OF FACE.

March 14, 1997 VA · Coal roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs) MACHINERY
Woodman Three Mine Company Inc · Struck by falling object

PIECE OF DRILL STEEL BROKE, SEVERING RT INDEX FINGER.

January 9, 1997 VA · Coal roof bolter helper, rock bolter helper, pinner helper ALL OTHER OCCUPATIONAL ILLNESSES
Woodman Three Mine Company Inc · (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EE WAS PINNING TOP WHEN DRAW ROCK FELL BETWEEN BOLTS & SLID OFF CANOPY. WHEN ROCK HIT THE BOTTOM IT WAS STANDING ON ITS EDGES & FELL TOWARD PINNEE STRIKING HIM IN SMALL PART OF LWER BACK & BRU SING BACK