BIG ROCK, Buchanan County,
VA
·
Abandoned and Sealed
MSHA Mine ID: 4407082
Conaway Creek Deep Mine has $320K in proposed MSHA penalties and $197K outstanding across 21 contested dockets, plus health sampling and the full incident record.
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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
12
Years on record
2005–2011
Latest incident
Jan 2011
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2005
725
citations
197
significant & substantial
$320,326
proposed penalties
$106,134
paid to date
33% of proposed penalties paid to date, a $214,192 gap.
Source: MSHA violations data, updated weekly.
Inspection activity
MSHA inspections since 2003
105
inspections on record
4,767
inspection hours
15.2
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.
725 citations across 4,767 inspection hours.
Source: MSHA inspections data, updated weekly.
Conaway Creek Deep Mine has $320K in proposed MSHA penalties and $197K outstanding across 21 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.
$320K
proposed penalties
$303K
current assessed
$106K
paid to date
$197K
outstanding
707 assessments are final orders; 21 contested dockets.
As of the most recent assessment on 2015-07-14.
Source: MSHA assessed-violations and conference/litigation data, updated weekly.
MSHA sampling at Conaway Creek Deep Mine shows respirable coal dust averaging 0.52 mg/m3 (96% compliant) across 378 samples.
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.
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
2015 Q4
0
0
0
2015 Q3
4,658
1
0
214.7
2015 Q2
11,843
104
30
8781.6
2015 Q1
19,509
104
36
5330.9
2014 Q4
12,341
32
6
2593.0
2014 Q3
4,971
32
7
6437.3
2014 Q2
0
0
0
2014 Q1
0
5
0
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Quarter
Hours worked
Citations
S&S
Per 1M hrs
2013 Q4
0
5
1
2013 Q3
0
2
0
2013 Q2
0
2
0
2012 Q3
6,548
0
0
0.0
2012 Q2
310
2
0
6451.6
2012 Q1
6,193
38
24
6136.0
2011 Q4
7,348
22
6
2994.0
2011 Q3
1,330
4
2
3007.5
2011 Q2
573
15
6
26178.0
2011 Q1
179
1
0
5586.6
2010 Q4
363
5
0
13774.1
2010 Q3
14,466
41
10
2834.2
2010 Q2
17,168
65
20
3786.1
2010 Q1
12,395
21
9
1694.2
2009 Q4
0
0
0
2009 Q3
4,088
6
0
1467.7
2009 Q2
6,850
7
1
1021.9
2009 Q1
6,544
25
6
3820.3
2008 Q4
6,435
19
2
2952.6
2008 Q3
6,209
27
3
4348.5
2008 Q2
8,838
12
1
1357.8
2008 Q1
8,725
12
3
1375.4
2007 Q4
9,177
25
3
2724.2
2007 Q3
8,017
5
1
623.7
2007 Q2
7,823
28
7
3579.2
2007 Q1
7,911
22
7
2780.9
2006 Q4
7,938
0
0
0.0
2006 Q3
7,518
3
0
399.0
2006 Q2
6,870
6
2
873.4
2006 Q1
7,274
6
2
824.9
2005 Q4
7,517
4
1
532.1
2005 Q3
4,830
3
1
621.1
2003 Q3
220
0
0
0.0
No fatalities recorded at this mine.
Reportable incidents
12 on file
2011 · 1 incident
January 6, 2011VA · Coalbull gang foreman, labor foreman, leadman, section foreman, shift bossFALL OF ROOF OR BACK
Employee was scaling the top with a slate bar as he was checking the mine and as he was pulling a piece rock, a piece slid down the bar and hit his left thumb, causing the bone in the tip of his finger to be broken.
2010 · 1 incident
March 4, 2010VA · Coalroof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs)HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Employee was tightening bolts on fan motor. Base moved and motor fell on left hand. Fractured left middle finger, cut ring finger, middle finger and pinky finger. Employee had to have stitches in all three fingers.
2007 · 5 incidents
December 10, 2007VA · Coalroof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs)SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Employee claimed he was reaching for supplies when his knee slipped and slid down between tire and frame of the roof bolter he was operating resulting in his knee being twisted. The roof bolter was stationary at the time of injury.
November 8, 2007VA · Coaldiscontinued 1/31/2014. several other codes cover scoop car operatorPOWERED HAULAGE
Employee was cleaning #7 entry with scoop in low coal seam. While moving forward with scoop, he struck coal rib with bucket causing scoop to buckle somewhat in the center section causing him to strike his head on the mine roof resulting in employee complaining with pain in back of neck.
May 31, 2007VA · Coalroof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs)OTHER
Employee was loading parts and supplies, tripped and fell with a hydraulic boom jack in his hands. When he fell he caught his finger between the jack and the metal frame of a Mac 8 transport buggy resulting in a fractured fingertip and cut.
February 14, 2007VA · Coalshuttle car operator, mantrip operator, ramcar operator, rail runner, buggy operatorMACHINERY
Injured EE and another EE were drilling an anchor hole in the mine floor to anchor belt tail piece with a hyd drill. The augar got entangled in a tool pouch, hanging from the other EE's belt, causing injured EE's fingers to become twisted around the handle of the drill. This resulted in a fracture of the middle and ring fingers of the right hand.
Miner operator was loading coal into shuttle car. When the car moved forward, the tire rolled into miner operators foot. (Remote miner) This resulted in bruising around the ankle and side of foot.
February 7, 2006VA · Coalcontinuous miner helper, coal mole helper, bridgemanHANDLING OF MATERIALS
EMPLOYEE WAS INSTALLING ROOF BOLTS & AS HE STARTED TO DRILL A HOLE A PIECE OF DRAW ROCK APPROX. 1.5"THICK X 1'WIDE X 2'LONG, DISLODGED & FELL STRIKING HIM ON THE LEFT ELBOW RESULTING IN DEEP BRUISING.
October 14, 2005VA · Coallaborer, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, roof trimmer/scalerPOWERED HAULAGE
AFTER BEING LOADED BY THE CONTINUOUS MINER, THE S/C OPERATOR PROCEEDED OUT OF THE #7 HEADING TOWARD THE DUMPING POINT. AS HE MADE THE TURN AROUND THE CORNER THE REAR OF THE S/C STRUCK EE WHO WAS KNEELING WITH HIS BACK TURNED AWAY FROM THE OPERATOR & S/C HANGING LINE CURTAIN THAT HAD FALLEN DOWN.
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