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Convict Hollow Coal

Controlled by Metinvest B V
MAXIE, Buchanan County, VA  ·  Temporarily Idled
MSHA Mine ID: 4407040

Convict Hollow has $75K in proposed MSHA penalties and $1K outstanding across 1 contested dockets, plus health sampling and the full incident record.

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
9
Years on record
2002–2009
Latest incident
Apr 2009
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2002
187
citations
68
significant & substantial
$74,901
proposed penalties
$73,850
paid to date
99% of proposed penalties paid to date, a $1,051 gap.
Source: MSHA violations data, updated weekly.
Inspection activity
MSHA inspections since 2002
83
inspections on record
1,612
inspection hours
11.6
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.
187 citations across 1,612 inspection hours.
Source: MSHA inspections data, updated weekly.

Convict Hollow has $75K in proposed MSHA penalties and $1K 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.
$75K
proposed penalties
$75K
current assessed
$74K
paid to date
$1K
outstanding
182 assessments are final orders; 1 contested dockets.
As of the most recent assessment on 2019-07-18.
Source: MSHA assessed-violations and conference/litigation data, updated weekly.
See also the operator's enforcement record

MSHA sampling at Convict Hollow shows respirable coal dust averaging 0.27 mg/m3 (99% compliant) across 158 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.
0.27
dust avg (mg/m3)
1.78
dust max (mg/m3)
99%
within 1.5 mg/m3
158
samples
Most recent sample: 2025-05-07.
Silica (quartz)
20.2
silica avg (%)
44.2
silica max (%)
22
samples
Most recent sample: 2025-02-26.
Noise
4%
over PEL
53
samples
Most recent sample: 2025-02-10.
Source: MSHA respirable dust, quartz, and noise sampling records, updated weekly.
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
2025 Q4 0 0 0
2025 Q3 0 0 0
2025 Q2 0 0 0
2025 Q1 0 0 0
2024 Q4 0 0 0
2024 Q3 0 0 0
2024 Q2 0 0 0
2024 Q1 0 0 0
Show 88 earlier quarters
Quarter Hours worked Citations S&S Per 1M hrs
2023 Q4 0 0 0
2023 Q3 0 0 0
2023 Q2 0 0 0
2023 Q1 0 0 0
2022 Q4 0 0 0
2022 Q3 0 0 0
2022 Q2 0 0 0
2022 Q1 0 0 0
2021 Q4 0 0 0
2021 Q3 0 0 0
2021 Q2 0 0 0
2021 Q1 0 0 0
2020 Q4 0 0 0
2020 Q3 0 0 0
2020 Q2 0 0 0
2020 Q1 0 0 0
2019 Q4 0 0 0
2019 Q3 0 1 0
2019 Q2 0 0 0
2019 Q1 0 0 0
2018 Q4 0 0 0
2018 Q3 0 0 0
2018 Q2 0 0 0
2018 Q1 0 0 0
2017 Q4 0 0 0
2017 Q3 0 0 0
2017 Q2 0 0 0
2017 Q1 0 0 0
2016 Q4 0 0 0
2016 Q3 0 1 0
2016 Q2 2,300 0 0 0.0
2016 Q1 0 0 0
2015 Q4 220 0 0 0.0
2015 Q3 1,200 0 0 0.0
2015 Q2 470 0 0 0.0
2015 Q1 0 0 0
2014 Q4 1,319 0 0 0.0
2014 Q3 1,327 1 0 753.6
2014 Q2 1,225 0 0 0.0
2014 Q1 1,794 0 0 0.0
2013 Q4 3,234 0 0 0.0
2013 Q3 3,351 1 0 298.4
2013 Q2 2,111 0 0 0.0
2013 Q1 0 0 0
2012 Q4 506 0 0 0.0
2012 Q3 1,324 0 0 0.0
2012 Q2 3,796 0 0 0.0
2012 Q1 1,551 0 0 0.0
2011 Q4 3,050 5 2 1639.3
2011 Q3 4,473 1 0 223.6
2011 Q2 9,679 3 2 309.9
2011 Q1 14,229 2 2 140.6
2010 Q4 12,112 0 0 0.0
2010 Q3 14,752 0 0 0.0
2010 Q2 16,343 5 2 305.9
2010 Q1 9,929 0 0 0.0
2009 Q4 1,641 3 1 1828.2
2009 Q3 1,953 0 0 0.0
2009 Q2 18,500 26 5 1405.4
2009 Q1 21,997 0 0 0.0
2008 Q4 20,563 18 6 875.4
2008 Q3 17,232 0 0 0.0
2008 Q2 20,382 13 8 637.8
2008 Q1 6,519 0 0 0.0
2007 Q4 13,165 18 9 1367.3
2007 Q3 11,589 0 0 0.0
2007 Q2 6,116 6 3 981.0
2007 Q1 6,037 3 3 496.9
2006 Q4 4,999 9 6 1800.4
2006 Q3 1,869 1 0 535.0
2006 Q2 5,141 17 3 3306.7
2006 Q1 8,582 2 1 233.0
2005 Q4 12,319 13 5 1055.3
2005 Q3 17,943 0 0 0.0
2005 Q2 17,542 9 1 513.1
2005 Q1 19,255 12 6 623.2
2004 Q4 15,473 3 0 193.9
2004 Q3 19,350 0 0 0.0
2004 Q2 13,616 1 0 73.4
2004 Q1 14,945 8 3 535.3
2003 Q4 12,020 0 0 0.0
2003 Q3 13,710 3 0 218.8
2003 Q2 11,203 0 0 0.0
2003 Q1 12,650 1 0 79.1
2002 Q4 10,019 0 0 0.0
2002 Q3 10,427 1 0 95.9
2002 Q2 4,640 0 0 0.0
2002 Q1 0 0 0
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

9 on file

2009 · 1 incident

April 8, 2009 VA · Coal drill operator POWERED HAULAGE
Surface Minerals Company · Struck against a moving object

turned 992 loader over into a pit. He was a contractor for Bates Contracting & Construction Inc. They reported the accident to MSHA. I got a violation issued on 7-9-09 to file an accident report on incident also.

2008 · 1 incident

November 21, 2008 VA · Coal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman MACHINERY
Surface Minerals Company · Struck by flying object

The injury was not reported until 11/23/08. We were informed that the EE was grinding metal and got something in his eye at that time.

2007 · 1 incident

February 19, 2007 VA · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Surface Minerals Company · Fall from machine

Employee was starting the equipment and as he exited a dozer he slipped on the push bar and fell to the ground approximately 2.5 feet. The condition was cold, icy, and snowy. This is a revised submittal.

2005 · 1 incident

April 29, 2005 VA · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
White Oak Tetons, LLC. · Fall from machine

Employee was working on a fuel line on a dozer, approximately seven feet off of the ground, and lost his balance and fell to the ground landing on his left side.

2004 · 2 incidents

July 22, 2004 VA · Coal welder (shop) SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Compac Inc · Fall from machine

Employee was welding on top of a loader bucket turned over (unattached) and the next thing he remembers is waking up lying on the ground, a fall of approximately ten feet

May 18, 2004 VA · Coal quality control technician, laboratory technician, laboratory assistant HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Compac Inc · Struck by flying object

Employee was installing a bearing race in a 777 wheel loader using a chisel and hammer. When he struck the chisel, a piece of metal came off and lodged in lower arm.

2003 · 2 incidents

September 12, 2003 VA · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Compac Inc · Struck against stationary object

EE WAS INSTALLING MOTOR SUPPORTS ON A LOADER HE HAD TO REMOVE THE STEPS TO DO THIS JOB. HE EXITED THE LOADER AND GO A WRENCH AND AS HE RE-ENTERED THE LOADER HE HIT HIS HEAD ON ONE OF THE META L BRACKETS THAT THE STEPS BOLTED TO.

January 9, 2003 VA · Coal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer MACHINERY
Compac Inc · Struck against a moving object

THE EE WAS TRYING TO LOOSE A LARGE ROCK THAT WAS EMBEDDED. AS HE WAS PUSHING ON IT WITH THE DOZER BLADE HE GOT ENOUGH PRESSURE ON THE ROCK TO LIFT THE REAR OF THE DOZER OFF OF THE GROUND APPRO XIMATELY 2 TO 3 FEET. THE ROCK BUSTED AS HE WAS APPLYING PRESSURE AND THE REAR OF THE DOZER FELL. HE WAS WEARING SEAT RESTRAINTS.

2002 · 1 incident

October 11, 2002 VA · Coal truck driver SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Compac Inc · Fall from machine

EMPLOYEE WAS EXITING THE ROCK TRUCK AND HE REMEMBERS STEPPING ON THE LAST STEP NEXT TO THE GROUND WHICH IS APPROX 2-3 FT FROM THE GROUND. THE NEXT THING HE REMEMBERS IS LYING ON THE GROUND.

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