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D-19 Coal

Blackjewel L.L.C. · Underground
Controlled by Jeffery A Hoops
Vansant, Buchanan County, VA  ·  Abandoned and Sealed
MSHA Mine ID: 4407045

D-19 has $253K in proposed MSHA penalties and $91K outstanding across 20 contested dockets, plus health sampling and the full incident record.

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
3
Years on record
2009–2015
Latest incident
Nov 2015
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2005
717
citations
173
significant & substantial
$252,678
proposed penalties
$104,441
paid to date
41% of proposed penalties paid to date, a $148,237 gap.
Source: MSHA violations data, updated weekly.
Inspection activity
MSHA inspections since 2002
147
inspections on record
7,580
inspection hours
9.5
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.
717 citations across 7,580 inspection hours.
Source: MSHA inspections data, updated weekly.

D-19 has $253K in proposed MSHA penalties and $91K outstanding across 20 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.
$253K
proposed penalties
$195K
current assessed
$104K
paid to date
$91K
outstanding
704 assessments are final orders; 20 contested dockets.
As of the most recent assessment on 2024-12-04.
Source: MSHA assessed-violations and conference/litigation data, updated weekly.
See also the operator's enforcement record

MSHA sampling at D-19 shows respirable coal dust averaging 0.46 mg/m3 (98% compliant) across 830 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.
0.46
dust avg (mg/m3)
3.21
dust max (mg/m3)
98%
within 1.5 mg/m3
830
samples
Most recent sample: 2017-02-09.
Silica (quartz)
5.3
silica avg (%)
8.3
silica max (%)
49
samples
Most recent sample: 2017-02-15.
Noise
10%
over PEL
96
samples
Most recent sample: 2016-10-13.
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
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 19,233 25 7 1299.8
2016 Q4 18,535 85 32 4585.9
2016 Q3 12,472 40 5 3207.2
Show 45 earlier quarters
Quarter Hours worked Citations S&S Per 1M hrs
2016 Q2 10,180 42 9 4125.7
2016 Q1 6,446 19 7 2947.6
2015 Q4 6,383 23 6 3603.3
2015 Q3 7,005 9 2 1284.8
2015 Q2 5,529 15 5 2713.0
2015 Q1 5,549 8 2 1441.7
2014 Q4 6,352 7 1 1102.0
2014 Q3 6,241 14 3 2243.2
2014 Q2 5,260 22 3 4182.5
2014 Q1 3,892 16 3 4111.0
2013 Q4 3,616 18 4 4977.9
2013 Q3 6,826 15 1 2197.5
2013 Q2 7,238 35 3 4835.6
2013 Q1 6,438 43 8 6679.1
2012 Q4 6,906 17 3 2461.6
2012 Q3 6,400 9 1 1406.2
2012 Q2 6,475 12 2 1853.3
2012 Q1 7,268 11 4 1513.5
2011 Q4 6,391 18 8 2816.5
2011 Q3 5,946 13 7 2186.3
2011 Q2 4,957 16 3 3227.8
2011 Q1 4,477 12 4 2680.4
2010 Q4 4,438 9 5 2027.9
2010 Q3 4,386 10 1 2280.0
2010 Q2 3,670 19 5 5177.1
2010 Q1 3,596 10 2 2780.9
2009 Q4 3,732 13 4 3483.4
2009 Q3 4,653 12 2 2579.0
2009 Q2 4,300 19 4 4418.6
2009 Q1 4,213 3 0 712.1
2008 Q4 4,339 8 4 1843.7
2008 Q3 4,461 8 0 1793.3
2008 Q2 4,024 8 0 1988.1
2008 Q1 4,127 7 0 1696.1
2007 Q4 4,092 4 1 977.5
2007 Q3 4,156 6 0 1443.7
2007 Q2 4,446 3 0 674.8
2007 Q1 4,533 2 0 441.2
2006 Q4 4,460 2 0 448.4
2006 Q3 4,776 2 0 418.8
2006 Q2 3,962 2 0 504.8
2006 Q1 3,950 4 2 1012.7
2005 Q4 2,758 8 3 2900.7
2005 Q3 2,975 11 7 3697.5
2005 Q2 3,632 1 0 275.3
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

3 on file

2015 · 1 incident

2009 · 2 incidents

December 11, 2009 VA · Coal discontinued 1/31/2014. several other codes cover scoop car operator OTHER
Laurel Creek Mining Corp · (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EE began complaining of shortness of breath while U.G. He was transported to the surface and suffered a heart attack while on the surface of the mine. He was transported by ambulance to a hospital where he passed away on 12/13/09. It is believed the heart attack was from natural causes and not as a result of any thing in his work environment.

October 20, 2009 VA · Coal discontinued 1/31/2014. several other codes cover scoop car operator POWERED HAULAGE
Laurel Creek Mining Corp · Struck against a moving object

When exiting S&S unihauler to help continuous miner operator change place (heading) EE felt a pain in lower back. EE did not report injury until 10/26/09 at 9:30am.

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