Mining Incidents

Deep Mine #38 Coal

Coeburn, Wise County, VA  ·  Abandoned and Sealed
MSHA Mine ID: 4407065

Deep Mine #38 has $7K in proposed MSHA penalties and $5K 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
2004
Latest incident
Aug 2004
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2003
68
citations
41
significant & substantial
$6,712
proposed penalties
$1,561
paid to date
23% of proposed penalties paid to date, a $5,151 gap.
Source: MSHA violations data, updated weekly.
Inspection activity
MSHA inspections since 2003
40
inspections on record
905
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: 905 inspection hours is too few for a stable rate. A minimum of 1,000 inspection hours is required.
Source: MSHA inspections data, updated weekly.

Deep Mine #38 has $7K in proposed MSHA penalties and $5K 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.
$7K
proposed penalties
$7K
current assessed
$2K
paid to date
$5K
outstanding
67 assessments are final orders; 0 contested dockets.
As of the most recent assessment on 2004-08-03.
Source: MSHA assessed-violations and conference/litigation data, updated weekly.

MSHA sampling at Deep Mine #38 shows respirable coal dust averaging 0.40 mg/m3 (98% compliant) across 101 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.
0.40
dust avg (mg/m3)
2.61
dust max (mg/m3)
98%
within 1.5 mg/m3
101
samples
Most recent sample: 2004-08-09.
Silica (quartz)
8.3
silica avg (%)
12.9
silica max (%)
11
samples
Most recent sample: 2004-07-28.
Noise
10%
over PEL
10
samples
Most recent sample: 2004-02-24.
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
2005 Q2 0 0 0
2005 Q1 0 0 0
2004 Q4 0 0 0
2004 Q3 13,773 3 2 217.8
2004 Q2 22,198 7 5 315.3
2004 Q1 15,153 4 2 264.0
2003 Q4 8,968 3 3 334.5
2003 Q3 11,220 20 9 1782.5
Show 2 earlier quarters
Quarter Hours worked Citations S&S Per 1M hrs
2003 Q2 13,518 16 11 1183.6
2003 Q1 10,687 15 9 1403.6
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

6 on file

2004 · 6 incidents

August 5, 2004 VA · Coal FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
Paramont Coal Company Virginia, LLC · Accident type, without injuries

A roof fall occurred measuring 18' wide x 75' long x 5-8' thick beginning 15' inby spad #411. no equipment was involved, no injury occurred, ventilation was disturbed (crushed a brattish that has been re-built), the fall will not be cleaned up.

July 22, 2004 VA · Coal bull gang foreman, labor foreman, leadman, section foreman, shift boss SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Paramont Coal Company Virginia, LLC · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EE WAS HANGING CURTAIN. AS HE STEPPED DOWN FROM THE LADDER HE LOST HIS FOOTING & TWISTED HIS RIGHT KNEE. HE SOUGHT MEDICAL ATTENTION SEVERAL DAYS LATER: NO TREATMENT PERFORMED; WAS GIVEN A FULL RETURN TO WORK SLIP. EE CONTINUED TO EXPERIENCE PAIN & RETURNED TO THE DOCTOR ON 8/12/04: FLUID DRAWN & STEROIDS INJECTED, MAKING INJ. REPORTABLE. EE HAS CONTINUED TO WORK.

June 18, 2004 VA · Coal continuous miner operator, coal mole operator HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Paramont Coal Company Virginia, LLC · Struck by flying object

EMPLOYEE WAS IN THE PROCESS OF REPLACING A BIT INSERT WHEN SOMETHING FLEW UP FROM THE AREA, STRIKING HIS SAFETY GLASSES AND CAUSING THE LEFT LENS TO SHATTER. THERE WAS NO LOST TIME BUT PRESCRIPTION MEDICATION WAS USED AT THE DOCTOR'S OFFICE MAKING THIS REPORTABLE.

April 11, 2004 VA · Coal roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs) SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Paramont Coal Company Virginia, LLC · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EE SLIPPED ON CROSS-OVER WHILE WALKING THROUGH THE WALK-THRU AND TURNED LEFT ANKLE, CAUSING A HAIRLINE FRACTURE.

April 5, 2004 VA · Coal roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs) FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
Paramont Coal Company Virginia, LLC · Struck by falling object

Employee exited his roof bolter under supported top. A small rock fell from the top causing a small laceration to the top of his right ear which required stitches.

March 3, 2004 VA · Coal roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs) MACHINERY
Paramont Coal Company Virginia, LLC · Struck by falling object

EE WAS INSTALLING FIRST BOLT IN THE SECOND ROW WHEN A ROCK 4' X 4' X 3" FELL FROM INBY AND CAME UNDER THE CANOPY AND STRUCK HIS RIGHT SHOULDER CAUSING BRUISE TO HIS SHOULDER. HE CONTINUED TO WORK UNTIL 03/09/04. LOST TIME BEGAN 03/09/04.

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