Old Dominion Energy Inc · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)
Draw Rock.
Dogwood #4 Coal
Old Dominion Energy Inc
· Underground
Controlled by
Jerry Skeens; Eddie Skeens
Dunbar,
Wise County,
VA
·
Abandoned and Sealed
MSHA Mine ID: 4407241
Dogwood #4 has $16K in proposed MSHA penalties and $0 outstanding across 4 contested dockets, plus health sampling and the full incident record.
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- Fatalities
- 0
- Total incidents
- 5
- Years on record
- 2010–2011
- Latest incident
- Jul 2011
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2009
97
citations
24
significant & substantial
$15,657
proposed penalties
$15,395
paid to date
98% of proposed penalties paid to date, a $262 gap.
Source: MSHA violations data, updated weekly.
Inspection activity
MSHA inspections since 2008
42
inspections on record
989
inspection hours
n/a
citations per 100 inspection hours
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This rate is recorded citations divided by MSHA inspection hours, per 100 hours. It reflects inspection effort, not mine size or production.Rate withheld: 989 inspection hours is too few for a stable rate. A minimum of 1,000 inspection hours is required.
Source: MSHA inspections data, updated weekly.
Dogwood #4 has $16K in proposed MSHA penalties and $0 outstanding across 4 contested dockets.
Penalty disposition
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Differences between proposed and paid penalties reflect both settlements and conference reductions and amounts still owed. Outstanding is the balance currently owed.$16K
proposed penalties
$15K
current assessed
$15K
paid to date
$0
outstanding
94 assessments are final orders; 4 contested dockets.
As of the most recent assessment on 2012-01-04.
Source: MSHA assessed-violations and conference/litigation data, updated weekly.
See also
the operator's enforcement record
MSHA sampling at Dogwood #4 shows respirable coal dust averaging 0.45 mg/m3 (98% compliant) across 109 samples.
Health sampling
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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
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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.0.45
dust avg (mg/m3)
2.49
dust max (mg/m3)
98%
within 1.5 mg/m3
109
samples
Most recent sample: 2011-12-08.
Silica (quartz)
7.7
silica avg (%)
15.4
silica max (%)
11
samples
Most recent sample: 2011-12-06.
Noise
22%
over PEL
23
samples
Most recent sample: 2011-03-30.
Source: MSHA respirable dust, quartz, and noise sampling records, updated weekly.
Quarterly safety rates
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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 Q2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2012 Q1 | 940 | 1 | 0 | 1063.8 |
| 2011 Q4 | 7,841 | 6 | 5 | 765.2 |
| 2011 Q3 | 7,658 | 28 | 6 | 3656.3 |
| 2011 Q2 | 8,957 | 30 | 6 | 3349.3 |
| 2011 Q1 | 8,295 | 10 | 2 | 1205.5 |
| 2010 Q4 | 6,898 | 14 | 5 | 2029.6 |
| 2010 Q3 | 4,682 | 3 | 0 | 640.8 |
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| Quarter | Hours worked | Citations | S&S | Per 1M hrs |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 Q2 | 238 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
No fatalities recorded at this mine.
Reportable incidents
5 on file2011 · 4 incidents
June 24, 2011
VA · Coal
laborer, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, roof trimmer/scaler
SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Old Dominion Energy Inc · Fall from machine
As EE was getting into the shuttle car, his hand slipped on the rail and he fell hitting his lower back.
June 17, 2011
VA · Coal
laborer, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, roof trimmer/scaler
HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Old Dominion Energy Inc · Over-exertion in lifting objects
Employee was lifting belt structure.
April 26, 2011
VA · Coal
laborer, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, roof trimmer/scaler
HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Old Dominion Energy Inc · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)
As EE was moving a pallet, he felt a pain in his side.
2010 · 1 incident
June 24, 2010
VA · Coal
roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs)
MACHINERY
Old Dominion Energy Inc · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)
Employee was operating the roofbolter when his hand slipped, causing the bolt to strike his wrist.
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The full compliance file on Dogwood #4
A dated report covering the 26-year penalty trail, line-item violation pattern, contest and docket posture, rate-normalized peer benchmark, and full fatality history. Delivered as a PDF with the underlying data as CSV.