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Dogwood Mine #2: 372 MSHA citations Coal

Old Dominion Energy Inc · Underground
Wise, Wise County, VA  ·  Abandoned and Sealed
MSHA Mine ID: 4407018

Dogwood Mine #2 has $71K in proposed MSHA penalties and $0 outstanding across 10 contested dockets, plus health sampling and the full incident record.

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
8
Years on record
2001–2005
Latest incident
Aug 2005
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2001
372
citations
123
significant & substantial
$71,249
proposed penalties
$49,512
paid to date
69% of proposed penalties paid to date, a $21,737 gap.
Source: MSHA violations data, updated weekly.
See Old Dominion Energy Inc's full MSHA compliance history →
Inspection activity
MSHA inspections since 2001
124
inspections on record
3,583
inspection hours
10.4
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.
372 citations across 3,583 inspection hours.
Source: MSHA inspections data, updated weekly.

Dogwood Mine #2 has $71K in proposed MSHA penalties and $0 outstanding across 10 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.
$71K
proposed penalties
$50K
current assessed
$50K
paid to date
$0
outstanding
362 assessments are final orders; 10 contested dockets.
Of $32K in penalties contested before the Commission, $10K was upheld in final decisions.
As of the most recent assessment on 2007-07-17.
Source: MSHA assessed-violations and conference/litigation data, updated weekly.
Violation severity profile
ⓘ Shares are computed over citations that carry the MSHA gravity and negligence coding; a small share of records are uncoded.
34.0%
significant & substantial
3.0%
high negligence or reckless
34.8%
reasonably likely or greater
9.9%
permanently disabling or fatal if injury occurs
Negligence coding: 0.0% none, 15.2% low, 81.8% moderate, 3.0% high, 0.0% reckless.
Source: MSHA violations gravity and negligence coding, updated weekly.
When citations were contested
ⓘ Contesting a citation before the Federal Mine Safety and Health Review Commission is a lawful right. These figures state the public outcomes of that process, from MSHA's Contested Violations file.
27 citations taken to the federal commission · 7% of citations on record
  • Settled 27 · 100%
92%
S&S designation survived the contest
ⓘ Counts a Significant & Substantial citation as surviving when a settlement or judge's decision kept the designation, or the contest was dismissed or defaulted so the citation stands as issued. Vacated and withdrawn citations, and settlements that removed the designation, count against.
of 12 decided S&S contests · industry: 79%
73%
Penalty reduction in decided contests
$27K proposed, $7K after decisions · industry: 39%
Source: MSHA Contested Violations file (public record), updated weekly. A dismissed or defaulted contest leaves the citation standing as issued; a vacated or withdrawn citation is removed from the violation record. Latest contest filed 2009-05-01.
Contested penalties
ⓘ A reduction or dismissal at the Commission is a lawful outcome of contesting a proposed penalty. Figures are the proposed amount and the amount upheld in the docket's decision.
Largest penalties this mine contested before the Federal Mine Safety and Health Review Commission, with the outcome on record.
Docket Decision Judge Year Proposed / upheld
VA 2008-227 Settlement Feldman 2010 $12K → $270
VA 2008-71 Settlement Bulluck 2010 $5K → $1K
VA 2008-53 Settlement Bulluck 2010 $4K → $2K
VA 2007-89 Settlement Bulluck 2007 $4K → $2K
VA 2004-21 Settlement Melick 2004 $2K → $2K
VA 2003-121 Settlement Barbour 2003 $2K → $934
Source: FMSHRC civil penalty dockets and decisions (public record), updated weekly.

MSHA sampling at Dogwood Mine #2 shows 99% of 789 respirable coal dust samples met the 1.5 mg/m3 standard.

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.

Last sampled: 2007-05-11, 19 years ago
99%
within 1.5 mg/m3
789
samples
4.26
dust max (mg/m3)
362 samples taken by MSHA inspectors, 427 by the operator.
Most-sampled occupations
  • CONTINUOUS MINER OPERATOR381
  • SHUTTLE CAR OPERATOR (STANDARD SIDE)65
  • SCOOP CAR OPERATOR59

Silica (quartz)

Last sampled: 2007-02-09, 19 years ago
6.8
silica avg (%)
113
samples
28.2
silica max (%)
Most-sampled occupations
  • CONTINUOUS MINER OPERATOR35
See US coal mines ranked by silica in their dust samples.

Noise
ⓘ The share counts noise samples whose measured dose exceeded the 90 dBA permissible exposure limit. It describes the sampled workplace, not what reached the miner's ear: hearing conservation programs and the hearing protection worn during the shift are recorded separately and are not reflected here.

Last sampled: 2006-09-06, 19 years ago
3%
over PEL
61
samples
Most-sampled occupations
  • CONTINUOUS MINER OPERATOR11
  • SCOOP CAR OPERATOR10
  • SHUTTLE CAR OPERATOR (STANDARD SIDE)9
See US mines ranked by noise samples over the legal limit.
Source: MSHA respirable dust, quartz, and noise sampling records, updated weekly.
Health sampling trend
ⓘ 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 by year
ⓘ 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.
Year within 1.5 mg/m3 samples
2007 100% 33
2006 100% 101
2005 99% 187
2004 99% 154
2003 99% 140
2002 98% 124
2001 100% 50
Silica (quartz) by year
Year silica avg (%) samples
2007 5.7 1
2006 6.2 7
2005 6.2 31
2004 6.1 26
2003 8.2 26
2002 7.6 13
2001 5.9 9
Noise by year
Year over PEL samples
2006 20% 5
2005 0% 6
2004 4% 27
2003 0% 13
2002 0% 10
Source: MSHA respirable dust, quartz, and noise sampling records, updated weekly.

Dogwood Mine #2 recorded 0.00 reportable injury cases per 100 full-time workers in 2006.

Injury rate, 2006
ⓘ This rate is reportable injury cases per 100 full-time-equivalent workers per year, computed as 200,000 times cases divided by MSHA operator-reported employee-hours. Cases are injuries MSHA graded degree 01 through 07; accident-only events that hurt no one are excluded, and so are contractor injuries, whose hours do not attach to a single mine. Rates begin in 2000, when quarterly employment reporting starts, and are withheld below 20,000 hours in a year.
0.00
total case rate
0.00
days-away rate
0.000
fatality rate
Below average. The US coal mining average was 4.87 and the all-US-mining average was 3.91 cases per 100 workers.
In Virginia, coal mining averaged 4.44 cases per 100 workers that year.
Under 100,000 employee-hours were reported that year, so a single case moves the rate by two or more. Read the figure as approximate.
Year total case rate days-away fatal
2006 * 0.00 0.00 0.000
2005 * 6.39 6.39 0.000
2004 * 0.00 0.00 0.000
2003 * 3.61 3.61 0.000
2002 * 3.67 3.67 0.000
2001 * 8.40 8.40 0.000
* Fewer than 100,000 employee-hours that year; the rate is less stable.
Source: injury cases from MSHA accident and injury records; employee-hours from MSHA quarterly employment reports. Rate is cases per 100 full-time-equivalent workers, operator employees only.
Ownership history
  1. Old Dominion Energy Inc 2001 to present
Source: MSHA controller and operator history, updated weekly.
Workforce and production
ⓘ Coal production is reported quarterly and lags the current period; the most recent quarters may be incomplete.
Year Employees Coal produced (tons)
2007 10 54,425
2006 21 239,175
2005 28 304,412
2004 26 304,764
2003 25 296,314
2002 24 309,944
2001 10 93,295
Source: MSHA quarterly employment and production, updated weekly.

Dogwood Mine #2 sits in Wise County, Virginia, where the Census mining category is 5.9% of county employment.

Local economic context
ⓘ County figures come from the US Census Bureau's American Community Survey, 5-year pooled estimates, so the 2023 vintage covers 2019 through 2023. The Census category is 'mining, quarrying, and oil and gas extraction', which is broader than MSHA jurisdiction and includes oil and gas workers no mine employs. These figures describe the surrounding county, not this mine, and are not a factor in any specific incident.
Wise County, Virginia · Population 35,727
5.9%
Mining share of county employment
$50,740
Median household income
Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2023 5-year estimates.
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
2007 Q3 721 3 0 4160.9
2007 Q2 6,235 29 8 4651.2
2007 Q1 7,628 22 13 2884.1
2006 Q4 8,354 24 11 2872.9
2006 Q3 10,998 12 2 1091.1
2006 Q2 14,365 7 0 487.3
2006 Q1 14,694 5 0 340.3
2005 Q4 14,563 11 4 755.3
Show 19 earlier quarters
Quarter Hours worked Citations S&S Per 1M hrs
2005 Q3 14,893 18 6 1208.6
2005 Q2 16,739 26 10 1553.3
2005 Q1 16,386 42 14 2563.2
2004 Q4 15,206 34 19 2236.0
2004 Q3 15,107 12 6 794.3
2004 Q2 14,914 11 2 737.6
2004 Q1 14,002 12 2 857.0
2003 Q4 15,144 5 1 330.2
2003 Q3 12,985 4 1 308.0
2003 Q2 14,279 7 2 490.2
2003 Q1 12,971 25 4 1927.4
2002 Q4 13,841 4 1 289.0
2002 Q3 13,540 7 2 517.0
2002 Q2 14,623 8 1 547.1
2002 Q1 12,459 10 1 802.6
2001 Q4 9,838 4 0 406.6
2001 Q3 9,840 15 6 1524.4
2001 Q2 4,128 2 1 484.5
2001 Q1 0 0 0
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

8 on file

2005 · 3 incidents

January 19, 2005 VA · Coal roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs) FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
Old Dominion Energy Inc · Struck by falling object

While bolting top, a rock fell from the top striking him on the top of the right hand.

January 3, 2005 VA · Coal roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs) FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
Old Dominion Energy Inc · Struck by falling object

While bolting top, a rock fell from the top striking him on the nose.

2003 · 2 incidents

April 21, 2003 VA · Coal laborer, bull gang, faceman, parts runner, roustabout, roof trimmer/scaler MACHINERY
Old Dominion Energy Inc · Struck by falling object

EE WAS BOLTING TOP, WHEN A PIECE OF ROCK FELL AND HIT HIM.

2002 · 2 incidents

December 10, 2002 VA · Coal roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs) MACHINERY
Old Dominion Energy Inc · Struck by rolling or sliding object

A RIB ROLLED OFF AND STRUCK EMPLOYEE CAUSING INJURY TO BACK AND PELVIS.

February 4, 2002 VA · Coal transit man, surveyor/transit worker OTHER
Old Dominion Energy Inc · Bodily reaction, (Not Elsewhere Classified)

KNEELED DOWN AND TRANSIT, RAISED UP (HGT 48") AND TURNED TO THE LEFT IN SAME MOTION, PULLED MUSCLE IN LOWER LEFT OF BACK AT WAISTLINE.

2001 · 1 incident

November 14, 2001 VA · Coal laborer, bull gang, faceman, parts runner, roustabout, roof trimmer/scaler HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Old Dominion Energy Inc · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

EE WAS PUSHING A PORTABLE WELDER WHEN THE WELDER PINNED HIM BETWEEN SHUTTLE CAR BODY AND WELDER.