Mining Incidents

Esserville Shop Coal

Wise Va, Wise County, VA  ·  Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 4406794

Esserville Shop has $2K in proposed MSHA penalties and $0 outstanding across 0 contested dockets, plus health sampling and the full incident record.

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
9
Years on record
1996–2006
Latest incident
Aug 2006
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2001
24
citations
7
significant & substantial
$2,139
proposed penalties
$2,139
paid to date
100% of proposed penalties paid to date, a $0 gap.
Source: MSHA violations data, updated weekly.
Inspection activity
MSHA inspections since 2000
31
inspections on record
462
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: 462 inspection hours is too few for a stable rate. A minimum of 1,000 inspection hours is required.
Source: MSHA inspections data, updated weekly.

Esserville Shop has $2K in proposed MSHA penalties and $0 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.
$2K
proposed penalties
$2K
current assessed
$2K
paid to date
$0
outstanding
24 assessments are final orders; 0 contested dockets.
As of the most recent assessment on 2006-08-08.
Source: MSHA assessed-violations and conference/litigation data, updated weekly.

MSHA sampling at Esserville Shop shows respirable coal dust averaging 0.26 mg/m3 (98% compliant) across 43 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.
0.26
dust avg (mg/m3)
1.80
dust max (mg/m3)
98%
within 1.5 mg/m3
43
samples
Most recent sample: 2006-08-08.
Noise
0%
over PEL
27
samples
Most recent sample: 2006-08-09.
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
2006 Q4 13,089 0 0 0.0
2006 Q3 15,608 6 1 384.4
2006 Q2 15,425 0 0 0.0
2006 Q1 14,459 5 1 345.8
2005 Q4 11,102 0 0 0.0
2005 Q3 11,829 6 2 507.2
2005 Q2 10,625 0 0 0.0
2005 Q1 12,132 0 0 0.0
Show 20 earlier quarters
Quarter Hours worked Citations S&S Per 1M hrs
2004 Q4 13,202 0 0 0.0
2004 Q3 12,146 0 0 0.0
2004 Q2 11,350 0 0 0.0
2004 Q1 12,631 2 0 158.3
2003 Q4 8,753 0 0 0.0
2003 Q3 3,235 0 0 0.0
2003 Q2 3,862 4 2 1035.7
2003 Q1 2,563 0 0 0.0
2002 Q4 2,096 0 0 0.0
2002 Q3 2,733 0 0 0.0
2002 Q2 2,941 0 0 0.0
2002 Q1 3,107 0 0 0.0
2001 Q4 3,096 0 0 0.0
2001 Q3 2,850 1 1 350.9
2001 Q2 3,004 0 0 0.0
2001 Q1 3,863 0 0 0.0
2000 Q4 4,185 0 0 0.0
2000 Q3 4,036 0 0 0.0
2000 Q2 3,895 0 0 0.0
2000 Q1 5,866 0 0 0.0
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

9 on file

2006 · 1 incident

August 17, 2006 VA · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Maxxim Rebuild Company LLC · Over-exertion in lifting objects

Employee was filling a final drive on a 011 cat dozer with 60w oil, using a five gallon bucket, when he started feeling a soreness in his right shoulder. The pain was more severe the next morning.

2003 · 1 incident

August 25, 2003 VA · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech MACHINERY
Maxxim Rebuild Company LLC · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EE WAS PERFORMING SERVICE ON A LOW-BOY TRAILER WITH AN IMPACT WRENCH WHEN HE FELT A STRAIN IN HIS LEFT SHOULDER AND NECK.

2002 · 3 incidents

August 26, 2002 VA · Coal welder (shop) HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Paramont Coal Corp · Over-exertion in lifting objects

EE WAS UNLOADING AN EMPTY ACETYLENE TANK FROM HIS SERVICE TRUCK & FELT A SHARP BURNING PAIN IN HIS RIGHT LOWER ABDOMEN.

May 28, 2002 VA · Coal truck driver HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Paramont Coal Corp · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

THE EE WAS REMOVING A PICKUP TRUCK TIRE WITH THE HELP OF ANOTHER EE. WHEN THE TWO MEN WERE LOWERING THE TIRE TO THE GROUND THIS EE FELT LOWER BACK PAIN.

March 14, 2002 VA · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Paramont Coal Corp · Over-exertion in lifting objects

EE BENT OVER TO PICK UP A PIECE OF CHANNEL IRON THAT MEASURED APPROX 6" WIDE X 3' LONG & STARTED HAVING PAIN IN HIS LOWER BACK.

1999 · 2 incidents

October 6, 1999 VA · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Paramont Coal Corp · Struck by falling object

EMPLOYEE WAS WORKING ON D10R IN CUSTOMER'S SHOP.HE PICKED UP SLACK ADJUSTER WHICH WAS COVERED WITH OIL. THE ADJUSTER SLIPPED OUT OF HIS HAND, HITTING HIS RIGHT HAND RING FINGER.

August 31, 1999 VA · Coal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Paramont Coal Corp · Fall to the walkway or working surface

ON 8-31-99, TRAVELED TO A DEEP MINE TO MOVE A DOZER WITH A TRACTOR AND LOW BOY TRAILING. WHILE ATTEMPTING TO LOAD DOZER SLIPPED SHIFTING ALL WEIGHT TO LEFT KNEE, EXPERIENCING PAIN AND SWELLING . SPECAILIST ON 10-8-99, RECEIVED INJECTION AND RETURNED TO WORK.

1996 · 2 incidents

May 20, 1996 VA · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech DISORDERS (REPEATED TRAUMA)
Paramont Coal Corp · Over-exertion in lifting objects

EMPLOYEE WAS SCHEDULED OFF 5-24-06, CALLED SUPERVISOR ON 5-28-96 AND REPORTED THAT HE HAD GONE TO DR. WITH BACK ON 5-24-96 AND GOING BACK TO DR. ON 5-28-96. MGT ASSUMED THIS WAS A REOCCURENCE OF OLD INJURY. HOWEVER, WHEN EMPLOYEE WAS DIAGNOSED BY SPECIALIST, HE WAS DIAGNOSED AS NEW INJURY. MAY 28, 1996 FIRST DAY OFF.

January 16, 1996 VA · Coal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Paramont Coal Corp · Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EE WAS ATTEMPTING TO UNLOAD TRAM MOTOR FROM PALLET ON FORKLIFT TO STORAGE BIN, MOTOR SHIFTED AND CAUGHT LEFT FOREFINGER BETWEEN MOTOR AND THE FRAM OF FORKLIFT. REQUIRED STITCHES.

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