Mining Incidents

Guest Mtn. No. 5 Coal

Mill Branch Coal Corp · Underground
Appalachia, Wise County, VA  ·  Abandoned and Sealed
MSHA Mine ID: 4407138

Guest Mtn. No. 5 has $241K in proposed MSHA penalties and $0 outstanding across 49 contested dockets, plus health sampling and the full incident record.

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
20
Years on record
2006–2014
Latest incident
Mar 2014
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2006
513
citations
131
significant & substantial
$240,522
proposed penalties
$190,400
paid to date
79% of proposed penalties paid to date, a $50,122 gap.
Source: MSHA violations data, updated weekly.
Inspection activity
MSHA inspections since 2005
111
inspections on record
4,558
inspection hours
11.3
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.
513 citations across 4,558 inspection hours.
Source: MSHA inspections data, updated weekly.

Guest Mtn. No. 5 has $241K in proposed MSHA penalties and $0 outstanding across 49 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.
$241K
proposed penalties
$190K
current assessed
$190K
paid to date
$0
outstanding
502 assessments are final orders; 49 contested dockets.
As of the most recent assessment on 2013-12-10.
Source: MSHA assessed-violations and conference/litigation data, updated weekly.

MSHA sampling at Guest Mtn. No. 5 shows respirable coal dust averaging 0.47 mg/m3 (95% compliant) across 458 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.
0.47
dust avg (mg/m3)
4.29
dust max (mg/m3)
95%
within 1.5 mg/m3
458
samples
Most recent sample: 2013-09-30.
Silica (quartz)
8.7
silica avg (%)
24.7
silica max (%)
55
samples
Most recent sample: 2013-07-08.
Noise
4%
over PEL
46
samples
Most recent sample: 2013-09-12.
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
2014 Q2 0 0 0
2014 Q1 2,143 0 0 0.0
2013 Q4 6,236 2 0 320.7
2013 Q3 21,668 24 10 1107.6
2013 Q2 9,064 4 2 441.3
2013 Q1 0 2 0
2012 Q4 724 1 0 1381.2
2012 Q3 1,569 0 0 0.0
Show 26 earlier quarters
Quarter Hours worked Citations S&S Per 1M hrs
2012 Q2 1,524 5 1 3280.8
2012 Q1 6,080 2 0 328.9
2011 Q4 25,617 19 6 741.7
2011 Q3 29,450 10 3 339.6
2011 Q2 28,209 15 4 531.7
2011 Q1 27,932 42 13 1503.7
2010 Q4 27,228 42 11 1542.5
2010 Q3 26,019 21 5 807.1
2010 Q2 25,375 18 5 709.4
2010 Q1 24,287 42 11 1729.3
2009 Q4 21,654 43 17 1985.8
2009 Q3 21,478 32 8 1489.9
2009 Q2 21,828 27 6 1236.9
2009 Q1 21,879 13 1 594.2
2008 Q4 8,040 16 9 1990.0
2008 Q3 8,534 15 2 1757.7
2008 Q2 9,067 4 1 441.2
2008 Q1 10,355 13 1 1255.4
2007 Q4 11,630 13 3 1117.8
2007 Q3 10,658 15 1 1407.4
2007 Q2 9,313 23 5 2469.7
2007 Q1 9,360 11 0 1175.2
2006 Q4 10,522 16 2 1520.6
2006 Q3 9,738 18 4 1848.4
2006 Q2 641 5 0 7800.3
2005 Q3 1,910 0 0 0.0
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

20 on file

2014 · 4 incidents

March 17, 2014 VA · Coal clerk, timekeeper, office worker, director of sales DISORDERS (REPEATED TRAUMA)
Mill Branch Coal Corp · (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Received a hearing loss diagnosis on 3/17/2014 for employee.

March 6, 2014 VA · Coal electrician, lineman DISORDERS (REPEATED TRAUMA)
Mill Branch Coal Corp · (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Received a hearing loss diagnosis for employee on 3/6/2014.

March 6, 2014 VA · Coal electrician, lineman DUST DISEASE OF LUNGS
Mill Branch Coal Corp · Inhalation of radiations, caustics, toxic and noxious substances

Received a CWP diagnosis for employee on 3/6/2014.

January 24, 2014 VA · Coal clerk, timekeeper, office worker, director of sales DUST DISEASE OF LUNGS
Mill Branch Coal Corp · Inhalation of radiations, caustics, toxic and noxious substances

Received a CWP diagnosis on 1/24/2014 for employee.

2011 · 6 incidents

December 16, 2011 VA · Coal roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs) HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Guest Mountain Mining Corporation · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Drill steel was hung in the drill chuck, employee struck drill steel with wrench and it came back striking employee above the left eye causing a laceration.

August 15, 2011 VA · Coal beltman, conveyor man, conveyor belt worker, mobile bridge carrierman, feeder operator, conveyor rider HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Guest Mountain Mining Corporation · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

The Lo Trac operator was checking the fluids on his equipment. When the operator raised the engine hatch to check the fluids, he secured the hatch with a rope hanger. The rope hanger came loose causing the hatch to fall on the operator's left hand resulting in a fractured thumb.

April 12, 2011 VA · Coal laborer, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, roof trimmer/scaler HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Guest Mountain Mining Corporation · Over-exertion in pulling or pushing objects

The individual was trying to pull a piece of ventilation curtain on a mud hole. He was pulling with both hands when his left hand slipped and caused him to strain his right shoulder.

February 21, 2011 VA · Coal roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs) MACHINERY
Guest Mountain Mining Corporation · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

The employee was pushing a rock out of the way with the stab jack on the roof bolter. The rock either broke or the stab jack slipped over top of the rock, causing the drill head to move forward quickly catching his left thumb between the drill steel and the canopy post.

February 16, 2011 VA · Coal examiner, fire boss, pre-shift examiner, mine examiner HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Guest Mountain Mining Corporation · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

The individual was putting an end on an extension cord and cut his thumb resulting in a laceration that required stitches. This is a medical only report with no lost or restricted work days.

2010 · 3 incidents

December 29, 2010 VA · Coal electrician, lineman HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Guest Mountain Mining Corporation · Fall onto or against objects

While the individual was tightening the wheel on the shuttle car, the ratchet slipped causing him to lose balance and fall hitting his mouth on the fender resulting in two chipped teeth. There were no lost or restricted days and he has not sought treatment.

November 10, 2010 VA · Coal continuous miner operator, coal mole operator HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Guest Mountain Mining Corporation · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

The individual pulled a pallet off the Lo Trac fork lift and mashed the ring finger on his left hand. He developed staff infection and was hospitalized.

February 22, 2010 VA · Coal roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs) SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Guest Mountain Mining Corporation · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

The individual was walking to the rear of the roof hitting machine when he stepped on an area of irregular bottom and twisted his knee.

2009 · 5 incidents

December 5, 2009 VA · Coal electrician, lineman MACHINERY
Guest Mountain Mining Corporation · Struck by flying object

The EE was observing the operation of the CM when a piece of rock and coal came off the head of the CM and struck him in the left eye. Some material was embedded in his eye and had to be removed. This is a medical only treatment. No lost or restricted work days.

October 17, 2009 VA · Coal roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs) FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
Guest Mountain Mining Corporation · Struck by falling object

While cleaning rock off the drill head of the roof bolter a piece of draw rock fell from between the bolts hitting the individual on the right shoulder and lower back.

August 19, 2009 VA · Coal bull gang foreman, labor foreman, leadman, section foreman, shift boss MACHINERY
Guest Mountain Mining Corporation · Struck by powered moving object

The individual had his back to roof bolter waiting on miner to exit #5 entry. When miner trammed out of the way, the roof bolter trammed forward with the T-bar of the roof bolter catching the toes on the right foot.

April 29, 2009 VA · Coal roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs) FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
Guest Mountain Mining Corporation · Struck by falling object

EE was operating roof bolter, rock fell from roof, striking EE on left hand. To correct the problem, EE was told to keep hand off of drill head and observe top before starting to bolt.

April 14, 2009 VA · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Guest Mountain Mining Corporation · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

The employee was changing the operator's side feed cylinder on a roof bolting machine. A come-a-long hoist was hooked to the machine's boom and a roof support plate. The hook came loose from the roof support plate and the boom fell catching his arm.

2008 · 1 incident

September 20, 2008 VA · Coal shuttle car operator, mantrip operator, ramcar operator, rail runner, buggy operator HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Guest Mountain Mining Corporation · Over-exertion in lifting objects

The employee, along with another person, was hanging the power cable to the continuous mining machine and felt pain in his lower back when he lifted the cable.

2006 · 1 incident

October 16, 2006 VA · Coal continuous miner helper, coal mole helper, bridgeman SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Hubble Mining Co., LLC · Fall to the walkway or working surface

While pulling miner cable, feet flew out & caught himself with his left wrist.

For insurers, brokers, and safety consultants

The full compliance file on Guest Mtn. No. 5

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.