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.
654 citations across 5,323 inspection hours.
Source: MSHA inspections data, updated weekly.
Hatfield has $201K in proposed MSHA penalties and $0 outstanding across 34 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.
$201K
proposed penalties
$188K
current assessed
$188K
paid to date
$0
outstanding
642 assessments are final orders; 34 contested dockets.
Of $90K in penalties contested before the Commission, $77K was upheld in final decisions.
As of the most recent assessment on 2014-05-14.
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.
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.
155citations taken to the federal commission · 24% of citations on record
Settled
130 · 84%
Stood as issued
24 · 15%
Vacated or withdrawn
1 · 1%
98%
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 Vacated and withdrawn citations, and settlements that removed the designation, count against.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 89 decided S&S contests · industry: 79%
15%
Penalty reduction in decided contests
$90K proposed, $77K 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 A dismissed or defaulted contest leaves the citation standing as issued; a vacated or withdrawn citation is removed from the violation record.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 2014-03-25.
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.
MSHA sampling at Hatfield shows 95% of 507 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: 2013-08-20, 13 years ago
95%
within 1.5 mg/m3
507
samples
6.13
dust max (mg/m3)
219 samples taken by MSHA inspectors, 288 by the operator.
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.
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.
Hatfield recorded 0.00 reportable injury cases per 100 full-time workers in 2013.
Injury rate, 2013
ⓘ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 3.94 and the all-US-mining average was 2.99 cases per 100 workers.
In Virginia, coal mining averaged 4.69 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
2013 *
0.00
0.00
0.000
2012 *
4.13
4.13
0.000
2011 *
5.12
0.00
0.000
2010 *
0.00
0.00
0.000
2009 *
11.34
11.34
0.000
2008 *
0.00
0.00
0.000
2005 *
0.00
0.00
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.
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)
2015
0
2014
27
2013
14
22,862
2012
21
43,808
2011
19
38,397
2010
17
43,949
2009
16
35,241
2008
16
51,896
2007
10
4,725
2006
11
7,424
2005
17
90,379
2004
9
18,953
Source: MSHA quarterly employment and production, updated weekly.
Hatfield sits in Russell County, Virginia, where the Census mining category is 4.5% 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.
Russell County, Virginia · Population 25,635
4.5%
Mining share of county employment
$49,020
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
2015 Q3
0
0
0
2014 Q3
19,784
0
0
0.0
2014 Q2
13,217
7
0
529.6
2014 Q1
10,543
0
0
0.0
2013 Q4
0
2
0
2013 Q3
6,538
21
8
3212.0
2013 Q2
12,409
28
11
2256.4
2013 Q1
11,562
49
18
4238.0
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Quarter
Hours worked
Citations
S&S
Per 1M hrs
2012 Q4
11,534
48
14
4161.6
2012 Q3
14,878
71
25
4772.1
2012 Q2
9,913
23
6
2320.2
2012 Q1
12,050
42
13
3485.5
2011 Q4
10,626
28
11
2635.0
2011 Q3
9,975
13
2
1303.3
2011 Q2
9,985
15
4
1502.3
2011 Q1
8,506
14
3
1645.9
2010 Q4
9,481
28
7
2953.3
2010 Q3
12,066
25
12
2071.9
2010 Q2
9,776
27
11
2761.9
2010 Q1
11,274
11
6
975.7
2009 Q4
8,689
29
12
3337.6
2009 Q3
8,210
17
1
2070.6
2009 Q2
8,790
12
3
1365.2
2009 Q1
9,600
10
0
1041.7
2008 Q4
11,218
21
2
1872.0
2008 Q3
9,156
16
1
1747.5
2008 Q2
8,816
15
5
1701.5
2008 Q1
7,989
13
2
1627.2
2007 Q4
6,235
24
10
3849.2
2006 Q1
7,802
0
0
0.0
2005 Q4
10,944
12
6
1096.5
2005 Q3
7,436
6
3
806.9
2005 Q2
10,609
6
2
565.6
2005 Q1
9,087
5
2
550.2
2004 Q4
2,897
2
0
690.4
2004 Q3
1,509
0
0
0.0
No fatalities recorded at this mine.
Reportable incidents
9 on file
2012 · 1 incident
April 18, 2012VA · Coalbeltman, conveyor man, conveyor belt worker, mobile bridge carrierman, feeder operator, conveyor riderHANDLING OF MATERIALS
EE was operating a roof bolt machine, installing roof bolts. EE had drilled a hole and was removing steel from drill head. While removing the starter steel, a piece of rock (24" X 8" X 3") fell between the machine canopy and the ATRS, striking EE on the right hand. EE was wearing gloves. Hand not broken, no stitches, but hand was lacerated.
EE was moving the miner from the #7 to the #6 entry. The miner went over a hump in the bottom, this caused the back of the miner to raise into the top.
August 13, 2009VA · Coalshuttle car operator, mantrip operator, ramcar operator, rail runner, buggy operatorPOWERED HAULAGE
While mining in the # 5 entry of the 001 section, cut into old works. The size of the cut through approx. 2' X 4'. The mine is blowing ventilation therefore no ventilation issues with cut through.