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.
89 citations across 1,141 inspection hours.
Source: MSHA inspections data, updated weekly.
Industrial has $7K in proposed MSHA penalties and $7K 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.
$7K
proposed penalties
$7K
current assessed
$131
paid to date
$7K
outstanding
89 assessments are final orders; 0 contested dockets.
As of the most recent assessment on 2006-06-07.
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.
MSHA sampling at Industrial shows 97% of 209 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: 2002-05-18, 24 years ago
97%
within 1.5 mg/m3
209
samples
2.84
dust max (mg/m3)
88 samples taken by MSHA inspectors, 121 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.
Industrial recorded 0.00 reportable injury cases per 100 full-time workers in 2000.
Injury rate, 2000
ⓘ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
No reportable injury cases in any year shown. Employee-hours were reported in each of those years, so these are true zeros rather than missing data. Citations, listed in the compliance record above, are inspector-found violations and are counted separately from worker injuries.
Below average. The US coal mining average was 7.74 and the all-US-mining average was 5.64 cases per 100 workers.
In Virginia, coal mining averaged 8.63 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.
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)
2006
0
2005
0
2004
0
2003
0
2002
10
9,382
2001
10
31,713
2000
12
23,678
Source: MSHA quarterly employment and production, updated weekly.
Industrial sits in Buchanan County, Virginia, where the Census mining category is 11.2% 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.
Buchanan County, Virginia · Population 19,857
11.2%
Mining share of county employment
$42,216
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
2006 Q4
0
0
0
2006 Q3
0
0
0
2006 Q2
0
1
1
2006 Q1
0
0
0
2005 Q4
0
0
0
2005 Q3
0
0
0
2005 Q2
0
0
0
2005 Q1
0
0
0
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Quarter
Hours worked
Citations
S&S
Per 1M hrs
2004 Q4
0
0
0
2004 Q3
0
0
0
2004 Q2
0
0
0
2004 Q1
0
0
0
2003 Q4
0
0
0
2002 Q2
2,916
4
3
1371.7
2002 Q1
4,128
13
5
3149.2
2001 Q4
5,071
10
3
1972.0
2001 Q3
4,484
9
3
2007.1
2001 Q2
5,049
4
1
792.2
2001 Q1
4,939
8
2
1619.8
2000 Q4
4,649
10
4
2151.0
2000 Q3
4,080
12
5
2941.2
2000 Q2
4,968
10
6
2012.9
2000 Q1
7,947
6
1
755.0
No fatalities recorded at this mine.
Reportable incidents
5 on file
2001 · 1 incident
June 4, 2001VA · Coalroof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs)MACHINERY
Industrial Coal Corp · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object
EMPLOYEE HAD HIS LEFT HAND ON ROOF BOLT PLATE WHILE HE WAS INSTALLING ROOF BOLT CAUGHT HIS LEFT HAND OR FINGERS BETWEEN PLATE AND MINE ROOF. INJURING THUMB AND 1ST FINGER ON LEFT HAND.
1998 · 1 incident
October 3, 1998VA · Coallaborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitmanELECTRICAL
EE PULLED THE HANDLE DOWN ON SWITCH BOX. POWER WENT PHASE TO PHASE. BURNED BOTH HANDS (DEEP SUN BURN TO FACE).
1995 · 2 incidents
December 22, 1995VA · Coalroof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs)MACHINERY
Industrial Coal Corp · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object
EMPLOYEE MASHED TIP OF 1ST FINGER ON RT HAND WHILE LOWERING THE ATRS ON ROOF BOLTER. EMP HAD HISHAND BETWEEN ATRS ARM AND MAIN FRAME OF MACHINE.FINGER NAIL WAS PULLED OFF IN GLOVE.
April 14, 1995VA · Coalroof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs)MACHINERY
ANOTHER EE STRUCK A PIPE AGAINST SIDE OF CATWALK, CAUSING MATERIAL TO FALL FROM WITHIN PIPE. WIND CARRIED MATERIAL ONTO INJURED EE AND MATERIAL GOT IN HIS EYE.