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.
238 citations across 1,850 inspection hours.
Source: MSHA inspections data, updated weekly.
Integrity has $47K in proposed MSHA penalties and $26K 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.
$47K
proposed penalties
$47K
current assessed
$21K
paid to date
$26K
outstanding
232 assessments are final orders; 0 contested dockets.
As of the most recent assessment on 2014-06-30.
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 Integrity shows 94% of 126 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: 2014-05-20, 12 years ago
94%
within 1.5 mg/m3
126
samples
4.15
dust max (mg/m3)
53 samples taken by MSHA inspectors, 73 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.
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)
2014
13
3,592
2013
1
2012
5
4,496
2011
11
19,410
2009
0
2008
5
3,602
2007
0
1,598
Source: MSHA quarterly employment and production, updated weekly.
Integrity 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
2014 Q1
7,043
18
8
2555.7
2013 Q4
585
7
1
11965.8
2013 Q3
0
3
0
2013 Q2
0
4
0
2013 Q1
0
1
0
2012 Q4
0
6
0
2012 Q3
0
0
0
2012 Q2
3,373
17
4
5040.0
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Quarter
Hours worked
Citations
S&S
Per 1M hrs
2012 Q1
7,074
33
5
4665.0
2011 Q4
7,239
12
6
1657.7
2011 Q3
4,910
24
10
4888.0
2011 Q2
2,472
5
3
2022.7
2009 Q4
0
0
0
2009 Q3
0
0
0
2009 Q2
0
0
0
2009 Q1
19
0
0
0.0
2008 Q4
0
2
1
2008 Q3
5,903
24
7
4065.7
2008 Q2
4,204
21
6
4995.2
2007 Q4
0
0
0
2007 Q3
121
0
0
0.0
2007 Q2
0
0
0
No fatalities recorded at this mine.
Reportable incidents
1 on file
2008 · 1 incident
April 24, 2008VA · Coalbull gang foreman, labor foreman, leadman, section foreman, shift bossFALL OF ROOF OR BACK
While leaving the continuous miner enroute to the roof bolter to check on the roof bolting crew, I turned the corner and was struck on the back of head and neck driving me to the floor. The rock was approx. 4' x 2' x 12" tapering to 3". The coal seam being mined was approx. 4 ft.