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Licklog Mine Coal

Banner Blue Coal Company · Underground
Controlled by Metinvest B V
Big Rock, Buchanan County, VA  ·  Abandoned and Sealed
MSHA Mine ID: 4407004

Licklog Mine has $32K in proposed MSHA penalties and $8K outstanding across 16 contested dockets, plus health sampling and the full incident record.

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
14
Years on record
2001–2007
Latest incident
Feb 2007
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2000
358
citations
115
significant & substantial
$31,605
proposed penalties
$22,164
paid to date
70% of proposed penalties paid to date, a $9,441 gap.
Source: MSHA violations data, updated weekly.
Inspection activity
MSHA inspections since 2000
145
inspections on record
3,799
inspection hours
9.4
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.
358 citations across 3,799 inspection hours.
Source: MSHA inspections data, updated weekly.

Licklog Mine has $32K in proposed MSHA penalties and $8K outstanding across 16 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.
$32K
proposed penalties
$30K
current assessed
$22K
paid to date
$8K
outstanding
354 assessments are final orders; 16 contested dockets.
As of the most recent assessment on 2007-02-28.
Source: MSHA assessed-violations and conference/litigation data, updated weekly.
See also the operator's enforcement record

MSHA sampling at Licklog Mine shows respirable coal dust averaging 0.41 mg/m3 (97% compliant) across 698 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.
0.41
dust avg (mg/m3)
8.87
dust max (mg/m3)
97%
within 1.5 mg/m3
698
samples
Most recent sample: 2007-02-05.
Silica (quartz)
9.2
silica avg (%)
37.7
silica max (%)
63
samples
Most recent sample: 2006-08-29.
Noise
2%
over PEL
61
samples
Most recent sample: 2006-05-10.
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
2007 Q4 0 0 0
2007 Q1 10,244 3 0 292.9
2006 Q4 12,950 15 4 1158.3
2006 Q3 14,609 14 5 958.3
2006 Q2 15,390 17 6 1104.6
2006 Q1 15,063 17 5 1128.6
2005 Q4 12,146 13 3 1070.3
2005 Q3 14,832 19 5 1281.0
Show 19 earlier quarters
Quarter Hours worked Citations S&S Per 1M hrs
2005 Q2 15,427 23 7 1490.9
2005 Q1 12,874 15 5 1165.1
2004 Q4 15,914 19 4 1193.9
2004 Q3 12,314 20 5 1624.2
2004 Q2 14,919 12 5 804.3
2004 Q1 11,987 10 5 834.2
2003 Q4 13,939 10 4 717.4
2003 Q3 11,907 11 3 923.8
2003 Q2 15,005 9 3 599.8
2003 Q1 11,904 19 7 1596.1
2002 Q4 15,020 10 1 665.8
2002 Q3 11,624 13 5 1118.4
2002 Q2 15,874 27 12 1700.9
2002 Q1 12,160 12 6 986.8
2001 Q4 15,219 10 1 657.1
2001 Q3 12,162 12 4 986.7
2001 Q2 13,067 19 8 1454.0
2001 Q1 7,926 7 2 883.2
2000 Q4 1,146 2 0 1745.2
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

14 on file

2007 · 1 incident

2006 · 1 incident

August 14, 2006 VA · Coal roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs) SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Banner Blue Coal Company · Fall onto or against objects

A piece of rock fell hitting employee in back and knocked him into the bolter as he was on his knees bolting top causing laceration to forehead. Sutures involved.

2005 · 2 incidents

October 31, 2005 VA · Coal roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs) MACHINERY
Black Canyon Mining Company · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Employee got finger caught between pinner wrench and drill steel while installing roof bolt. pinched right index finger. he had to get mine stitches in it. He was wearing gloves.

September 13, 2005 VA · Coal roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs) MACHINERY
Black Canyon Mining Company · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

While bolting top employee got end of index finger caught against top and mashed end of finger off.

2004 · 2 incidents

May 21, 2004 VA · Coal shuttle car operator, mantrip operator, ramcar operator, rail runner, buggy operator HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Black Canyon Mining Company · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EE WAS MOVING CABLE OUT OF ROADWAY ON 5/21/04 WHEN HE NOTICED HE WAS HAVING PAIN IN HIS BACK. ON 6/3/04 EE WAS TOLD BY A DOCTOR TO TAKE TIME OFF FROM WORK BECAUSE HE HAD A BULGING DISC IN HIS BACK.

May 12, 2004 VA · Coal roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs) SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Black Canyon Mining Company · Fall onto or against objects

EE WHILE LOADING BOLTS & PLATES ON ROOF BOLT MACHINE SLIP AND FELL ON SCOOP BUCKET HIT SHOULDER AND BRUISED HIS SHOULDER.

2003 · 4 incidents

July 25, 2003 VA · Coal roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs) HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Black Canyon Mining Company · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

EMPLOYEE WAS HELPING MECHANIC LOAD MOTOR TO TAKE INSIDE. HE CAUGHT TIP END OF HIS RING FINGER UNDER EDGE OF MOTOR. IT MASHED END OF FINGER CAUSING NAIL TO COME OFF. HE HAD GLOVES ON.

June 26, 2003 VA · Coal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Black Canyon Mining Company · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EE TRIMMED SKIRT ON STACKER BELT WITH A SHARP POCKET KNIFE. IT SLIPPED AND CUT HIS RIGHT POINTER FINGER. IT TOOK TEN STITCHES.

February 24, 2003 VA · Coal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Black Canyon Mining Company · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

AFTER LOADING CABLE EE STARTED TO SIT DOWN AND NOTICE LOSS OF FELLING IN RIGHT ARM. THOUGHT HE MIGHT BE HAVING HEART PROBLEM. HE TOOK NITRO-GLYCERIN PILL AND WENT TO HOSPITAL. THEY THOUGHT HE MIGHT HAVE A NERVE PINCHED IN HIS NECK. HE HAD BEEN LOADING 1/0 CABLE.

2002 · 2 incidents

June 18, 2002 VA · Coal roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs) MACHINERY
Black Canyon Mining Company · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

WHILE PUTTING UP ROOF BOLT EE TOOK HOLD OF STEEL AND IT BROKE CUTTING EE ON INDEX FINGER ON LEFT HAND. EE DID HAVE GLOVES ON.

May 28, 2002 VA · Coal mine manager, mine foreman, mine owner POWERED HAULAGE
Black Canyon Mining Company · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

BRAD BAR FELL OFF 3-WHEELER & CAUGHT ON WHEEL & FLIPPED AND CAUGHT HIM IN THE BACK.

2001 · 2 incidents

April 4, 2001 VA · Coal greaser, grease man, oiler, lube man, dragline oiler HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Black Canyon Mining Company · Struck by falling object

EE WAS GETTING READY TO SERVICE EQUIPMENT HAD SMALL PIECE OF DRAW ROCK TO FALL BETWEEN BOLTS HIT HIM ON LEFT LEG AND BRUISED IT. ROCK WAS 3'X2'X15" ROCK HIT EE AND MANTRIP AT SAME TIME.

March 14, 2001 VA · Coal shuttle car operator, mantrip operator, ramcar operator, rail runner, buggy operator MACHINERY
Black Canyon Mining Company · Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EMPLOYEE WAS ASKED TO BRING A CAN OF OIL TO ROOF BOLTER AFTER PUTTING OIL IN ROOF BOLTER OPERATOR OF ROOFBOLTER STARTED BACK TO BOLT TOP. HE DIDN'T SEE EMPLOYEE HAD LAID HIS HAND ON BOLTER, WH EN HE SWUNG HEAD TO ONE SIDE IT CAUGHT EMPLOYEE'S FINGER AGAINST FRAME OF BOLTER.

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