Appalachia, Wise County,
VA
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Abandoned and Sealed
MSHA Mine ID: 4407251
Looney Creek Marker Mine has $117K in proposed MSHA penalties and $21K outstanding across 25 contested dockets, plus health sampling and the full incident record.
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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
9
Years on record
2010–2012
Latest incident
Jan 2012
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2009
213
citations
69
significant & substantial
$116,630
proposed penalties
$83,484
paid to date
72% of proposed penalties paid to date, a $33,146 gap.
Source: MSHA violations data, updated weekly.
Inspection activity
MSHA inspections since 2009
47
inspections on record
1,874
inspection hours
11.4
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.
213 citations across 1,874 inspection hours.
Source: MSHA inspections data, updated weekly.
Looney Creek Marker Mine has $117K in proposed MSHA penalties and $21K outstanding across 25 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.
$117K
proposed penalties
$105K
current assessed
$83K
paid to date
$21K
outstanding
209 assessments are final orders; 25 contested dockets.
As of the most recent assessment on 2012-06-26.
Source: MSHA assessed-violations and conference/litigation data, updated weekly.
MSHA sampling at Looney Creek Marker Mine shows respirable coal dust averaging 0.74 mg/m3 (90% compliant) across 182 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.
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
2012 Q3
581
0
0
0.0
2012 Q2
1,134
1
0
881.8
2012 Q1
5,605
1
0
178.4
2011 Q4
26,916
27
12
1003.1
2011 Q3
28,550
17
4
595.4
2011 Q2
28,545
14
4
490.5
2011 Q1
27,365
26
9
950.1
2010 Q4
24,970
16
2
640.8
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Quarter
Hours worked
Citations
S&S
Per 1M hrs
2010 Q3
25,433
11
3
432.5
2010 Q2
24,760
50
19
2019.4
2010 Q1
22,921
40
13
1745.1
2009 Q4
6,580
10
3
1519.8
2009 Q3
0
0
0
2009 Q2
1,044
0
0
0.0
No fatalities recorded at this mine.
Reportable incidents
9 on file
2012 · 1 incident
January 6, 2012VA · Coallaborer, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, roof trimmer/scalerHANDLING OF MATERIALS
The weekly examination was being performed when the foreman, EE, found a roof fall in the (A LEFT)panel one break inby spad #552. The foreman timbered all sides of the fall and dangered off the area. Additional timbers were set in nearby entries around the fall.
September 1, 2011VA · Coaldiscontinued 1/31/2014. several other codes cover scoop car operatorFALL OF ROOF OR BACK
While employee was installing roof bolt a piece of rock fell, hitting the pan and plate pinching left hand against wrench bruising middle and index fingers.
January 3, 2011VA · Coallaborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitmanHANDLING OF MATERIALS
The EE was loading I-Beams into the scoop bucket when the back end of the I-Beam kicked around and caught his finger between the beams. The injury required sutures but there were no lost or restricted work days.
The employee was moving the cable to the continuous mining machine out of the roadway and felt pain in his upper abdomen. He continued to work his regular job. but during a dr's visit on june 29 2010 it was determined that he had a hernia of his upper abdomen.
April 30, 2010VA · Coalbeltman, conveyor man, conveyor belt worker, mobile bridge carrierman, feeder operator, conveyor riderSLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
The individual was raising a 3.2 hp submersible pump to adjust the hanger straps. The pump slipped and dropped. The individual experienced sharp pain in lower left abdomen. No lost or restricted days at this time. Surgery will be scheduled to repair the hernia.
January 20, 2010VA · Coalshuttle car operator, mantrip operator, ramcar operator, rail runner, buggy operatorFALL OF ROOF OR BACK
The individual slipped on a ledge in the #5 heading and twisted his right ankle.
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