Honaker, Va, Russell County,
VA
·
Abandoned and Sealed
MSHA Mine ID: 4407326
Louis Lowe Surface Mine has $7K in proposed MSHA penalties and $0 outstanding across 0 contested dockets, plus health sampling and the full incident record.
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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
7
Years on record
2015–2018
Latest incident
Mar 2018
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2014
52
citations
17
significant & substantial
$6,823
proposed penalties
$6,823
paid to date
100% of proposed penalties paid to date, a $0 gap.
Source: MSHA violations data, updated weekly.
Inspection activity
MSHA inspections since 2014
18
inspections on record
661
inspection hours
n/a
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.
Rate withheld: 661 inspection hours is too few for a stable rate. A minimum of 1,000 inspection hours is required.
Source: MSHA inspections data, updated weekly.
Louis Lowe Surface Mine has $7K in proposed MSHA penalties and $0 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
$7K
paid to date
$0
outstanding
52 assessments are final orders; 0 contested dockets.
As of the most recent assessment on 2018-10-25.
Source: MSHA assessed-violations and conference/litigation data, updated weekly.
MSHA sampling at Louis Lowe Surface Mine shows respirable coal dust averaging 0.08 mg/m3 (100% compliant) across 96 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
2019 Q2
0
0
0
2019 Q1
0
0
0
2018 Q4
8,383
4
2
477.2
2018 Q3
15,885
3
1
188.9
2018 Q2
14,356
1
0
69.7
2018 Q1
19,628
1
0
50.9
2017 Q4
14,528
0
0
0.0
2017 Q3
14,571
8
2
549.0
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Quarter
Hours worked
Citations
S&S
Per 1M hrs
2017 Q2
10,890
0
0
0.0
2017 Q1
12,300
5
1
406.5
2016 Q4
7,648
0
0
0.0
2016 Q3
6,528
1
0
153.2
2016 Q2
6,053
6
0
991.2
2016 Q1
4,619
9
3
1948.5
2015 Q4
9,433
1
1
106.0
2015 Q3
5,239
5
2
954.4
2015 Q2
7,408
0
0
0.0
2015 Q1
8,172
0
0
0.0
2014 Q4
0
8
5
No fatalities recorded at this mine.
Reportable incidents
7 on file
2018 · 3 incidents
March 8, 2018VA · Coalmaintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service techMACHINERY
Injured person is not a direct employee of Omega Surface Mining, LLC. EE is a truck driver employed by a contractor to haul coal from Omega's jobsite. EE came to the jobsite and got out of EE's truck to see if EE's truck bed was clear; EE slipped and fell on ice injuring EE's left hip.
January 29, 2018VA · Coalbulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineerEXPLODING VESSELS UNDER PRESSURE
Employee was removing the hydraulic tank from a 992K Front End Loader; the pressure in the tank caused the lid to shoot upwards striking the employee in the forehead.
2017 · 1 incident
November 17, 2017VA · Coalbulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineerMACHINERY
Employee was attempting to pressure test an after-cooler with 30 psi. The test instrument slipped out of the in-take of the after-cooler. Employee then instinctively attempted to grab the testing apparatus causing a cut to EE's left thumb which required 5 sutures to repair.
2015 · 1 incident
June 9, 2015VA · Coalmaintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service techHANDLING OF MATERIALS
Ascending ladder with a 5 gallon bucket of oil and momentarily lost footing causing a strain when he regained his footing
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