Mining Incidents

M & M ENERGY LLC: 17 MSHA citations Coal

M & M ENERGY LLC · Surface
Controlled by Matthew T Mullins
Nora, Dickenson County, VA  ·  Temporarily Idled
MSHA Mine ID: 4609053

M & M ENERGY LLC has $2K in proposed MSHA penalties and $333 outstanding across 0 contested dockets, plus health sampling and the full incident record.

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
4
Years on record
2007–2013
Latest incident
May 2013
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2008
17
citations
5
significant & substantial
$2,399
proposed penalties
$2,066
paid to date
86% of proposed penalties paid to date, a $333 gap.
Source: MSHA violations data, updated weekly.
Inspection activity
MSHA inspections since 2006
36
inspections on record
427
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: 427 inspection hours is too few for a stable rate. A minimum of 1,000 inspection hours is required.
Source: MSHA inspections data, updated weekly.

M & M ENERGY LLC has $2K in proposed MSHA penalties and $333 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.
$2K
proposed penalties
$2K
current assessed
$2K
paid to date
$333
outstanding
17 assessments are final orders; 0 contested dockets.
As of the most recent assessment on 2022-02-15.
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.
29.4%
significant & substantial
11.8%
high negligence or reckless
29.4%
reasonably likely or greater
29.4%
permanently disabling or fatal if injury occurs
Negligence coding: 0.0% none, 5.9% low, 82.4% moderate, 11.8% high, 0.0% reckless.
Source: MSHA violations gravity and negligence coding, updated weekly.

MSHA sampling at M & M ENERGY LLC shows 100% of 27 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: 2022-03-17, 4 years ago
100%
within 1.5 mg/m3
27
samples
0.68
dust max (mg/m3)
0
over MSHA ECV
The excessive concentration value (ECV) is MSHA's own per-sample enforcement threshold, which builds in measurement uncertainty; a sample over its ECV can trigger a citation. The count covers only samples MSHA assigned an ECV.
27 samples taken by MSHA inspectors, 0 by the operator.
Most-sampled occupations
  • AUGER HELPER13
  • AUGER OPERATOR12
  • COAL TRUCK DRIVER1

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.

Last sampled: 2015-09-02, 10 years ago
6%
over PEL
18
samples
Most-sampled occupations
  • AUGER HELPER8
  • AUGER OPERATOR8
  • COAL TRUCK DRIVER1
Source: MSHA respirable dust, quartz, and noise sampling records, updated weekly.
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.
Year within 1.5 mg/m3 samples
2022 100% 2
2015 100% 2
2014 100% 3
2013 100% 2
2011 100% 2
2010 100% 2
2009 100% 5
2008 100% 6
2007 100% 3
Noise by year
Year over PEL samples
2015 0% 2
2014 0% 3
2013 50% 2
2011 0% 2
2010 0% 2
2009 0% 3
2008 0% 4
Source: MSHA respirable dust, quartz, and noise sampling records, updated weekly.
Ownership history
  1. Bundy Auger Mining Inc 2004 to 2012
  2. Pallas Highwall Mining LLC 2012 to 2012
  3. West Virginia Industrial Services, Inc. 2012 to 2014
  4. Second Shift Mining, Inc. 2014 to 2017
  5. M & M ENERGY LLC 2017 to present
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 3 683
2013 4 7,328
2012 2 2,554
2011 1 3,930
2010 2 7,406
2009 2 8,174
2008 2 11,901
2007 3 20,308
2006 2 3,223
2004 2 528
Source: MSHA quarterly employment and production, updated weekly.

M & M ENERGY LLC sits in Dickenson County, Virginia, where the Census mining category is 9.8% 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.
Dickenson County, Virginia · Population 13,920
9.8%
Mining share of county employment
$43,831
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 Q2 0 0 0
2014 Q1 533 0 0 0.0
2013 Q4 1,229 1 0 813.7
2013 Q3 1,443 0 0 0.0
2013 Q2 1,447 0 0 0.0
2013 Q1 606 0 0 0.0
2012 Q4 1,675 0 0 0.0
2012 Q2 0 0 0
Show 23 earlier quarters
Quarter Hours worked Citations S&S Per 1M hrs
2012 Q1 297 0 0 0.0
2011 Q4 0 0 0
2011 Q3 1,025 0 0 0.0
2011 Q2 0 0 0
2011 Q1 0 0 0
2010 Q4 557 0 0 0.0
2010 Q3 174 0 0 0.0
2010 Q2 1,014 0 0 0.0
2010 Q1 1,071 0 0 0.0
2009 Q4 0 2 1
2009 Q3 1,092 4 2 3663.0
2009 Q2 1,219 0 0 0.0
2009 Q1 192 0 0 0.0
2008 Q4 597 1 1 1675.0
2008 Q3 1,178 0 0 0.0
2008 Q2 0 3 0
2008 Q1 1,235 3 1 2429.1
2007 Q4 569 0 0 0.0
2007 Q3 1,670 0 0 0.0
2007 Q2 1,307 0 0 0.0
2007 Q1 1,111 0 0 0.0
2006 Q4 1,006 0 0 0.0
2004 Q3 359 0 0 0.0
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

4 on file

2013 · 1 incident

2007 · 3 incidents

August 23, 2007 VA · Coal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman MACHINERY
Bundy Auger Mining Inc · Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Employee's shirt got caught on a bolt on the kelly bar of the auger- thus injuring his back.

May 9, 2007 VA · Coal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Bundy Auger Mining Inc · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

Employee's foot got caught unger the auger while putting a block under the Kelly Bar.

March 27, 2007 VA · Coal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Bundy Auger Mining Inc · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EE was struck in the jaw by an auger flight while hooking a wrench to a bit.