Mining Incidents

MATTIEBOO #4 Surface Coal

MATTIEBOO, LLC · Surface
Controlled by David Powers
GRUNDY, Buchanan County, VA  ·  Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 4407203

MATTIEBOO #4 Surface has $8K in proposed MSHA penalties and $1K outstanding across 1 contested dockets, plus health sampling and the full incident record.

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
1
Years on record
2009
Latest incident
Jan 2009
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2007
53
citations
16
significant & substantial
$7,753
proposed penalties
$6,266
paid to date
81% of proposed penalties paid to date, a $1,487 gap.
Source: MSHA violations data, updated weekly.
Inspection activity
MSHA inspections since 2007
11
inspections on record
294
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: 294 inspection hours is too few for a stable rate. A minimum of 1,000 inspection hours is required.
Source: MSHA inspections data, updated weekly.

MATTIEBOO #4 Surface has $8K in proposed MSHA penalties and $1K outstanding across 1 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.
$8K
proposed penalties
$7K
current assessed
$6K
paid to date
$1K
outstanding
52 assessments are final orders; 1 contested dockets.
As of the most recent assessment on 2009-07-23.
Source: MSHA assessed-violations and conference/litigation data, updated weekly.

MSHA sampling at MATTIEBOO #4 Surface shows respirable coal dust averaging 0.14 mg/m3 (100% compliant) across 19 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.
0.14
dust avg (mg/m3)
0.35
dust max (mg/m3)
100%
within 1.5 mg/m3
19
samples
Most recent sample: 2009-01-09.
Silica (quartz)
20.2
silica avg (%)
28.2
silica max (%)
2
samples
Most recent sample: 2009-01-21.
Noise
0%
over PEL
9
samples
Most recent sample: 2008-01-08.
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
2009 Q4 356 0 0 0.0
2009 Q3 1,143 1 0 874.9
2009 Q2 3,514 0 0 0.0
2009 Q1 8,930 15 3 1679.7
2008 Q4 9,478 0 0 0.0
2008 Q3 10,481 0 0 0.0
2008 Q2 11,476 10 3 871.4
2008 Q1 11,022 12 3 1088.7
Show 3 earlier quarters
Quarter Hours worked Citations S&S Per 1M hrs
2007 Q4 11,080 0 0 0.0
2007 Q3 11,219 0 0 0.0
2007 Q2 10,432 15 7 1437.9
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

1 on file

2009 · 1 incident

January 1, 2009 VA · Coal FIRE
MATTIEBOO, LLC · Accident type, without injuries

A fire ignited in D10R bulldozer at rear of engine near front of cab, destroying the cab and its contents.

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