Bishop, Tazewell County,
VA
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Abandoned and Sealed
MSHA Mine ID: 4406857
Mine #2 has $37K in proposed MSHA penalties and $34K outstanding across 0 contested dockets, plus health sampling and the full incident record.
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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
33
Years on record
1999–2002
Latest incident
Jul 2002
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2000
325
citations
174
significant & substantial
$36,860
proposed penalties
$2,371
paid to date
6% of proposed penalties paid to date, a $34,489 gap.
Source: MSHA violations data, updated weekly.
Inspection activity
MSHA inspections since 2000
113
inspections on record
2,921
inspection hours
11.1
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.
325 citations across 2,921 inspection hours.
Source: MSHA inspections data, updated weekly.
Mine #2 has $37K in proposed MSHA penalties and $34K 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.
$37K
proposed penalties
$37K
current assessed
$2K
paid to date
$34K
outstanding
324 assessments are final orders; 0 contested dockets.
As of the most recent assessment on 2002-12-02.
Source: MSHA assessed-violations and conference/litigation data, updated weekly.
MSHA sampling at Mine #2 shows respirable coal dust averaging 0.60 mg/m3 (94% compliant) across 288 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
2003 Q2
17,664
0
0
0.0
2003 Q1
0
0
0
2002 Q4
10,129
7
5
691.1
2002 Q3
11,966
10
3
835.7
2002 Q2
17,348
33
18
1902.2
2002 Q1
15,845
24
10
1514.7
2001 Q4
17,997
55
38
3056.1
2001 Q3
16,503
31
20
1878.4
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Quarter
Hours worked
Citations
S&S
Per 1M hrs
2001 Q2
16,481
48
32
2912.4
2001 Q1
18,864
34
10
1802.4
2000 Q4
18,748
35
7
1866.9
2000 Q3
18,593
15
11
806.8
2000 Q2
20,707
27
17
1303.9
2000 Q1
18,777
6
3
319.5
No fatalities recorded at this mine.
Reportable incidents
33 on file
2002 · 7 incidents
July 26, 2002VA · Coalbeltman, conveyor man, conveyor belt worker, mobile bridge carrierman, feeder operator, conveyor riderHANDLING OF MATERIALS
DISCONNECT BELOW FAN WOULDN'T STAY IN. EMPLOYEE PULLED DISCONNECTS BACK SIDE OF SHOP-UP ON HILL.THIS KILLED POWER AT FAN DISCONNECTS. WAS INTENDING TO CHANGE FUSE HOLDER. EVIDENTLY STILL POWER ON THE LINE. GOT INTO POWER AND FELL OFF LADDER.
ROOF FALL IS LOCATED IN BLEEDER SYSTEM 10 BREAKSINBY MOUTH OF PANEL. PANEL IS 1ST LEFT OFF 1ST RMAINS. AIR FLOW NOT DISRUPTED. FALL IN INTERSECTION 2500' FROM ACTIVE WORKING SECTION.`
EE WAS TIGHTENING BOLTS ON A SHUTTLE CAR. HE WASUSING A 3/4" SOCKET & RACHET & PIPE & SLATE BAR TO PUT TORQUE ON BOLTS WHEN THE RACHET BROKE ANDTHE PIPE HIT HIM IN THE RIGHT SIDE OF HIS FACE.
EE WAS LIFTING STEEL BEAMS ON 11/29/00 WHEN HE REPORTED HE HAD STRAINED HIS BACK. AGAIN ON 1/2/01 WHILE LOADING A BELT SCRAPER HE REPORTED HE INJURED HIS BACK. EE DID NOT WORK FROM 1/2/01 TO 1 /11/01 WHERE HE TRIED TO WORK AND REPORTED HE CAN'T MAKE IT ANY LONGER.
October 9, 2000VA · Coalcontinuous miner operator, coal mole operatorMACHINERY
THE ALLCO MAN BUS WAS TRAVELING DOWN THE INTAKE SLOPE WHEN IT LOST BRAKES AND POWER STEERING. THE MANBUS STRUCK THE RIGHT RIB THEN HTI THE LEFT RIB WHERE IT CAME TO REST. EE SUSTAINED A CUT TO HIS LEFT LEG WHICH WILL REQUIRE STITCHES.
February 2, 2000VA · Coalelectrician, linemanELECTRICAL
FOREMAN WENT INTO THE MINE TO CHECK PUMPS AND FOUND FALL. 6' X 6' BY 4'. SLIP FELL FROM THE RIGHT RIB TOWARD THE MIDDLE OF THE ENTRY PULLING 4 ROOF BOLTS. THIS SLIP HAD BEEN CRIBBED PRIOR TO THE FALL.
EE WAS RIDING A 2 MAN PERSONNEL CARRIER UP THE SLOPE OF THE INTAKE UNDERGROUND, WHEN HE LOST POWER ON THE CARRIER. THE CARRIER STARTED SLIDING DOWN THE SLOPE WHEN EE JUMPED OFF LANDING ON HIS RT SHOULDER.
July 23, 1999VA · Coalsection foreman, bullgang foreman, labor foreman, leadman, shift bossFALL OF ROOF OR BACK
EMPLOYEE WAS PUSHING MINER CABLE OVER WITH HIS FOOT WHILE SITTING IN THE DECK OF THE MINER THUS CAUSING A STRAINED MUSCLE TO HIS LOWER BACK.
June 5, 1999VA · Coalexaminer, fire boss, pre-shift examiner, mine examinerRESPIRATORY CONDITIONS (TOXIC AGENTS)
Corbin Collieries, Inc · Inhalation of radiations, caustics, toxic and noxious substances
EE WAS CLEANING WITH A 488 S&S SCOOP, WHEN THE BATTERIES BECAME GROUNDED AND THUS RESULTING IN SMOKE IN WHICH EE INHALED. DONNING OF THE DRAGE SCSR WAS DISCUSSED WITH EE FOLLOWING INCIDENT.
EE WAS HANGING LINE CURTAIN THAT HAD BEEN PREVIOUSLY TORN DOWN. THE SHUTTLE CAR OPERATOR WAS PULLING OUT FROM THE MINER AFTER BEING LOADED GOING, TO THE FEEDER. THE SHUTTLE CAR SLID OVER STRIK ING EE IN THE LOWER BACK AND RIGHT LEG.
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