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.
186 citations across 1,412 inspection hours.
Source: MSHA inspections data, updated weekly.
Mine #3 has $30K in proposed MSHA penalties and $28K 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.
$30K
proposed penalties
$30K
current assessed
$2K
paid to date
$28K
outstanding
182 assessments are final orders; 0 contested dockets.
As of the most recent assessment on 2005-02-28.
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.
Source: MSHA violations gravity and negligence coding, updated weekly.
MSHA sampling at Mine #3 shows 94% of 178 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: 2005-02-10, 21 years ago
94%
within 1.5 mg/m3
178
samples
8.14
dust max (mg/m3)
83 samples taken by MSHA inspectors, 95 by the operator.
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.
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.
Mine #3 recorded 0.00 reportable injury cases per 100 full-time workers in 2004.
Injury rate, 2004
ⓘThis rate is reportable injury cases per 100 full-time-equivalent workers per year, computed as 200,000 times cases divided by MSHA operator-reported employee-hours. Cases are injuries MSHA graded degree 01 through 07; accident-only events that hurt no one are excluded, and so are contractor injuries, whose hours do not attach to a single mine. Rates begin in 2000, when quarterly employment reporting starts, and are withheld below 20,000 hours in a year.
0.00
total case rate
0.00
days-away rate
0.000
fatality rate
No reportable injury cases in any year shown. Employee-hours were reported in each of those years, so these are true zeros rather than missing data. Citations, listed in the compliance record above, are inspector-found violations and are counted separately from worker injuries.
Below average. The US coal mining average was 5.57 and the all-US-mining average was 4.33 cases per 100 workers.
In Virginia, coal mining averaged 4.96 cases per 100 workers that year.
Under 100,000 employee-hours were reported that year, so a single case moves the rate by two or more. Read the figure as approximate.
Source: injury cases from MSHA accident and injury records; employee-hours from MSHA quarterly employment reports. Rate is cases per 100 full-time-equivalent workers, operator employees only.
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)
2005
8
8,128
2004
18
135,434
2003
4
21,210
2002
0
2001
9
41,053
2000
5
26,554
Source: MSHA quarterly employment and production, updated weekly.
Mine #3 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
2005 Q2
0
0
0
2005 Q1
4,630
10
5
2159.8
2004 Q4
9,746
5
1
513.0
2004 Q3
8,304
10
7
1204.2
2004 Q2
7,874
13
6
1651.0
2004 Q1
8,984
19
4
2114.9
2003 Q4
5,844
7
3
1197.8
2003 Q3
0
0
0
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Quarter
Hours worked
Citations
S&S
Per 1M hrs
2003 Q2
0
0
0
2003 Q1
0
0
0
2002 Q4
0
0
0
2002 Q3
0
0
0
2002 Q2
0
0
0
2002 Q1
0
0
0
2001 Q4
0
10
4
2001 Q3
7,481
21
6
2807.1
2001 Q2
6,219
44
10
7075.1
2001 Q1
5,306
23
12
4334.7
2000 Q4
1,508
2
1
1326.3
2000 Q3
0
0
0
2000 Q2
2,405
18
13
7484.4
No fatalities recorded at this mine.
Reportable incidents
19 on file
2005 · 1 incident
February 17, 2005VA · Coalmaintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service techMACHINERY
EE was cutting lug nuts off of mantrip when inflated tire expanded & exploded due to heat from torches. Tire exploded blowing dirt & debris into face & eyes. Safety glasses were being worn at time of accident.
2001 · 1 incident
September 27, 2001VA · Coalmaintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service techHANDLING OF MATERIALS
SPLICING SHUTTLE CAR CABLE, WIRE FROM CABLE PUNCTURE BACK OFLEFT HAND. @ 0130 A 9" DIAMETER PIECE OF ROCK FELL AND STRUCK INJURED HAND ON SAME INJURED AREA WHERE WIRE ENTERED HAND.
PERSON WAS GOING UNDER BRIDGE, AFTER TELLING OPERATOR TO RAISE HIS BOOM. THE OPERATOR THOUGHT PERSON WAS THROUGH AND LET THE BOOM DOWN AND MASHED HIM THROUGH HIS HIPS. DISLOCATED HIP AND FRACT URED HIP.
ROCK FALL OCCURRED IN THE #2 ENTRY APPROX. 300' OUTBY WORKING FACE ON BREAK OUTBY SPAD #3215. THE FALL WAS APPROX. 20' LONG X 22' WIDE AND AROUND 4-4-1/2' HIGH.
February 11, 1997VA · Coalroof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs)MACHINERY
EMPLOYEE WAS OPERATING A 3-WHEEL SCOOTER. HIS COAT CAUGHT ON A ROOF BOLT JERKING HIM UP INTO THE MINE TOP. HE USED HIS LEFT ARM TO TRY TO SHIELD HIS FACE AND TWISTED HIS ARM AND WRIST.
1995 · 1 incident
December 1, 1995VA · Coalroof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs)HANDLING OF MATERIALS