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Mine No 1: 23 MSHA citations Coal

Minchar Coal Company · Underground
Controlled by Carl Mullins
Hurley, Buchanan County, VA  ·  Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 4406715

Mine No 1 has $2K 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
24
Years on record
1993–2000
Latest incident
Aug 2000
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2000
23
citations
6
significant & substantial
$1,556
proposed penalties
$1,556
paid to date
100% of proposed penalties paid to date, a $0 gap.
Source: MSHA violations data, updated weekly.
See Minchar Coal Company's full MSHA compliance history →
Inspection activity
MSHA inspections since 2000
32
inspections on record
488
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: 488 inspection hours is too few for a stable rate. A minimum of 1,000 inspection hours is required.
Source: MSHA inspections data, updated weekly.

Mine No 1 has $2K 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.
$2K
proposed penalties
$2K
current assessed
$2K
paid to date
$0
outstanding
22 assessments are final orders; 0 contested dockets.
As of the most recent assessment on 2000-11-16.
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.
27.3%
significant & substantial
0.0%
high negligence or reckless
27.3%
reasonably likely or greater
9.1%
permanently disabling or fatal if injury occurs
Negligence coding: 0.0% none, 9.1% low, 90.9% moderate, 0.0% high, 0.0% reckless.
Source: MSHA violations gravity and negligence coding, updated weekly.

MSHA sampling at Mine No 1 shows 88% of 60 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: 2000-10-30, 25 years ago
88%
within 1.5 mg/m3
60
samples
2.74
dust max (mg/m3)
25 samples taken by MSHA inspectors, 35 by the operator.
Most-sampled occupations
  • CONTINUOUS MINER OPERATOR29
  • ROOF BOLTER (SINGLE HEAD)4
  • SHUTTLE CAR OPERATOR (STANDARD SIDE)4

Silica (quartz)

Last sampled: 2000-10-26, 25 years ago
5.7
silica avg (%)
8
samples
11.6
silica max (%)
Most-sampled occupations
  • CONTINUOUS MINER OPERATOR2
See US coal mines ranked by silica in their dust samples.

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: 2000-03-07, 26 years ago
40%
over PEL
5
samples
Most-sampled occupations
  • CONTINUOUS MINER OPERATOR1
  • ROOF BOLTER (SINGLE HEAD)1
  • SCOOP OPERATOR1
See US mines ranked by noise samples over the legal limit.
Source: MSHA respirable dust, quartz, and noise sampling records, updated weekly.
Ownership history
  1. Race Fork Coal Corp 1992 to 1992
  2. D D & E Mining Inc 1992 to 1998
  3. Minchar Coal Company 1998 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)
2001 0
2000 12 39,655
Source: MSHA quarterly employment and production, updated weekly.

Mine No 1 sits in Buchanan County, Virginia, where the Census mining category is 11.2% 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.
Buchanan County, Virginia · Population 19,857
11.2%
Mining share of county employment
$42,216
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
2001 Q2 0 0 0
2001 Q1 0 0 0
2000 Q4 2,525 5 1 1980.2
2000 Q3 4,020 9 3 2238.8
2000 Q2 5,384 5 1 928.7
2000 Q1 5,118 3 0 586.2
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

24 on file

2000 · 5 incidents

August 1, 2000 VA · Coal roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs) HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Minchar Coal Company · Over-exertion in pulling or pushing objects

EMPLOYEE STATED HE WAS STRAIGHTENING A ROOFBOLT AND HAD ONSET OF BACK PAIN.

February 14, 2000 VA · Coal continuous miner operator, coal mole operator MACHINERY
Minchar Coal Company · Struck against a moving object

EE STATES HE WAS ON MINER AND WAS JOLTED. (I DID NOT HEAR OF INJURY UNTIL 3-8-2000).

January 26, 2000 VA · Coal roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs) MACHINERY
Minchar Coal Company · Over-exertion in pulling or pushing objects

EE WAS PUTTING UP ROOFBOLTS AND STRAINED BACK.

1999 · 5 incidents

August 27, 1999 VA · Coal roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs) MACHINERY
Minchar Coal Company · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EE WAS ROOFBOLTING WHEN A PIECE OF DRILL STEEL CAME OUT AND HIT HIM ON THE LIP AND HAND.

March 8, 1999 VA · Coal beltman, conveyor man, conveyor belt worker, mobile bridge carrierman, feeder operator, conveyor rider HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Minchar Coal Company · Over-exertion in lifting objects

EMPLOYEE STATED; HE WAS LIFTING ROCK OFF A BELTLINE AND HURT HIS BACK.

1998 · 1 incident

January 9, 1998 VA · Coal bull gang foreman, labor foreman, leadman, section foreman, shift boss HANDLING OF MATERIALS
D D & E Mining Inc · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

HE WAS CARRYING ROOF BOLTS TO THE ROOF BOLTER. HE PULLED OR STRAINED A MUSCLE.

1997 · 4 incidents

November 12, 1997 VA · Coal continuous miner operator, coal mole operator HANDLING OF MATERIALS
D D & E Mining Inc · Over-exertion in pulling or pushing objects

HE WAS PULLING ON MINER CABLE AND PULLED MUSCLE IN HIS BACK.

February 20, 1997 VA · Coal shuttle car operator, mantrip operator, ramcar operator, rail runner, buggy operator FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
D D & E Mining Inc · Struck by falling object

PIECE OF SLATE ROCK FELL FROM THE ROOF, STRIKING EE ABOVE THE LEFT KNEE ON HIS LEG.

1996 · 4 incidents

September 19, 1996 VA · Coal continuous miner helper, coal mole helper, bridgeman HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
D D & E Mining Inc · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

WAS HELPING CONNECT A CONVEYOR CHAIN WITH A PORTABLE PORT OF POWER AND THE PLUG IN THE C CLAMP BLEW OUT AND HIT EE IN THE CHEST.

September 2, 1996 VA · Coal continuous miner helper, coal mole helper, bridgeman HANDLING OF MATERIALS
D D & E Mining Inc · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

MOVING MINR CABLE AND TWISTED RIGHT KNEE.

June 17, 1996 VA · Coal laborer, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, roof trimmer/scaler FALL OF FACE/RIB/PILLAR/SIDE/HIGHWALL
D D & E Mining Inc · Struck by falling object

A PIECE OF MIDDLE MAN MEASURING 64" L X 6" H X 0-5" W ROLLED FROM RIB STRIKING VICTIM ON LOWER RIGHT SIDE OF BACK.

May 15, 1996 VA · Coal bull gang foreman, labor foreman, leadman, section foreman, shift boss HANDLING OF MATERIALS
D D & E Mining Inc · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

PUTTING A HYDRAULIC HOSE ON A FEEDER PUMP HE TWISTED AND SMOTHING POPPED IN HIS BACK AND RIBS.

1995 · 2 incidents

October 6, 1995 VA · Coal roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs) MACHINERY
D D & E Mining Inc · Struck by falling object

LOOSE ROCK WAS LEFT BY CONTINUOUS MINER. THE ROCK THEN FELL ON THE ROOF BOLTER OPERATOR.

April 4, 1995 VA · Coal scoop car operator FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
D D & E Mining Inc · Struck by falling object

THERE WAS A SMALL PIECE OF LOOSE ROCK ON THE ROOF. THE ROCK FELL FROM THE TOP AS HE WAS GETTING A CUP OF COFFEE.

1994 · 1 incident

1993 · 2 incidents

September 13, 1993 VA · Coal roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs) MACHINERY
D D & E Mining Inc · Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)

ROOF BOLT OPERATOR GOT HIS GLOVE CAUGHT ON ROOF BOLT RESULTING IN DISLOCATION OF THUMB AND A BROKEN BONE IN THUMB.

September 9, 1993 VA · Coal continuous miner operator, coal mole operator MACHINERY
D D & E Mining Inc · Struck by falling object

A SMALL PIECE OF DRAW ROCK 30X60X0-1 THICK FELL BETWEEN RIB AND ROOF BOLTS STRIKING THE VICTIM ON HEAD KNOCKING HIM FORWARD INTO THE CONTROL PANEL MASHING NOSE AND MOUTH.