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.
521 citations across 5,481 inspection hours.
Source: MSHA inspections data, updated weekly.
Mine No. 1 has $79K in proposed MSHA penalties and $532 outstanding across 23 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.
$79K
proposed penalties
$68K
current assessed
$68K
paid to date
$532
outstanding
510 assessments are final orders; 23 contested dockets.
Of $34K in penalties contested before the Commission, $23K was upheld in final decisions.
As of the most recent assessment on 2013-11-05.
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.
When citations were contested
ⓘContesting a citation before the Federal Mine Safety and Health Review Commission is a lawful right. These figures state the public outcomes of that process, from MSHA's Contested Violations file.
63citations taken to the federal commission · 12% of citations on record
Settled
63 · 100%
76%
S&S designation survived the contest
ⓘCounts a Significant & Substantial citation as surviving when a settlement or judge's decision kept the designation, or the contest was dismissed or defaulted so the citation stands as issued. Vacated and withdrawn citations, and settlements that removed the designation, count against.
of 37 decided S&S contests · industry: 79%
32%
Penalty reduction in decided contests
$34K proposed, $23K after decisions · industry: 39%
Source: MSHA Contested Violations file (public record), updated weekly. A dismissed or defaulted contest leaves the citation standing as issued; a vacated or withdrawn citation is removed from the violation record. Latest contest filed 2013-06-17.
Contested penalties
ⓘA reduction or dismissal at the Commission is a lawful outcome of contesting a proposed penalty. Figures are the proposed amount and the amount upheld in the docket's decision.
Largest penalties this mine contested before the Federal Mine Safety and Health Review Commission, with the outcome on record.
MSHA sampling at Mine No. 1 shows 94% of 710 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: 2013-09-07, 12 years ago
94%
within 1.5 mg/m3
710
samples
3.75
dust max (mg/m3)
315 samples taken by MSHA inspectors, 395 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 No. 1 recorded 0.00 reportable injury cases per 100 full-time workers in 2013.
Injury rate, 2013
ⓘ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
Below average. The US coal mining average was 3.94 and the all-US-mining average was 2.99 cases per 100 workers.
In Virginia, coal mining averaged 4.69 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.
Year
total case rate
days-away
fatal
2013 *
0.00
0.00
0.000
2012 *
0.00
0.00
0.000
2011 *
0.00
0.00
0.000
2010 *
0.00
0.00
0.000
2009 *
7.66
7.66
0.000
2008 *
0.00
0.00
0.000
2007 *
0.00
0.00
0.000
2006 *
7.34
7.34
0.000
* Fewer than 100,000 employee-hours that year; the rate is less stable.
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)
2013
13
25,759
2012
14
22,776
2011
14
35,223
2010
18
31,947
2009
13
27,196
2008
10
23,555
2007
15
37,475
2006
16
42,460
2005
20
50,579
2004
5
3,559
2003
3
2001
18
57,764
2000
15
48,266
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
2013 Q4
3,163
9
3
2845.4
2013 Q3
7,498
14
1
1867.2
2013 Q2
9,165
7
1
763.8
2013 Q1
7,269
8
2
1100.6
2012 Q4
10,759
5
2
464.7
2012 Q3
7,164
11
4
1535.5
2012 Q2
8,148
5
1
613.6
2012 Q1
7,220
11
2
1523.5
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Quarter
Hours worked
Citations
S&S
Per 1M hrs
2011 Q4
10,012
10
1
998.8
2011 Q3
8,448
11
2
1302.1
2011 Q2
10,321
10
0
968.9
2011 Q1
8,767
15
1
1711.0
2010 Q4
12,339
19
3
1539.8
2010 Q3
14,594
51
13
3494.6
2010 Q2
9,288
38
6
4091.3
2010 Q1
3,364
1
0
297.3
2009 Q4
7,431
25
3
3364.3
2009 Q3
7,097
10
1
1409.0
2009 Q2
5,477
4
0
730.3
2009 Q1
6,120
6
0
980.4
2008 Q4
5,373
3
0
558.3
2008 Q3
4,998
10
1
2000.8
2008 Q2
6,690
15
1
2242.2
2008 Q1
7,379
11
0
1490.7
2007 Q4
8,994
13
2
1445.4
2007 Q3
7,304
3
0
410.7
2007 Q2
6,258
10
2
1598.0
2007 Q1
7,211
4
0
554.7
2006 Q4
7,315
2
1
273.4
2006 Q3
6,537
17
8
2600.6
2006 Q2
5,258
16
3
3043.0
2006 Q1
8,140
5
2
614.3
2005 Q4
6,870
13
4
1892.3
2005 Q3
6,708
11
3
1639.8
2005 Q2
10,374
11
4
1060.3
2005 Q1
9,368
7
6
747.2
2004 Q4
1,809
12
3
6633.5
2004 Q3
195
0
0
0.0
2004 Q2
929
7
1
7535.0
2004 Q1
360
1
0
2777.8
2003 Q3
312
0
0
0.0
2003 Q2
312
1
1
3205.1
2001 Q3
11,596
13
4
1121.1
2001 Q2
8,996
5
1
555.8
2001 Q1
10,264
11
4
1071.7
2000 Q4
3,656
6
3
1641.1
2000 Q3
320
3
0
9375.0
2000 Q2
7,375
20
6
2711.9
2000 Q1
12,625
7
4
554.5
Fatalities at this mine
1 recorded
December 3, 1998VA · Coalroof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs)Fatality · MACHINERY
Capital Coal Corp · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object
EMPLOYEE WAS OPERATING ROOF BOLTER IN FACE ON #3 ENTRY ON THE 001 SECTION WHEN THE ATRS SYSTEM ON THE ROOF BOLTER ROLLED DOWN CATCHING HIM AGAINST FRAME OF ROOF BOLTER RESULTING IN DEATH.
Employee had gloves on while removing wiring from around the roof bolt plates. A piece of metal from roof bolt plates went thru his glove & into his finger.
ROOF FALL OCCURRED 50 FT IN BY SPAD 33 IN BELT TRACK ENTRY AREA WAS BOLTED AND FALL BROKE GLUE BOLTS AT BEND POINT. ROCK FELL ON #1 BELT LINE. THIS PREVENTS TRAVEL OF SECURITY ESCAPEWAY.
DRILLING HOLE IN MINE ROOF FOR SURVEY POINT USING HAND CRANK DRILL STRAINED GROIN. MINE HEIGHT WAS 36" AND PERSON WAS PUTTING UPWARD PRESSURE ON DRILL WITH UPPER THIGH TO DRILL HOLE.
February 19, 2001VA · Coalcontinuous miner operator, coal mole operatorMACHINERY
EE WAS INJURED WHILE HELPING TO MOVE A DISTRIBUTION BOX FROM THE SHOP. WHILE ATTEMPTING TO LEVEL THE UNIT ON A FLOOR JACK, IT SLIPPED OFF. THE EDGE OF THE UNIT STRUCK HIS RIGHT FOOT BEHIND THE HARD TOE RESULTING IN 4 FRACTURED TOES. ON 9/17/00 THE FOURTH TOE AND THE SMALL TOE WERE AMPUTATED DUE TO THE INJURY.
1999 · 3 incidents
December 15, 1999VA · Coalroof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs)MACHINERY
Capital Coal Corp · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object
WHILE DRILLING STARTER HOLE WITH STARTER STEEL 24" LONG. HAD FINISHED DRILLING HOLE 24" DEEP. HE HAD LOWERED BOOM SOME. HE PUT HIS HAND ON STEEL. (NOT ROTATING) TO LOWER STEEL OUT OF HOLE. HE RAISED BOOM BY MISTAKE AND CAUGHT RT HAND 1ST FINGER FROM THUMB, BETWEEN ROOF AND STEEL. PINCHING FINGER.
September 27, 1999VA · Coalcontinuous miner operator, coal mole operatorHANDLING OF MATERIALS
ELECTRICIAN WAS INSTALLING A 800 AMP MINER BREAKER AFTER SUPPLYING POWER (600 VOLTS) TO THE TOP OF THE BREAKER HE WAS MAKING A CHECK ON THE MONITOR CIRCUIT. WHEN HE PUT THE BREAKER IN THE TO P OF OF IT SHORT CIRCUITED CAUSING AN ELECTRICAL FIRE.
August 20, 1998VA · Coalroof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs)MACHINERY
OPERATOR INSTALLED 1ST BOLT IN THE CUT. HE HAD REPOSITIONED BOLTER SO THE OTHER OPR COULD PUT UP ADDITIONAL BOLT. HE WAS WAITING ON THE OTHER OPR TO FINISH HIS BOLT. SITTING ON RIB 3 RAIL OF B OLTS OUTBY LAST ROW WHEN A ROCK & COAL BROW FELL HITTING HIM ON LEFT KNEE. ROCK & COAL 18" TRIANGLE. 2" THICK. (#5 RT CUT THROUGH TO #6. 140' INBY SPAD #136.)
WHILE UNLOADING A BUNDLE OF ROOF BOLTS FROM A FLAT BED TRUCK THE INJURED MAN LOST HIS FOOTING ON A SLIPPERY METAL SURFACE. HE FELL FROM THE TRUCK TO THE GROUND. THE FALL WAS RESULT OF FOUR FRA CTURED RIBS.