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Mine No 1: 4 MSHA citations Coal

Compac Inc · Surface
Controlled by Kenneth L Stacy
Big Rock, Buchanan County, VA  ·  Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 4406946

Mine No 1 has $341 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
2
Years on record
1999–2000
Latest incident
May 2000
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2000
4
citations
1
significant & substantial
$341
proposed penalties
$341
paid to date
100% of proposed penalties paid to date, a $0 gap.
Source: MSHA violations data, updated weekly.
See Compac Inc's full MSHA compliance history →
Inspection activity
MSHA inspections since 2000
7
inspections on record
84
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: 84 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 $341 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.
$341
proposed penalties
$341
current assessed
$341
paid to date
$0
outstanding
4 assessments are final orders; 0 contested dockets.
As of the most recent assessment on 2000-05-10.
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.
25.0%
significant & substantial
0.0%
high negligence or reckless
25.0%
reasonably likely or greater
0.0%
permanently disabling or fatal if injury occurs
Negligence coding: 0.0% none, 25.0% low, 75.0% moderate, 0.0% high, 0.0% reckless.
Source: MSHA violations gravity and negligence coding, updated weekly.

MSHA sampling at Mine No 1 shows 100% of 10 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: 2000-05-24, 26 years ago
100%
within 1.5 mg/m3
10
samples
1.29
dust max (mg/m3)
9 samples taken by MSHA inspectors, 1 by the operator.
Most-sampled occupations
  • BULLDOZER OPERATOR4
  • HIGHLIFT OPERATOR/FRONT END LOADER3
  • HIGHWALL DRILL OPERATOR2

Silica (quartz)

Last sampled: 2000-01-11, 26 years ago
22.8
silica avg (%)
2
samples
39.0
silica max (%)
Most-sampled occupations
  • BULLDOZER OPERATOR1
  • REFUSE TRUCK DRIVER/BACKFILL TRUCK DRIVE1
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: 2000-05-08, 26 years ago
20%
over PEL
10
samples
Most-sampled occupations
  • BULLDOZER OPERATOR4
  • REFUSE TRUCK DRIVER/BACKFILL TRUCK DRIVE4
  • HIGHLIFT OPERATOR/FRONT END LOADER2
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. Compac Inc 1999 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)
2000 13 52,941
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
2000 Q2 8,340 1 0 119.9
2000 Q1 8,537 2 0 234.3
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

2 on file

2000 · 1 incident

May 11, 2000 VA · Coal mine manager, mine foreman, mine owner OTHER
Compac Inc · Struck by flying object

EE WAS STANDING BESIDE THE ROAD ON MINE PROPERTY WHEN A GUST OF WIND BLEW SOMETHING IN HIS RIGHT EYE.

1999 · 1 incident

May 31, 1999 VA · Coal POWERED HAULAGE
Compac Inc · Struck against a moving object

THE LOADER OPERATOR WAS CARRYING A LARGE ROCK IN BUCKET WHEN THE ROCK FELL OUT AND CAUSED THE LOADER TO BOUNCE. THIS HURT THE BACK OF THE OPERATOR.