Mining Incidents

Mine No 1 Coal

Cavalier Mineral Inc · Underground
Controlled by Gary Dotson
Hurley, Buchanan County, VA  ·  Abandoned and Sealed
MSHA Mine ID: 4407014

Mine No 1 has $13K 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
18
Years on record
2001–2006
Latest incident
Sep 2006
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2001
158
citations
49
significant & substantial
$12,648
proposed penalties
$12,648
paid to date
100% of proposed penalties paid to date, a $0 gap.
Source: MSHA violations data, updated weekly.
Inspection activity
MSHA inspections since 2001
110
inspections on record
2,587
inspection hours
6.1
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.
158 citations across 2,587 inspection hours.
Source: MSHA inspections data, updated weekly.

Mine No 1 has $13K 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.
$13K
proposed penalties
$13K
current assessed
$13K
paid to date
$0
outstanding
157 assessments are final orders; 0 contested dockets.
As of the most recent assessment on 2006-12-12.
Source: MSHA assessed-violations and conference/litigation data, updated weekly.

MSHA sampling at Mine No 1 shows respirable coal dust averaging 0.69 mg/m3 (91% compliant) across 456 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.
0.69
dust avg (mg/m3)
4.59
dust max (mg/m3)
91%
within 1.5 mg/m3
456
samples
Most recent sample: 2006-12-12.
Silica (quartz)
6.6
silica avg (%)
19.0
silica max (%)
65
samples
Most recent sample: 2006-12-19.
Noise
5%
over PEL
39
samples
Most recent sample: 2006-02-23.
Source: MSHA respirable dust, quartz, and noise sampling records, updated weekly.
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
2007 Q1 552 0 0 0.0
2006 Q4 4,058 4 2 985.7
2006 Q3 5,754 2 1 347.6
2006 Q1 5,574 13 5 2332.3
2005 Q4 6,860 12 4 1749.3
2005 Q3 6,684 9 4 1346.5
2005 Q2 7,416 24 10 3236.2
2005 Q1 8,349 13 1 1557.1
Show 12 earlier quarters
Quarter Hours worked Citations S&S Per 1M hrs
2004 Q3 5,737 8 3 1394.5
2004 Q1 0 6 0
2003 Q4 0 9 2
2003 Q3 0 5 0
2003 Q2 0 6 1
2003 Q1 0 2 1
2002 Q4 0 2 0
2002 Q3 3,192 3 1 939.8
2002 Q2 7,788 3 0 385.2
2001 Q4 5,585 4 2 716.2
2001 Q3 6,006 7 3 1165.5
2001 Q2 4,367 3 2 687.0
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

18 on file

2006 · 2 incidents

January 11, 2006 VA · Coal shuttle car operator, mantrip operator, ramcar operator, rail runner, buggy operator POWERED HAULAGE
Cavalier Mineral Inc · Struck against a moving object

EE said before shift started he was hurting in groin area and stomach while operating the 21sc shuttle car when he hit a hole in the roadway that made him hurt worse.

2005 · 2 incidents

July 21, 2005 VA · Coal laborer, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, roof trimmer/scaler POWERED HAULAGE
Cavalier Mineral Inc · Struck by powered moving object

THERE WAS A ROCK IN THE FEEDER. EE WAS GOING TO GET THE ROCK OUT. SUPERVISOR WAS GOING TO MOVE SCOOP OUT OF THE WAY AND THERE WAS A MISCOMMUNICATION. EE GOT IN THE FEEDER WHILE SUPERVISOR WAS MOVING SCOOP AND THE SCOOP GOT HIS ANKLE.

May 2, 2005 VA · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Cavalier Mineral Inc · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EE had a 930 cat loader brake head in his vehicle when he went to get the brake head out of the vehicle he pulled a muscle in his lower back.

2004 · 3 incidents

August 23, 2004 VA · Coal continuous miner operator, coal mole operator HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Cavalier Mineral Inc · Over-exertion in pulling or pushing objects

INJURED EMPLOYEE WAS TRYING TO GET A PIECE OF ROCK OFF MINER WITH A SLATE BAR WHILE TRYING TO GET THE ROCK OFF MINER HE FELT OR HEARD SOMETHING TEAR IN HIS LOWER BACK.

March 11, 2004 VA · Coal shuttle car operator, mantrip operator, ramcar operator, rail runner, buggy operator POWERED HAULAGE
Minchar Coal Company · Struck by flying object

Employee was operating shuttle car when rock flew up and hit him in the mouth causing a laceration to his lip and chipped a tooth.

March 10, 2004 VA · Coal shuttle car operator, mantrip operator, ramcar operator, rail runner, buggy operator FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
Minchar Coal Company · Struck by falling object

Employee was operating shuttle car when rock fell and hit him on the right shoulder and side of face causing a contusion and sprained neck.

2003 · 5 incidents

October 27, 2003 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

EE LIFTED ROCK FROM BELTLINE, FELT PAIN IN HIS STOMACH, CAUSING AN ABDOMINAL WALL MUSCLE STRAIN.

September 24, 2003 VA · Coal

EE BUMPED HEAD ON BROW OF ROOF INSIDE MINE CAUSING PAIN IN THE NECK.

August 18, 2003 VA · Coal shuttle car operator, mantrip operator, ramcar operator, rail runner, buggy operator HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Minchar Coal Company · Struck by falling object

EE WAS LIFTING SIDE RAIL OF MINER AND FELL ON HIS RIGHT FOOT.

May 19, 2003 VA · Coal roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs) HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Minchar Coal Company · Over-exertion in lifting objects

EE WAS LIFTING BOX OF GLUE AND STRAINED LEFT SHOULDER

January 7, 2003 VA · Coal scoop car/scooptram operator, load/haul/dump (lhd) operator, teletram operator MACHINERY
Minchar Coal Company · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

EE WAS HANGING VENTILATION CURTAIN, HIS FOOT WAS STICKING OUT FROM UNDERNEATH CURTAIN, PINNER RAN OVER RIGHT FOOT CAUSING CONTUSION.

2002 · 3 incidents

October 19, 2002 VA · Coal continuous miner helper, coal mole helper, bridgeman FALL OF FACE/RIB/PILLAR/SIDE/HIGHWALL
Minchar Coal Company · Struck by falling object

PIECE OF ROCK FELL FROM ROOF AND STRUCK EMPLOYEE ON THE NECK AND ANOTHER PIECE ROLLED OFF RIB AND CAUGHT HIM ON HIS RIGHT FOOT CAUSING BRUISE.

August 2, 2002 VA · Coal section foreman, bullgang foreman, labor foreman, leadman, shift boss HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Minchar Coal Company · Over-exertion in lifting objects

INJURED WAS LOADING ROCK DUST BAGS, WHEN HE FINISHED HE FELT SEVERE PAIN IN HIS RIGHT LEG.

July 29, 2002 VA · Coal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Minchar Coal Company · Over-exertion in lifting objects

EMPLOYEE WAS LIFTING ROCK DUST AND BOXES OF GLUE WHEN HE FELT A PAIN IN HIS LOWER BACK.

2001 · 3 incidents

October 1, 2001 VA · Coal laborer, bull gang, faceman, parts runner, roustabout, roof trimmer/scaler HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Minchar Coal Company · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

WHILE THE EE WAS MOVING CABLE FROM THE ROADWAY, HE JUMPED OUT OF THE WAY OF THE SHUTTLE CAR AND HIT THE RIB OF THE MINE CAUSING A PULLED NECK MUSCLE.

July 12, 2001 VA · Coal mine manager, mine foreman, mine owner HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Minchar Coal Company · Over-exertion in lifting objects

EE WAS LIFTING GARAGE TYPE DOOR OF SUPPLY BUILDING WHEN IT STUCK, ADDING ADDITIONAL FORCE TO LIFT, HE FELT A SHARP PAIN IN HIS LOWER BACK.

May 24, 2001 VA · Coal continuous miner operator, coal mole operator HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Minchar Coal Company · Over-exertion in lifting objects

EE WAS LIFTING MINER CABLE TO MOVE IT OUT OF THEWAY WHEN HE FELT A PAIN IN HIS LOWER BACK.

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