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Mine No. 1: 134 MSHA citations Coal

Stiltner Mining Inc. · Underground
Controlled by Keith Stiltner
McClure, Dickenson County, VA  ·  Temporarily Idled
MSHA Mine ID: 4407260

Mine No. 1 has $31K in proposed MSHA penalties and $22K outstanding across 0 contested dockets, plus health sampling and the full incident record.

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
3
Years on record
2018–2020
Latest incident
Jan 2020
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2010
134
citations
37
significant & substantial
$31,098
proposed penalties
$9,005
paid to date
29% of proposed penalties paid to date, a $22,093 gap.
Source: MSHA violations data, updated weekly.
See Stiltner Mining Inc.'s full MSHA compliance history →
Inspection activity
MSHA inspections since 2009
57
inspections on record
1,264
inspection hours
10.6
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.
134 citations across 1,264 inspection hours.
Source: MSHA inspections data, updated weekly.

Mine No. 1 has $31K in proposed MSHA penalties and $22K 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.
$31K
proposed penalties
$31K
current assessed
$9K
paid to date
$22K
outstanding
132 assessments are final orders; 0 contested dockets.
As of the most recent assessment on 2020-02-25.
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.
28.0%
significant & substantial
15.2%
high negligence or reckless
28.0%
reasonably likely or greater
38.6%
permanently disabling or fatal if injury occurs
Negligence coding: 0.0% none, 9.1% low, 75.8% moderate, 15.2% high, 0.0% reckless.
Source: MSHA violations gravity and negligence coding, updated weekly.

MSHA sampling at Mine No. 1 shows 100% of 196 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: 2020-03-10, 6 years ago
100%
within 1.5 mg/m3
196
samples
1.45
dust max (mg/m3)
0
over MSHA ECV
ⓘ The excessive concentration value (ECV) is MSHA's own per-sample enforcement threshold, which builds in measurement uncertainty; a sample over its ECV can trigger a citation. The count covers only samples MSHA assigned an ECV.
34 samples taken by MSHA inspectors, 162 by the operator.
Most-sampled occupations
  • CONTINUOUS MINER OPERATOR79
  • ROOF BOLTER (TWIN HEAD) (RETURN SIDE)64
  • SHUTTLE CAR OPERATOR (STANDARD SIDE)6

Silica (quartz)

Last sampled: 2020-03-02, 6 years ago
7.8
silica avg (%)
7
samples
11.8
silica max (%)
Most-sampled occupations
  • CONTINUOUS MINER OPERATOR4
  • ROOF BOLTER (TWIN HEAD) (RETURN SIDE)3
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: 2019-10-29, 6 years ago
0%
over PEL
24
samples
Most-sampled occupations
  • ELECTRICIAN4
  • SHUTTLE CAR OPERATOR (STANDARD SIDE)4
  • CONTINUOUS MINER OPERATOR3
See US mines ranked by noise samples over the legal limit.
Source: MSHA respirable dust, quartz, and noise sampling records, updated weekly.
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.
Year within 1.5 mg/m3 samples
2020 100% 42
2019 100% 103
2018 100% 51
Silica (quartz) by year
Year silica avg (%) samples
2020 10.1 2
2019 6.7 3
2018 7.3 2
Noise by year
Year over PEL samples
2019 0% 12
2018 0% 12
Source: MSHA respirable dust, quartz, and noise sampling records, updated weekly.
Ownership history
  1. Lil O Contractors 2009 to 2018
  2. Tri County Contractors, Inc. 2018 to 2018
  3. D & H Mining, Inc. 2018 to 2019
  4. Stiltner Mining Inc. 2019 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)
2021 0
2020 9 13,095
2019 12 15,580
2018 8 11,825
Source: MSHA quarterly employment and production, updated weekly.

Mine No. 1 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
2021 Q2 0 0 0
2021 Q1 0 0 0
2020 Q4 0 0 0
2020 Q3 0 0 0
2020 Q2 562 0 0 0.0
2020 Q1 12,255 23 6 1876.8
2019 Q3 3,654 3 0 821.0
2019 Q2 7,215 14 7 1940.4
Show 4 earlier quarters
Quarter Hours worked Citations S&S Per 1M hrs
2019 Q1 8,002 54 12 6748.3
2018 Q4 5,108 23 8 4502.7
2018 Q3 2,117 4 1 1889.5
2018 Q2 305 0 0 0.0
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

3 on file

2020 · 1 incident

2019 · 1 incident

March 19, 2019 VA · Coal scoop car/scooptram operator, load/haul/dump (lhd) operator, teletram operator SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
D & H Mining, Inc. · Fall to the walkway or working surface

Miner was crawling in the #3 entry when they fell and hurt their chest on the proximity pad that was in their upper shirt pocket

2018 · 1 incident

December 28, 2018 VA · Coal electrician, lineman ELECTRICAL
D & H Mining, Inc. · Contact with hot objects or substances

Breaker blew up on employee's Right Hand and Burnt it.