Appalachia, Wise County,
VA
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Abandoned and Sealed
MSHA Mine ID: 4401696
Mine No 2 has $10K in proposed MSHA penalties and $0 outstanding across 1 contested dockets, plus health sampling and the full incident record.
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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
19
Years on record
2000–2002
Latest incident
Jul 2002
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2000
84
citations
46
significant & substantial
$9,965
proposed penalties
$9,565
paid to date
96% of proposed penalties paid to date, a $400 gap.
Source: MSHA violations data, updated weekly.
Inspection activity
MSHA inspections since 2000
64
inspections on record
1,259
inspection hours
6.7
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.
84 citations across 1,259 inspection hours.
Source: MSHA inspections data, updated weekly.
Mine No 2 has $10K in proposed MSHA penalties and $0 outstanding across 1 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.
$10K
proposed penalties
$10K
current assessed
$10K
paid to date
$0
outstanding
83 assessments are final orders; 1 contested dockets.
As of the most recent assessment on 2002-07-08.
Source: MSHA assessed-violations and conference/litigation data, updated weekly.
MSHA sampling at Mine No 2 shows respirable coal dust averaging 0.85 mg/m3 (85% compliant) across 224 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.
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
A ROOF FALL WAS DISCOVERED IN THE NO. 2 SOUTH AREA OF THE MINE, ONE (1) BREAK INBY SURVEY STATION #1084. THE FALL WAS IN AN INTERSECTION AND MEASURE APPROXIMATELY 40'LONG X 20'WIDE X 5'THICK. THERE WERE NO INJURIED OR EQUIPMENT INVOLVED. THE FALL WILL NOT BE CLEANED UP.
July 9, 2002VA · Coalscoop car/scooptram operator, load/haul/dump (lhd) operator, teletram operatorFALL OF ROOF OR BACK
THE EMPLOYEE WAS CLEANING THE SECTION FEEDER WITH A BATTERY POWERED SCOOP WHEN HE WAS STRUCK BY A PIECE OF DRAW ROCK BEHIND THE HEAD, STRAINING HIS NECK.
A ROOF FALL WAS DISCOVERED IN THE OUD A SOUTH PANEL. THE FALL WAS IN THE NO. 2 ENTRY AT SURVEYSTATION 1173 AND MEASURED 30'LONG X 20'WIDE X 5'HIGH. THERE WERE NO INJURIES OR EQUIPMENT INVOLV ED. VENTILATION WAS NOT AFFECTED.
May 13, 2002VA · Coalscoop car/scooptram operator, load/haul/dump (lhd) operator, teletram operatorSLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
A ROOF FALL OCCURRED IN THE #6 ENTRY OF THE #1 SOUTH SECTION. THE FALL MEASURED APPROX. 40'LONGX 20'WIDE X 6'HIGH. THERE WERE NO INJURIES OF EQUIPMENT INVOLVED. THE FALL WILL NOT BE CLEANED UP.
AT APPROX. 7PM ON 4-3-02, A FALL WAS DISCOVERED IN THE #2 ENTRY OF #1 SOUTH APPROX. 2 BREAKS OUTBY THE SECTION LANDING POINT AT SURVEY STATION #1037. THE FALL WAS APPROX. 28'LONG X 20'WIDE X 6'HIGH. THE AREA WAS SUPPORTED WITH 4'RESIN BOLTS & SUPPLEMENTED WITH 6' RESIN ASSISTED ANCHOR BOLTS. THERE WAS NO EQUIPMENT INVOLVED. THERE WERE NO INJURIES.
February 12, 2002VA · Coalscoop car/scooptram operator, load/haul/dump (lhd) operator, teletram operatorFALL OF ROOF OR BACK
DURRING THE PRE-SHIFT EXAMINATION A ROOF FALL WAS DISCOVERED IN THE #3 BELT ENTRY ON #3 EAST AT SURVEY STATION 898. THE FALL WAS APPROX. 400'OUTBY THE ACTIVE SECTION AND MEASURED APPROX. 40'LONG X 20'WIDE X 6'HIGH. EXCEPT FOR CONVEYOR BELTING AND STRUCTURE, THERE WERE NO INJURIES OREQUIPMENT INVOLVED. THE FALL WILL NOT BE CLEANEDUP.
Fork Ridge Coal Corp · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object
EE WAS DRIVING A PIN THROUGH SHREVE PULLEY. HE HAD HIS FINGER UNDER THE PIN AND STRUCK THE PIN WITH A HAMMER, CUTTING OFF THE FIRST JOINT OF HIS LEFT RING FINGER.
November 12, 2001VA · Coalroof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs)MACHINERY
EE WAS INSTALLING ROOF BOLTS IN #2 HEADING AFTERDRILLING STARTER HOLE AND INSTALLING 2ND PIECE OF STEEL. HE SWUNG HEAD OVER TO ALIGN SECTION OF DRILL STEEL AND MASHED HIS HAND BETWEEN DRILL ST EEL AND CANOPY.
EE WAS CLEANING UP LOOSE COAL IN FRONT OF TAIL PIECE, MOVING COAL TO #1 ENTRY TO DUMP. WHEN HE CHANGED DIRECTION OF TRAVEL RETURNING TO TAILPIECE, HE HIT A ROCK, PUSHING HIM INTO TOP.
A ROOF FALL WAS DISCOVERED ~1,500' OUTBY THE ACTIVE SECTION. FALL WAS LOCATED IN THE NO. 4 ENTRYOF 6 NORTH AT SURVEY STATION 543 & MEASURED ~18'WIDE, 40' LONG, 5' HIGH. THERE WERE NO INJURIES OR EQUIPMENT INVOLVED.
AN UNPLANNED ROOF FALL WAS DISCOVERED IN THE #6 NORTH SET OF ENTRIES, LOCATED IN THE NO. 5 ENTRY~30' INBY SURREY STATION 542 & MEASURED ~20'LONG17'WIDE & 6'HIGH. NO INJURIES, EQUIP. INVOLVED.
April 23, 2001VA · Coalmaintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service techHANDLING OF MATERIALS
EMPLOYEE WAS RUNNING ROOF BOLTER WHEN A ROCK (3FT X 4IN) FELL MASHING LEFT HAND ON PINNER.
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