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.
Of $500 in penalties contested before the Commission, $100 was upheld in final decisions.
As of the most recent assessment on 2002-07-08.
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.
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 2 shows 85% of 224 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: 2002-06-27, 24 years ago
85%
within 1.5 mg/m3
224
samples
7.38
dust max (mg/m3)
108 samples taken by MSHA inspectors, 116 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 2 recorded 14.04 reportable injury cases per 100 full-time workers in 2001.
Injury rate, 2001
ⓘ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.
14.04
total case rate
4.68
days-away rate
0.000
fatality rate
Above average. The US coal mining average was 6.94 and the all-US-mining average was 5.26 cases per 100 workers.
In Virginia, coal mining averaged 8.22 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
2001 *
14.04
4.68
0.000
2000 *
7.14
3.57
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)
2002
31
126,017
2001
36
201,692
2000
27
194,152
Source: MSHA quarterly employment and production, updated weekly.
Mine No 2 sits in Wise County, Virginia, where the Census mining category is 5.9% 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.
Wise County, Virginia · Population 35,727
5.9%
Mining share of county employment
$50,740
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
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