Big Rock, Buchanan County,
VA
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Abandoned and Sealed
MSHA Mine ID: 4406828
Mine No 2 has $8K 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
10
Years on record
1997–2002
Latest incident
Feb 2002
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2000
89
citations
38
significant & substantial
$7,512
proposed penalties
$7,512
paid to date
100% of proposed penalties paid to date, a $0 gap.
Source: MSHA violations data, updated weekly.
Inspection activity
MSHA inspections since 2000
56
inspections on record
968
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: 968 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 2 has $8K 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.
$8K
proposed penalties
$8K
current assessed
$8K
paid to date
$0
outstanding
88 assessments are final orders; 0 contested dockets.
As of the most recent assessment on 2002-08-05.
Source: MSHA assessed-violations and conference/litigation data, updated weekly.
MSHA sampling at Mine No 2 shows respirable coal dust averaging 0.63 mg/m3 (93% compliant) across 177 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
Quarter
Hours worked
Citations
S&S
Per 1M hrs
2002 Q4
0
0
0
2002 Q2
4,360
0
0
0.0
2002 Q1
9,206
9
3
977.6
2001 Q4
13,840
2
0
144.5
2001 Q3
12,176
23
13
1889.0
2001 Q2
12,234
14
6
1144.4
2001 Q1
11,645
10
3
858.7
2000 Q4
11,103
4
1
360.3
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Quarter
Hours worked
Citations
S&S
Per 1M hrs
2000 Q3
11,379
12
6
1054.6
2000 Q2
12,991
5
1
384.9
2000 Q1
12,487
9
5
720.7
No fatalities recorded at this mine.
Reportable incidents
10 on file
2002 · 1 incident
February 27, 2002VA · Coalroof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs)HANDLING OF MATERIALS
EE WAS UNLOADING TIMBERS FROM SCOOP BUCKET @ DIFFERENT LOCATIONS IN FACE AREA. WHILE DOING SO, HE FELT PAIN IN LOWER BACK AREA AT 8:18 AM. HE INFORMED SECTION FOREMAN LATER & WAS TAKEN TO SEEK MEDICAL ATTN. THE EMERGENCY ROOM PHYSICIAN SAIDHE PULLED MUSCLE IN LOWER BACK.
2001 · 1 incident
May 19, 2001VA · Coallaborer, bull gang, faceman, parts runner, roustabout, roof trimmer/scalerPOWERED HAULAGE
EMPLOYEE WAS RIDING MANTRIP TRANSPORT CART WHEN HIS HARD HAT FELL OFF. HE STRUCK HIS HEAD ON THE MINE ROOF CAUSING INJURY TO THE TOP OF HIS HEAD RESULTING IN 5 STITCHES OR CLAMPS.
2000 · 2 incidents
September 15, 2000VA · Coalroof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs)MACHINERY
EE WAS INSTALLING ROOF BOLTS IN THE LAST ROW OF #2 HEADING HE WAS USING SECTIONAL STEEL TO DRILLTHE LAST 18" OF THE HOLE & PINCHED THUMB OF RIGHT HAND BETWEEN THE 2 PIECES OF STEEL WHEN HE APP LIED UP PRESSURE ON THE DRILL HEAD OF THE BOLTERGLOVES WERE BEING WORN WHEN THE ACCIDENT HAPPENED
January 24, 2000VA · Coalbeltman, conveyor man, conveyor belt worker, mobile bridge carrierman, feeder operator, conveyor riderSLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
A GRIP HOIST WAS BEING USED TO PULL BROKEN BELT TOGETHER WHEN THE ACCIDENT OCCURED. EE WAS STRUCK BY THE HANDLE EXTENSION OF THE HOIST WHEN THE HANDLE WAS RELEASED. INJURIES OCCURRED TO THE LE FT CHEEK, CHEEK BONE, AND NOSE OF EE.
September 17, 1998VA · Coalsection foreman, bullgang foreman, labor foreman, leadman, shift bossHANDLING OF MATERIALS
THE ALLEDGED ACCIDENT OCCURED WHEN EE AND ANOTHER EE WERE CHANGING A TIRE ON A ROOF BOLTER. WHILE INSTALLING THE TIRE, EE SAID HE PULLED OR STRAINED A MUSCLE IN HIS BACK RESULTING IN 2 LOST WO RK DAYS.
1997 · 3 incidents
May 24, 1997VA · Coallaborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitmanHANDLING OF MATERIALS
EE WAS SHOVELING COAL FROM UNDER #1 BELT DRIVE ON SURFACE. WHEN HE LIFTED HIS SHOVEL HE SAID HE TWISTED HIS WRIST RESULITNG IN S SPRAIN AND DISLOCATION OF A SMALL BONE IN HIS HAND.
April 28, 1997VA · Coalroof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs)HANDLING OF MATERIALS
EE WAS LOADING RESING ON THE FMC ROOF BOLTER IN THE LDCC OF 001 SECTION AND INJURED HIS BACK WHEN HE LIFTED THE BOX FROM THE GROUND IN AN ATTEMPT TO TOSS IT ON TOP OF THE BOLTER.
January 16, 1997VA · Coalroof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs)SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
THE EE WAS ATTEMPTING TO TOSS A 42" TIMBER FROM ONE. LOCATION TO ANOTHER. WHEN HE THREW THE TIMBER, HE LOST HIS FOOTING IN LOOSE COAL AND TWISTED HIS KNEE.
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