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Mine No 2: 208 MSHA citations Coal

D D & E Mining Inc · Underground
Controlled by Gary Dotson
Hurley, Buchanan County, VA  ·  Abandoned and Sealed
MSHA Mine ID: 4406905

Mine No 2 has $17K in proposed MSHA penalties and $10 outstanding across 0 contested dockets, plus health sampling and the full incident record.

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
24
Years on record
1999–2004
Latest incident
Mar 2004
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2000
208
citations
69
significant & substantial
$16,627
proposed penalties
$16,617
paid to date
100% of proposed penalties paid to date, a $10 gap.
Source: MSHA violations data, updated weekly.
See D D & E Mining Inc's full MSHA compliance history →
Inspection activity
MSHA inspections since 2000
113
inspections on record
2,483
inspection hours
8.4
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.
208 citations across 2,483 inspection hours.
Source: MSHA inspections data, updated weekly.

Mine No 2 has $17K in proposed MSHA penalties and $10 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.
$17K
proposed penalties
$17K
current assessed
$17K
paid to date
$10
outstanding
205 assessments are final orders; 0 contested dockets.
As of the most recent assessment on 2004-07-06.
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.
33.5%
significant & substantial
0.5%
high negligence or reckless
33.2%
reasonably likely or greater
2.9%
permanently disabling or fatal if injury occurs
Negligence coding: 0.0% none, 7.8% low, 91.7% moderate, 0.5% high, 0.0% reckless.
Source: MSHA violations gravity and negligence coding, updated weekly.

MSHA sampling at Mine No 2 shows 91% of 361 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: 2004-06-15, 22 years ago
91%
within 1.5 mg/m3
361
samples
4.69
dust max (mg/m3)
139 samples taken by MSHA inspectors, 222 by the operator.
Most-sampled occupations
  • CONTINUOUS MINER OPERATOR168
  • SHUTTLE CAR OPERATOR (STANDARD SIDE)25
  • TRACTOR OPERATOR/MOTORMAN17

Silica (quartz)

Last sampled: 2004-06-02, 22 years ago
6.5
silica avg (%)
52
samples
22.7
silica max (%)
Most-sampled occupations
  • CONTINUOUS MINER OPERATOR21
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: 2003-11-21, 22 years ago
16%
over PEL
38
samples
Most-sampled occupations
  • CONTINUOUS MINER OPERATOR6
  • ROOF BOLTER (TWIN HEAD) (INTAKE SIDE)6
  • ROOF BOLTER (TWIN HEAD) (RETURN SIDE)6
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
2004 92% 37
2003 96% 76
2002 90% 89
2001 85% 82
2000 91% 77
Silica (quartz) by year
Year silica avg (%) samples
2004 7.2 7
2003 4.1 6
2002 5.3 7
2001 7.7 14
2000 6.8 18
Noise by year
Year over PEL samples
2003 9% 11
2002 20% 10
2001 10% 10
2000 29% 7
Source: MSHA respirable dust, quartz, and noise sampling records, updated weekly.

Mine No 2 recorded 11.61 reportable injury cases per 100 full-time workers in 2003.

Injury rate, 2003
ⓘ 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.
11.61
total case rate
11.61
days-away rate
0.000
fatality rate
Above average. The US coal mining average was 5.87 and the all-US-mining average was 4.43 cases per 100 workers.
In Virginia, coal mining averaged 5.11 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
2003 * 11.61 11.61 0.000
2001 * 23.46 18.77 0.000
2000 * 25.51 21.26 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.
Ownership history
  1. Race Fork Coal Corp 1998 to 1998
  2. D D & E Mining Inc 1998 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)
2004 17 35,164
2003 21 82,992
2002 18 43,358
2001 27 132,575
2000 25 120,500
Source: MSHA quarterly employment and production, updated weekly.

Mine No 2 sits in Buchanan County, Virginia, where the Census mining category is 11.2% 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.
Buchanan County, Virginia · Population 19,857
11.2%
Mining share of county employment
$42,216
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
2004 Q2 7,923 7 1 883.5
2004 Q1 6,913 8 3 1157.2
2003 Q4 11,646 11 2 944.5
2003 Q3 9,008 7 2 777.1
2003 Q2 6,785 3 0 442.2
2003 Q1 7,026 13 7 1850.3
2002 Q4 6,384 8 4 1253.1
2002 Q3 6,401 6 1 937.4
Show 8 earlier quarters
Quarter Hours worked Citations S&S Per 1M hrs
2001 Q4 12,975 23 8 1772.6
2001 Q3 3,669 19 8 5178.5
2001 Q2 13,583 17 7 1251.6
2001 Q1 12,402 12 5 967.6
2000 Q4 12,340 10 3 810.4
2000 Q3 11,876 10 4 842.0
2000 Q2 13,605 5 0 367.5
2000 Q1 9,223 13 4 1409.5
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

24 on file

2004 · 2 incidents

2003 · 3 incidents

December 10, 2003 VA · Coal
D D & E Mining Inc · -

EE WAS SWINGING HEAD OF BOLTER, HEAD CAUGHT ON ROCK, STOPPED THE HEAD FOR A SECOND THEN TURNED LOOSE CAUSING THE HEAD TO COME TO FAR OVER AND CAUGHT HIS LEFT KNEE AGAINST THE HEAD OF THE BOLT ER.

September 16, 2003 VA · Coal FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
D D & E Mining Inc · Accident type, without injuries

OUTBY FACE 500' AT SPAD #1043 IN INTERSECTION 60'LONG, 39"THICK #6 HEADING WITH NO INTERFERENCE TO AIR. NO PLANS TO CLEAN IT UP TIMBERED OFF.

March 15, 2003 VA · Coal scoop car/scooptram operator, load/haul/dump (lhd) operator, teletram operator HANDLING OF MATERIALS
D D & E Mining Inc · Over-exertion in lifting objects

EE WAS GETTING A BOX OF GLUE OFF THE ROOF BOLTER AND HE GOT A CATCH OF PAIN IN HIS LEFT SIDE.

2002 · 4 incidents

December 18, 2002 VA · Coal driver, jeep driver, tractor operator HANDLING OF MATERIALS
D D & E Mining Inc · Struck by falling object

EE AND 4 CO-WORKERS WERE ROCKDUSTING AN UNDERGROUND BELT. A PIECE OF ROCK WAS SPOTTED WHICH WAS LOOSE AND OTHER TOLD EE TO PULL THE ROCK. HE WAS TRYING TO GET IN POSITION TO PULL THE ROCK AND HIT THE ROCK WITH HIS SHOULDER AND IT FELL.

August 13, 2002 VA · Coal scoop car/scooptram operator, load/haul/dump (lhd) operator, teletram operator SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
D D & E Mining Inc · Fall onto or against objects

EE WAS LOADING ROOF BOLTS INTO A SCOOP. HE SLIPPED OR LOST HIS FOOTING WHILE ON TOP OF THE SCOOP BUCKET. HE FELL INTO THE SIDE OF THE BUCKET AND HURT HIS BACK.

July 29, 2002 VA · Coal mine manager, mine foreman, mine owner POWERED HAULAGE
D D & E Mining Inc · Struck against stationary object

EE WAS ON A PERSONEL BUGGY IN RETURN. HE WAS IN REVERSE COMING OUT OF A PLACE HE WAS NOT LOOKING BEHIND HIM AND HIT A LOW PLACE AND JAMMED HIS NECK.

2001 · 6 incidents

September 3, 2001 VA · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDLING OF MATERIALS
D D & E Mining Inc · Struck by falling object

EE RAISED THE LID ON MINER TO CHECK A WATER LEAKBUT DIDN'T RAISE THE LID HIGH ENOUGH AND THE LIDFELL ON HIS RIGHT HAND.

June 14, 2001 VA · Coal beltman, conveyor man, conveyor belt worker, mobile bridge carrierman, feeder operator, conveyor rider HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
D D & E Mining Inc · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

SHOVELING BELT, BELT CAUGHT SHOVEL AND SLAMMED HIS HAND AGAINST THE ROOF.

March 24, 2001 VA · Coal roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs) MACHINERY
D D & E Mining Inc · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

INSTALLING A ROOF BOLT WHEN HIS GLOVE CAUGHT ON A ROOF BOLT. HE PUSHED THE ROTATION LEVER INSTEAD OF THE SUMP LEVER CAUSING HIS RIGHT HAND TO BETWISTED, BREAKING IT.

February 28, 2001 VA · Coal mine manager, mine foreman, mine owner HANDLING OF MATERIALS
D D & E Mining Inc · Over-exertion in lifting objects

EE PICKED UP A 21 SC BUGGY TIRE. HE HAS BACK PAIN SINCE HE LIFTED THE TIRE.

February 17, 2001 VA · Coal beltman, conveyor man, conveyor belt worker, mobile bridge carrierman, feeder operator, conveyor rider HANDLING OF MATERIALS
D D & E Mining Inc · Struck against stationary object

HE WAS UNLOADING BELT STRUCTURE & HIT HIS ELBOW ON A RETURN ROLLER STAND INJURING ELBOW.

2000 · 7 incidents

October 10, 2000 VA · Coal continuous miner helper, coal mole helper, bridgeman HANDLING OF MATERIALS
D D & E Mining Inc · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

HE WAS HANGING THE MINER CABLE SLACK TO THE MINER WHEN HE GOT HIS THUMB CAUGHT BETWEEN THE ROPE AND CABLE.

September 22, 2000 VA · Coal miner, nec POWERED HAULAGE
D D & E Mining Inc · Struck against a moving object

OPERATING A 270 TRACTOR, HIT A ROUGH PLACE IN MINE FLOOR AND JARRED HIS BACK.

September 20, 2000 VA · Coal beltman, conveyor man, conveyor belt worker, mobile bridge carrierman, feeder operator, conveyor rider OTHER
D D & E Mining Inc · Bodily reaction, (Not Elsewhere Classified)

HE WAS CRAWLING AND TWISTED HIS KNEE.

August 29, 2000 VA · Coal INUNDATION
D D & E Mining Inc · Accident type, without injuries

WE WERE ON PILLARS SOMETIME ON THE MORNING OF 8/29/00. THE TOP CRACKED LETTING WATER RUN THROUGHTHE ROOF AND WATER FILLED A DIP ON SECTION AND SUBMERGED THE 2480 CONTINUOUS MINER.

April 18, 2000 VA · Coal shuttle car operator, mantrip operator, ramcar operator, rail runner, buggy operator POWERED HAULAGE
D D & E Mining Inc · Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EMPLOYEE WAS TRAMMING A 270 RAM CAR AND CAUGHT HIS RIGHT KNEE BETWEEN THE ROOF AND OPERATOR'S DECK.

March 29, 2000 VA · Coal beltman, conveyor man, conveyor belt worker, mobile bridge carrierman, feeder operator, conveyor rider HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
D D & E Mining Inc · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EE WAS TIGHTENING THE CONVEYOR BELT WITH A SET OF RED DEVILS AND STRAINED HIS RIGHT SHOULDER AND ARM.

1999 · 2 incidents

November 30, 1999 VA · Coal continuous miner helper, coal mole helper, bridgeman POWERED HAULAGE
D D & E Mining Inc · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

EE WAS BEHIND THE CURTAIN AND ACCIDENTLY PUSHED HIS FEET THROUGH CURTAIN AND THE TIRE ON THE RAM CAR RAN OVER HIS FEET.

November 18, 1999 VA · Coal continuous miner helper, coal mole helper, bridgeman MACHINERY
D D & E Mining Inc · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

MINER HELPER PUT HAND ON GATHERING HEAD. WHILE MOVING MINER CABLE, MINER OPERATOR RAISED PAN, NOT KNOWING HELPER HAD HIS HAND ON THE PAN.