Vansant, Buchanan County,
VA
·
Abandoned and Sealed
MSHA Mine ID: 4407047
Mine No. 2 has $331K in proposed MSHA penalties and $7K outstanding across 7 contested dockets, plus health sampling and the full incident record.
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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
9
Years on record
2010–2022
Latest incident
Nov 2022
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2006
1,045
citations
220
significant & substantial
$331,420
proposed penalties
$316,632
paid to date
96% of proposed penalties paid to date, a $14,788 gap.
Source: MSHA violations data, updated weekly.
Inspection activity
MSHA inspections since 2002
150
inspections on record
9,693
inspection hours
10.8
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.
1,045 citations across 9,693 inspection hours.
Source: MSHA inspections data, updated weekly.
Mine No. 2 has $331K in proposed MSHA penalties and $7K outstanding across 7 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.
$331K
proposed penalties
$324K
current assessed
$317K
paid to date
$7K
outstanding
1,035 assessments are final orders; 7 contested dockets.
As of the most recent assessment on 2024-04-03.
Source: MSHA assessed-violations and conference/litigation data, updated weekly.
MSHA sampling at Mine No. 2 shows respirable coal dust averaging 0.45 mg/m3 (96% compliant) across 1,113 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
2023 Q4
0
0
0
2023 Q3
225
0
0
0.0
2023 Q2
6,778
21
5
3098.3
2023 Q1
7,143
12
1
1680.0
2022 Q4
10,000
29
3
2900.0
2022 Q3
5,702
22
2
3858.3
2022 Q2
8,149
11
3
1349.9
2022 Q1
7,130
14
1
1963.5
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Quarter
Hours worked
Citations
S&S
Per 1M hrs
2021 Q4
9,634
24
5
2491.2
2021 Q3
12,547
19
4
1514.3
2021 Q2
8,687
43
17
4949.9
2021 Q1
8,433
5
1
592.9
2020 Q4
9,043
8
3
884.7
2020 Q3
8,777
5
1
569.7
2020 Q2
4,846
18
2
3714.4
2020 Q1
0
0
0
2019 Q4
0
0
0
2019 Q3
0
1
0
2019 Q1
0
1
0
2018 Q4
0
0
0
2018 Q3
0
11
0
2018 Q2
0
1
0
2018 Q1
1,968
0
0
0.0
2017 Q4
1,968
12
2
6097.6
2017 Q3
2,405
1
0
415.8
2017 Q2
10,177
6
2
589.6
2017 Q1
0
11
3
2016 Q4
0
3
0
2016 Q3
0
1
0
2016 Q2
0
0
0
2016 Q1
4,240
6
2
1415.1
2015 Q4
7,068
10
2
1414.8
2015 Q3
6,640
11
3
1656.6
2015 Q2
8,245
14
3
1698.0
2015 Q1
5,177
18
2
3476.9
2014 Q4
5,922
9
5
1519.8
2014 Q3
4,696
25
4
5323.7
2014 Q2
7,497
35
8
4668.5
2014 Q1
5,928
19
3
3205.1
2013 Q4
6,483
27
2
4164.7
2013 Q3
7,843
48
8
6120.1
2013 Q2
9,021
15
2
1662.8
2013 Q1
5,582
15
3
2687.2
2012 Q4
6,416
17
2
2649.6
2012 Q3
6,957
20
3
2874.8
2012 Q2
6,463
35
11
5415.4
2012 Q1
7,012
13
7
1854.0
2011 Q4
6,075
22
8
3621.4
2011 Q3
5,618
20
6
3560.0
2011 Q2
6,987
30
7
4293.7
2011 Q1
4,943
20
2
4046.1
2010 Q4
5,534
30
8
5421.0
2010 Q3
4,534
25
3
5513.9
2010 Q2
5,009
25
6
4991.0
2010 Q1
4,553
23
9
5051.6
2009 Q4
5,125
14
6
2731.7
2009 Q3
4,579
18
2
3931.0
2009 Q2
4,375
20
5
4571.4
2009 Q1
4,212
39
7
9259.3
2008 Q1
4,432
10
1
2256.3
2007 Q4
3,065
14
3
4567.7
2007 Q3
5,361
9
1
1678.8
2007 Q2
5,039
17
1
3373.7
2007 Q1
8,224
11
2
1337.5
2006 Q4
6,617
11
2
1662.4
2006 Q3
0
6
2
2006 Q2
0
0
0
2006 Q1
0
0
0
2005 Q4
0
0
0
2005 Q3
0
0
0
2005 Q2
0
0
0
2005 Q1
0
0
0
2004 Q4
0
0
0
No fatalities recorded at this mine.
Reportable incidents
9 on file
2022 · 1 incident
November 22, 2022VA · Coalroof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs)HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Employee/Roof Bolter Operator was in the #4 heading face area when installing a screw type hose clamp on the dust collection hose with a manual handheld screw driver. The individual had EE's left hand positioned on opposite side of screw driver when it slip and impelled center of left hand. No known time off has been indicated at current time.
2021 · 3 incidents
October 7, 2021VA · Coalutility man, errand boy, service truck operatorPOWERED HAULAGE
Inj. had knocked stopping with the scoop & was removing the material from the crosscut. A piece of 3" pvc water line was lying in the gob unknown to operator. While cleaning the area the water line became entangled between the rib & scoop wheel. When the waterline came loose struck inj in left side of face resulting in a laceration to the lip & fracture to the eye socket.
July 7, 2021VA · Coallaborer, bull gang, faceman, parts runner, roustabout, roof trimmer/scalerDUST DISEASE OF LUNGS
CBS Energy, Inc. · Inhalation of radiations, caustics, toxic and noxious substances
Employee was removed from the mine atmosphere by a medical physician immediately due to complications of pneumoconiosis.
March 29, 2021VA · Coallaborer, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, roof trimmer/scalerPOWERED HAULAGE
CBS Energy, Inc. · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object
Pulling belt with ride, ride rolled forward while unhooking. Ride pushed EE into metal belt structure.
2016 · 1 incident
January 29, 2016VA · Coalmaintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service techHANDLING OF MATERIALS
A dated report covering the 26-year penalty trail, line-item violation pattern, contest and
docket posture, rate-normalized peer benchmark, and full fatality history. Delivered as a PDF
with the underlying data as CSV.