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.
Of $30K in penalties contested before the Commission, $22K was upheld in final decisions.
As of the most recent assessment on 2024-04-03.
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.
When citations were contested
ⓘContesting a citation before the Federal Mine Safety and Health Review Commission is a lawful right. These figures state the public outcomes of that process, from MSHA's Contested Violations file.
33citations taken to the federal commission · 3% of citations on record
Settled
33 · 100%
91%
S&S designation survived the contest
ⓘCounts a Significant & Substantial citation as surviving when a settlement or judge's decision kept the designation, or the contest was dismissed or defaulted so the citation stands as issued. Vacated and withdrawn citations, and settlements that removed the designation, count against.
of 11 decided S&S contests · industry: 79%
27%
Penalty reduction in decided contests
$30K proposed, $22K after decisions · industry: 39%
Source: MSHA Contested Violations file (public record), updated weekly. A dismissed or defaulted contest leaves the citation standing as issued; a vacated or withdrawn citation is removed from the violation record. Latest contest filed 2019-05-28.
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 96% of 1,113 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: 2023-04-25, 3 years ago
96%
within 1.5 mg/m3
1,113
samples
6.65
dust max (mg/m3)
6
over MSHA ECV
ⓘThe excessive concentration value (ECV) is MSHA's own per-sample enforcement threshold, which builds in measurement uncertainty; a sample over its ECV can trigger a citation. The count covers only samples MSHA assigned an ECV.
430 samples taken by MSHA inspectors, 683 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 6.46 reportable injury cases per 100 full-time workers in 2022.
Injury rate, 2022
ⓘ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.
6.46
total case rate
0.00
days-away rate
0.000
fatality rate
Above average. The US coal mining average was 3.26 and the all-US-mining average was 2.12 cases per 100 workers.
In Virginia, coal mining averaged 2.34 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
2022 *
6.46
0.00
0.000
2021 *
15.27
10.18
0.000
2020 *
0.00
0.00
0.000
2015 *
0.00
0.00
0.000
2014 *
0.00
0.00
0.000
2013 *
0.00
0.00
0.000
2012 *
7.45
0.00
0.000
2011 *
0.00
0.00
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)
2023
7
9,146
2022
16
35,234
2021
16
41,623
2020
11
39,984
2019
0
2018
1
239
2017
5
9,420
2016
4
2,671
2015
14
48,292
2014
14
54,456
2013
16
44,005
2012
15
49,346
2011
13
51,040
2010
13
58,385
2009
13
62,614
2008
14
15,352
2007
15
73,660
2006
3
14,573
2005
0
2004
0
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
2023 Q4
0
0
0
2023 Q3
225
0
0
0.0
2023 Q2
6,778
19
4
2803.2
2023 Q1
7,143
12
1
1680.0
2022 Q4
10,000
28
3
2800.0
2022 Q3
5,702
20
2
3507.5
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
23
5
2387.4
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
7
3
774.1
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
11
2
5589.4
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
5
2
1179.2
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
20
1
4258.9
2014 Q2
7,497
34
7
4535.1
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
14
2
1551.9
2013 Q1
5,582
14
3
2508.1
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
18
4
3204.0
2011 Q2
6,987
30
7
4293.7
2011 Q1
4,943
20
2
4046.1
2010 Q4
5,534
29
8
5240.3
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
38
7
9021.8
2008 Q1
4,432
10
1
2256.3
2007 Q4
3,065
14
3
4567.7
2007 Q3
5,361
8
1
1492.3
2007 Q2
5,039
17
1
3373.7
2007 Q1
8,224
11
2
1337.5
2006 Q4
6,617
10
2
1511.3
2006 Q3
0
5
1
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