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Mine No. 26 Coal

Dominion Coal Corporation · Underground
JEWELL RIDGE, Buchanan County, VA  ·  Abandoned and Sealed
MSHA Mine ID: 4406718

Mine No. 26 has $250K in proposed MSHA penalties and $2K outstanding across 30 contested dockets, plus health sampling and the full incident record.

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
7
Years on record
2010–2013
Latest incident
Apr 2013
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2005
537
citations
220
significant & substantial
$249,902
proposed penalties
$223,664
paid to date
90% of proposed penalties paid to date, a $26,238 gap.
Source: MSHA violations data, updated weekly.
Inspection activity
MSHA inspections since 2004
90
inspections on record
4,100
inspection hours
13.1
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.
537 citations across 4,100 inspection hours.
Source: MSHA inspections data, updated weekly.

Mine No. 26 has $250K in proposed MSHA penalties and $2K outstanding across 30 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.
$250K
proposed penalties
$225K
current assessed
$224K
paid to date
$2K
outstanding
529 assessments are final orders; 30 contested dockets.
As of the most recent assessment on 2014-06-30.
Source: MSHA assessed-violations and conference/litigation data, updated weekly.
See also the operator's enforcement record

MSHA sampling at Mine No. 26 shows respirable coal dust averaging 0.62 mg/m3 (92% compliant) across 407 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.
0.62
dust avg (mg/m3)
3.92
dust max (mg/m3)
92%
within 1.5 mg/m3
407
samples
Most recent sample: 2012-09-13.
Silica (quartz)
6.7
silica avg (%)
20.3
silica max (%)
23
samples
Most recent sample: 2012-06-25.
Noise
0%
over PEL
29
samples
Most recent sample: 2011-11-15.
Source: MSHA respirable dust, quartz, and noise sampling records, updated weekly.
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
2013 Q4 868 0 0 0.0
2013 Q3 987 1 1 1013.2
2013 Q2 584 5 1 8561.6
2013 Q1 755 0 0 0.0
2012 Q4 574 6 0 10453.0
2012 Q3 17,127 33 19 1926.8
2012 Q2 15,813 25 8 1581.0
2012 Q1 27,909 21 14 752.4
Show 23 earlier quarters
Quarter Hours worked Citations S&S Per 1M hrs
2011 Q4 25,838 50 25 1935.1
2011 Q3 24,814 20 3 806.0
2011 Q2 23,172 16 3 690.5
2011 Q1 24,619 25 8 1015.5
2010 Q4 29,629 34 12 1147.5
2010 Q3 24,399 56 30 2295.2
2010 Q2 27,844 61 37 2190.8
2010 Q1 22,769 39 17 1712.9
2009 Q4 16,836 39 13 2316.5
2009 Q3 10,956 17 6 1551.7
2009 Q2 13,149 8 5 608.4
2009 Q1 11,426 8 2 700.2
2008 Q4 11,464 13 1 1134.0
2008 Q3 6,616 22 5 3325.3
2008 Q2 5,244 17 3 3241.8
2008 Q1 1,209 11 3 9098.4
2007 Q4 0 0 0
2007 Q3 0 0 0
2007 Q2 0 0 0
2006 Q2 0 0 0
2006 Q1 0 0 0
2005 Q4 0 0 0
2005 Q3 0 0 0
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

7 on file

2013 · 1 incident

April 16, 2013 VA · Coal FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
Dominion Coal Corporation · Accident type, without injuries

A sand stone slab fell between #4 and #5 entries approx. 18' x 20' - #4 entry was cribbed at the intersection and had 8 Heintzman jacks set along travel way.

2012 · 2 incidents

August 24, 2012 VA · Coal roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs) SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Dominion Coal Corporation · Fall onto or against objects

A 3rd shift crew was assigned to advance the belt one break. They had trammed the feeder out of the way and were in the process of moving the feeder cable when an ee pulling the feeder cable received a shock from a damaged shuttle car cable laying on the muddy mine floor in the #4 crosscut. As a result of the shock the ee fell to the mine floor striking his back on 3 crib blocks.

March 4, 2012 VA · Coal FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
Dominion Coal Corporation · Accident type, without injuries

A roof fall was discovered during the pre-shift exam on 03/04/12. The fall is located near spad 1071. The fall measured 50 feet x 18 feet x 8 feet in thickness and was laminated shell roof. No escapeways or aircourses are blocked.

2011 · 2 incidents

October 4, 2011 VA · Coal FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
Dominion Coal Corporation · Accident type, without injuries

A ROOF FALL was discovered two breaks outby survey station 929 between the #6 & #7 entries. The fall measured 70' in length, 20' in width and 9 to 11 feet in thickness. The area was bolted with 42" resin bolts, 48" resin & 10' cable bolts were installed as additional support. Timbers & danger signs were installed to prevent access to this area.

August 10, 2011 VA · Coal FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
Dominion Coal Corporation · Accident type, without injuries

A ROOF FALL was discovered on the 4th south panel. The fall is located across from spad #847 in the neutral entry intersection. The fall measures approximately 60 feet in length, 19-20 feet in width and 8 feet in thickness. The fall does not block ventilation or impede escapeway travel.

2010 · 2 incidents

November 9, 2010 VA · Coal pumper HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Dominion Coal Corporation · Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)

During the process of coupling a supply car to a scoop, the employee's ring finger on his right hand was caught between the coupling pin and the bumper of the scoop, resulting in a laceration.

February 2, 2010 VA · Coal FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
Dominion Coal Corporation · Accident type, without injuries

A ROOF FALL was discovered in the No. 5 Entry at survey station No. 454. The fall occurred in an intersection and measured approximately 20' wide X 24' long X 5' - 8' thick.

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The full compliance file on Mine No. 26

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.

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