Appalachia, Wise County,
VA
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Abandoned and Sealed
MSHA Mine ID: 4407069
Mine No 3 has $133K in proposed MSHA penalties and $0 outstanding across 26 contested dockets, plus health sampling and the full incident record.
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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
13
Years on record
2004–2008
Latest incident
Oct 2008
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2003
359
citations
125
significant & substantial
$132,726
proposed penalties
$101,379
paid to date
76% of proposed penalties paid to date, a $31,347 gap.
Source: MSHA violations data, updated weekly.
Inspection activity
MSHA inspections since 2003
80
inspections on record
3,284
inspection hours
10.9
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.
359 citations across 3,284 inspection hours.
Source: MSHA inspections data, updated weekly.
Mine No 3 has $133K in proposed MSHA penalties and $0 outstanding across 26 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.
$133K
proposed penalties
$101K
current assessed
$101K
paid to date
$0
outstanding
354 assessments are final orders; 26 contested dockets.
As of the most recent assessment on 2009-09-15.
Source: MSHA assessed-violations and conference/litigation data, updated weekly.
MSHA sampling at Mine No 3 shows respirable coal dust averaging 0.60 mg/m3 (93% compliant) across 422 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
2009 Q2
0
0
0
2009 Q1
5,779
9
2
1557.4
2008 Q4
22,621
26
7
1149.4
2008 Q3
22,689
25
8
1101.9
2008 Q2
23,473
28
12
1192.9
2008 Q1
24,055
25
8
1039.3
2007 Q4
23,295
33
5
1416.6
2007 Q3
23,273
40
10
1718.7
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Quarter
Hours worked
Citations
S&S
Per 1M hrs
2007 Q2
22,217
44
10
1980.5
2007 Q1
21,513
27
9
1255.1
2006 Q4
18,640
5
4
268.2
2006 Q3
22,175
6
1
270.6
2006 Q2
23,110
3
2
129.8
2006 Q1
22,047
11
6
498.9
2005 Q4
16,889
5
3
296.1
2005 Q3
20,007
16
10
799.7
2005 Q2
22,128
15
8
677.9
2005 Q1
22,018
9
5
408.8
2004 Q4
19,412
12
5
618.2
2004 Q3
20,483
1
0
48.8
2004 Q2
17,875
3
2
167.8
2004 Q1
16,813
10
6
594.8
2003 Q4
6,823
5
2
732.8
2003 Q3
0
0
0
2003 Q2
0
0
0
No fatalities recorded at this mine.
Reportable incidents
13 on file
2008 · 7 incidents
October 15, 2008VA · Coalshuttle car operator, mantrip operator, ramcar operator, rail runner, buggy operatorHANDLING OF MATERIALS
The employee was releasing an electrical trailing cable which was hung to a roof bolt plate. When he released the cable, the cable hanger caught his hand resulting in a laceration between his forefinger and thumb. The laceration required sutures.
May 22, 2008VA · Coallaborer, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, roof trimmer/scalerHANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
The injured was putting roof bolting supplies on the roof bolting machine. He cut the band on a bundle of roof bolts. The band sprung loose and struck him on the left hand. This resulted in a laceration which required sutures.
May 9, 2008VA · Coalroof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs)MACHINERY
Injured was stepping across the cable to the roof bolting machine. When the cable reel of the machine was turned on, the cable caught his foot, causing him to fall and bruise his ribs.
April 22, 2008VA · Coalmaintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service techEXPLODING VESSELS UNDER PRESSURE
The EE was working on the feeder which had stalled out. The stalled out feeder caused the water line to heat up and rupture. The water sprayed the individual on the right leg resulting in a burn.
April 18, 2008VA · Coalshuttle car operator, mantrip operator, ramcar operator, rail runner, buggy operatorHANDLING OF MATERIALS
The injured was using a bar to pry a rock out of a belt conveyor drive and strained his left arm. He continued working his normal job until 8-7-07, when he started missing work due to the injury.
2006 · 1 incident
August 25, 2006VA · Coallaborer, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, roof trimmer/scalerHANDLING OF MATERIALS
THE INJURED WAS PUTTING SUPPLIES ON THE SECTION ROOF BOLTING MACHINE. HE WAS MOVING A BUNDLE OF ROOF BOLT PLATES WHEN A PIECE OF DRAW ROCK FELL FROM THE MINE ROOF & STRUCK HIS HAND.
March 4, 2004VA · Coalroof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs)HANDLING OF MATERIALS
EMPLOYEE WAS BREAKING BLOCK TO PLACE IN BRATTICE USING HAMMER IN RIGHT HAND, MIS-STRUCK BLOCK HITTING LEFT INDEX FINGER WITH HAMMER.
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The full compliance file on Mine No 3
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.