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Mine No. 6 Coal

Appalachia, Wise County, VA  ·  Abandoned and Sealed
MSHA Mine ID: 4407015

Mine No. 6 has $49K in proposed MSHA penalties and $2K outstanding across 7 contested dockets, plus health sampling and the full incident record.

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
5
Years on record
2001–2005
Latest incident
Feb 2005
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2001
323
citations
123
significant & substantial
$48,813
proposed penalties
$40,231
paid to date
82% of proposed penalties paid to date, a $8,582 gap.
Source: MSHA violations data, updated weekly.
Inspection activity
MSHA inspections since 2001
113
inspections on record
3,441
inspection hours
9.4
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.
323 citations across 3,441 inspection hours.
Source: MSHA inspections data, updated weekly.

Mine No. 6 has $49K in proposed MSHA penalties and $2K 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.
$49K
proposed penalties
$42K
current assessed
$40K
paid to date
$2K
outstanding
319 assessments are final orders; 7 contested dockets.
As of the most recent assessment on 2008-11-26.
Source: MSHA assessed-violations and conference/litigation data, updated weekly.
See also the operator's enforcement record

MSHA sampling at Mine No. 6 shows respirable coal dust averaging 0.53 mg/m3 (93% compliant) across 437 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.
0.53
dust avg (mg/m3)
8.78
dust max (mg/m3)
93%
within 1.5 mg/m3
437
samples
Most recent sample: 2008-11-21.
Silica (quartz)
8.5
silica avg (%)
34.0
silica max (%)
91
samples
Most recent sample: 2008-10-22.
Noise
4%
over PEL
27
samples
Most recent sample: 2008-09-15.
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
2009 Q2 0 0 0
2009 Q1 0 0 0
2008 Q4 2,845 22 3 7732.9
2008 Q3 3,840 30 11 7812.5
2008 Q2 1,290 3 0 2325.6
2008 Q1 2,373 1 1 421.4
2007 Q4 2,625 0 0 0.0
2007 Q3 2,307 1 0 433.5
Show 26 earlier quarters
Quarter Hours worked Citations S&S Per 1M hrs
2007 Q2 2,445 1 0 409.0
2007 Q1 2,453 2 0 815.3
2006 Q4 117 0 0 0.0
2006 Q3 117 6 0 51282.1
2006 Q2 7,928 10 5 1261.4
2006 Q1 13,760 15 7 1090.1
2005 Q4 8,860 11 5 1241.5
2005 Q3 9,593 27 13 2814.6
2005 Q2 9,721 6 3 617.2
2005 Q1 10,185 8 3 785.5
2004 Q4 9,993 21 7 2101.5
2004 Q3 9,524 9 3 945.0
2004 Q2 7,714 15 7 1944.5
2004 Q1 6,445 44 28 6827.0
2003 Q4 6,156 12 6 1949.3
2003 Q3 7,164 22 11 3070.9
2003 Q2 6,547 10 0 1527.4
2003 Q1 3,764 5 2 1328.4
2002 Q4 8,180 9 2 1100.2
2002 Q3 8,841 9 0 1018.0
2002 Q2 7,602 8 3 1052.4
2002 Q1 8,237 3 1 364.2
2001 Q4 8,106 2 1 246.7
2001 Q3 8,986 4 0 445.1
2001 Q2 6,210 5 0 805.2
2001 Q1 2,237 2 1 894.1
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

5 on file

2005 · 1 incident

February 18, 2005 VA · Coal laborer, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, roof trimmer/scaler HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Hubble Mining Company LLC · Struck against stationary object

Employee was shoveling on the narrow side of belt line when his shovel caught on a splice, slinging employee against the rib of mine wall. Employee twisted neck, shoulders and back.

2004 · 1 incident

February 23, 2004 VA · Coal
Commonwealth Mining Corp · -

EMPLOYEE WAS IN PROCESS OF MOVING BELT - WHEN HE THOUGHT HE PULLED A MUSCLE. REPORTED TO MINE BOSS. DID NOT GO TO DOCTOR UNTIL 3/8/04 AT WHICH TIME DOCTOR INFORMED EMPLOYEE HE NEEDED SURGERY F OR A HERNIA.

2003 · 1 incident

November 19, 2003 VA · Coal continuous miner operator, coal mole operator HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Commonwealth Mining Corp · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EE WAS MOVING MINER CABLE - PULLED MUSCLE/NERVE IN UPPER BACK - RIGHT SIDE.

2002 · 1 incident

August 14, 2002 VA · Coal laborer, bull gang, faceman, parts runner, roustabout, roof trimmer/scaler MACHINERY
Commonwealth Mining Corp · Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EE WAS IN PROCESS OF PULLING UP T-BAR ON ROOF BOLTER, LEFT HAND WAS CAUGHT BETWEEN THE MINE ROOF & THE CANOPY, SNAPPED WRIST.

2001 · 1 incident

October 18, 2001 VA · Coal continuous miner operator, coal mole operator HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Commonwealth Mining Corp · Struck by flying object

CONVEYOR CHAIN WAS BEING REPAIRED BY EE. EE WAS HOLDING SLEDGE HAMMER WHILE OTHER WAS HITTING THE LINK TO PUT CHAIN BACK TOGETHER. A PIECE OF THE LINK SHEARED OFF HITTING EE IN THE RIGHT EYE.

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The full compliance file on Mine No. 6

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