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MOUNTAIN ENERGY #1 Coal

Controlled by Dale E Stanley
Norton, Wise County, VA  ·  Active
MSHA Mine ID: 4404181

MOUNTAIN ENERGY #1 has $11K in proposed MSHA penalties and $211 outstanding across 0 contested dockets, plus health sampling and the full incident record.

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
1
Years on record
1985
Latest incident
Nov 1985
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2003
87
citations
28
significant & substantial
$11,293
proposed penalties
$11,082
paid to date
98% of proposed penalties paid to date, a $211 gap.
Source: MSHA violations data, updated weekly.
Inspection activity
MSHA inspections since 2003
53
inspections on record
948
inspection hours
n/a
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.
Rate withheld: 948 inspection hours is too few for a stable rate. A minimum of 1,000 inspection hours is required.
Source: MSHA inspections data, updated weekly.

MOUNTAIN ENERGY #1 has $11K in proposed MSHA penalties and $211 outstanding across 0 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.
$11K
proposed penalties
$11K
current assessed
$11K
paid to date
$211
outstanding
87 assessments are final orders; 0 contested dockets.
As of the most recent assessment on 2025-03-04.
Source: MSHA assessed-violations and conference/litigation data, updated weekly.
See also the operator's enforcement record

MSHA sampling at MOUNTAIN ENERGY #1 shows respirable coal dust averaging 0.11 mg/m3 (100% compliant) across 54 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.
0.11
dust avg (mg/m3)
0.54
dust max (mg/m3)
100%
within 1.5 mg/m3
54
samples
Most recent sample: 2026-02-18.
Noise
0%
over PEL
36
samples
Most recent sample: 2026-02-18.
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
2025 Q4 680 0 0 0.0
2025 Q3 715 0 0 0.0
2025 Q2 720 0 0 0.0
2025 Q1 680 2 0 2941.2
2024 Q4 780 0 0 0.0
2024 Q3 780 0 0 0.0
2024 Q2 770 0 0 0.0
2024 Q1 690 0 0 0.0
Show 81 earlier quarters
Quarter Hours worked Citations S&S Per 1M hrs
2023 Q4 830 0 0 0.0
2023 Q3 2,760 0 0 0.0
2023 Q2 6,310 0 0 0.0
2023 Q1 5,000 0 0 0.0
2022 Q4 4,700 0 0 0.0
2022 Q3 5,000 0 0 0.0
2022 Q2 5,000 2 0 400.0
2022 Q1 5,000 0 0 0.0
2021 Q4 650 0 0 0.0
2021 Q3 1,360 0 0 0.0
2021 Q2 1,360 0 0 0.0
2021 Q1 1,470 0 0 0.0
2020 Q4 1,665 0 0 0.0
2020 Q3 1,700 0 0 0.0
2020 Q2 1,740 1 0 574.7
2020 Q1 1,785 2 0 1120.4
2019 Q4 480 0 0 0.0
2019 Q3 742 1 0 1347.7
2019 Q2 1,955 0 0 0.0
2019 Q1 620 0 0 0.0
2018 Q4 1,560 1 0 641.0
2018 Q3 1,285 0 0 0.0
2018 Q2 820 0 0 0.0
2018 Q1 1,185 0 0 0.0
2017 Q4 1,705 0 0 0.0
2017 Q3 2,445 0 0 0.0
2017 Q2 2,700 0 0 0.0
2017 Q1 1,680 1 0 595.2
2016 Q4 1,540 0 0 0.0
2016 Q3 765 1 0 1307.2
2016 Q2 680 0 0 0.0
2016 Q1 800 1 0 1250.0
2015 Q4 680 0 0 0.0
2015 Q3 720 0 0 0.0
2015 Q2 480 0 0 0.0
2015 Q1 600 0 0 0.0
2014 Q4 600 0 0 0.0
2014 Q3 940 0 0 0.0
2014 Q2 1,080 5 2 4629.6
2014 Q1 1,047 2 0 1910.2
2013 Q4 1,100 0 0 0.0
2013 Q3 1,440 3 0 2083.3
2013 Q2 1,200 0 0 0.0
2013 Q1 320 5 1 15625.0
2012 Q4 475 0 0 0.0
2012 Q3 538 2 1 3717.5
2012 Q2 675 0 0 0.0
2012 Q1 1,008 0 0 0.0
2011 Q4 1,350 0 0 0.0
2011 Q3 1,385 1 0 722.0
2011 Q2 1,420 0 0 0.0
2011 Q1 1,376 0 0 0.0
2010 Q4 1,284 0 0 0.0
2010 Q3 1,980 0 0 0.0
2010 Q2 1,904 0 0 0.0
2010 Q1 1,381 0 0 0.0
2009 Q4 1,544 0 0 0.0
2009 Q2 335 0 0 0.0
2009 Q1 1,128 0 0 0.0
2008 Q4 1,572 5 4 3180.7
2008 Q3 1,208 0 0 0.0
2008 Q2 1,316 3 0 2279.6
2008 Q1 1,206 2 1 1658.4
2007 Q4 1,178 0 0 0.0
2007 Q3 1,684 3 1 1781.5
2007 Q2 2,400 0 0 0.0
2007 Q1 1,200 8 7 6666.7
2006 Q4 1,326 0 0 0.0
2006 Q3 0 3 1
2006 Q2 0 0 0
2005 Q2 0 0 0
2005 Q1 0 0 0
2004 Q4 0 0 0
2004 Q3 0 0 0
2004 Q2 0 0 0
2004 Q1 0 0 0
2003 Q4 0 0 0
2003 Q3 0 0 0
2003 Q2 1,620 0 0 0.0
2000 Q2 0 0 0
2000 Q1 0 0 0
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

1 on file

1985 · 1 incident

November 20, 1985 VA · Coal front-end loader, scraper-loader operator, pan operator, payloader, scraper rig operator SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Cumberland Collieries Inc · Fall to the walkway or working surface

EE WAS REMOVING3PLASTIC COVERINGFROM A STOCKPILE OF COAL. THE PLASTIC WAS BEING HELD IN PLACE BY USING TIRES & BLACK COAL FOR INTO AS EE PULLED TO FREE PLASTIC IT TORE CUAISNG HIM TO FALL BA CKWARDS. ATTEMP7ING TO CATCH HIMSELF HE LANDED ON HIS RIGHT HAND & SPRAINED HIS RIGHT WRIST.

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