During Tree cutting operation for a spoil fill area in advance of mining operation. An employee received multible non-fatal injuries when another employee felled a tree. Then the tree struck the injured employee who was working down slope of the felled tree.
Mule Hollow Surface Mine Coal
Surface Minerals Company
· Surface
Controlled by
Metinvest B V
Big Rock,
Buchanan County,
VA
·
Temporarily Idled
MSHA Mine ID: 4407219
Mule Hollow Surface Mine has $14K in proposed MSHA penalties and $2K 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
- 2008
- Latest incident
- Apr 2008
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2008
44
citations
16
significant & substantial
$13,589
proposed penalties
$11,551
paid to date
85% of proposed penalties paid to date, a $2,038 gap.
Source: MSHA violations data, updated weekly.
Inspection activity
MSHA inspections since 2008
33
inspections on record
409
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: 409 inspection hours is too few for a stable rate. A minimum of 1,000 inspection hours is required.
Source: MSHA inspections data, updated weekly.
Mule Hollow Surface Mine has $14K in proposed MSHA penalties and $2K 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.$14K
proposed penalties
$14K
current assessed
$12K
paid to date
$2K
outstanding
44 assessments are final orders; 0 contested dockets.
As of the most recent assessment on 2011-05-24.
Source: MSHA assessed-violations and conference/litigation data, updated weekly.
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MSHA sampling at Mule Hollow Surface Mine shows respirable coal dust averaging 0.17 mg/m3 (100% compliant) across 19 samples.
Health sampling
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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
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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.0.17
dust avg (mg/m3)
0.55
dust max (mg/m3)
100%
within 1.5 mg/m3
19
samples
Most recent sample: 2010-01-21.
Silica (quartz)
11.6
silica avg (%)
21.9
silica max (%)
6
samples
Most recent sample: 2009-09-29.
Noise
0%
over PEL
15
samples
Most recent sample: 2010-01-21.
Source: MSHA respirable dust, quartz, and noise sampling records, updated weekly.
Quarterly safety rates
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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 Q4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2020 Q3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2020 Q2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2020 Q1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2019 Q4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2019 Q3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2019 Q2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2019 Q1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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| Quarter | Hours worked | Citations | S&S | Per 1M hrs |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 Q4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2018 Q3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2018 Q2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2018 Q1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2017 Q4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2017 Q3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2017 Q2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2017 Q1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2016 Q4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2016 Q3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2016 Q2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2016 Q1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2015 Q4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2015 Q3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2015 Q2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2015 Q1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2014 Q4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2014 Q3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2014 Q2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2014 Q1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2013 Q4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2013 Q3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2013 Q2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2013 Q1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2012 Q4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2012 Q3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2012 Q2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2012 Q1 | 2,323 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2011 Q4 | 1,281 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2011 Q3 | 2,112 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2011 Q2 | 2,043 | 2 | 0 | 979.0 |
| 2011 Q1 | 1,605 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2010 Q4 | 1,556 | 2 | 0 | 1285.3 |
| 2010 Q3 | 2,015 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2010 Q1 | 12,588 | 11 | 3 | 873.8 |
| 2009 Q4 | 12,606 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2009 Q3 | 12,195 | 4 | 0 | 328.0 |
| 2009 Q2 | 11,081 | 1 | 0 | 90.2 |
| 2009 Q1 | 10,702 | 12 | 6 | 1121.3 |
| 2008 Q4 | 9,738 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2008 Q3 | 6,455 | 4 | 2 | 619.7 |
| 2008 Q2 | 3,498 | 1 | 1 | 285.9 |
No fatalities recorded at this mine.
Reportable incidents
1 on file2008 · 1 incident
April 23, 2008
VA · Coal
laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman
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Surface Minerals Company · Struck by falling object
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