Nine Mile Reclamation No. 2 has $50K in proposed MSHA penalties and $0 outstanding across 6 contested dockets, plus health sampling and the full incident record.
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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
17
Years on record
2001–2009
Latest incident
Jul 2009
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2001
141
citations
64
significant & substantial
$49,501
proposed penalties
$40,416
paid to date
82% of proposed penalties paid to date, a $9,085 gap.
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.
141 citations across 1,576 inspection hours.
Source: MSHA inspections data, updated weekly.
Nine Mile Reclamation No. 2 has $50K in proposed MSHA penalties and $0 outstanding across 6 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.
$50K
proposed penalties
$40K
current assessed
$40K
paid to date
$0
outstanding
139 assessments are final orders; 6 contested dockets.
Of $15K in penalties contested before the Commission, $6K was upheld in final decisions.
As of the most recent assessment on 2010-05-18.
Source: MSHA assessed-violations and conference/litigation data, updated weekly.
Violation severity profile
ⓘShares are computed over citations that carry the MSHA gravity and negligence coding; a small share of records are uncoded.
Source: MSHA violations gravity and negligence coding, updated weekly.
When citations were contested
ⓘContesting a citation before the Federal Mine Safety and Health Review Commission is a lawful right. These figures state the public outcomes of that process, from MSHA's Contested Violations file.
12citations taken to the federal commission · 9% of citations on record
Settled
11 · 92%
Stood as issued
1 · 8%
100%
S&S designation survived the contest
ⓘCounts a Significant & Substantial citation as surviving when a settlement or judge's decision kept the designation, or the contest was dismissed or defaulted so the citation stands as issued. Vacated and withdrawn citations, and settlements that removed the designation, count against.
of 10 decided S&S contests · industry: 79%
59%
Penalty reduction in decided contests
$15K proposed, $6K after decisions · industry: 39%
Source: MSHA Contested Violations file (public record), updated weekly. A dismissed or defaulted contest leaves the citation standing as issued; a vacated or withdrawn citation is removed from the violation record. Latest contest filed 2010-01-04.
Contested penalties
ⓘA reduction or dismissal at the Commission is a lawful outcome of contesting a proposed penalty. Figures are the proposed amount and the amount upheld in the docket's decision.
Largest penalties this mine contested before the Federal Mine Safety and Health Review Commission, with the outcome on record.
MSHA sampling at Nine Mile Reclamation No. 2 shows 100% of 114 respirable coal dust samples met the 1.5 mg/m3 standard.
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.
Last sampled: 2011-04-21, 15 years ago
100%
within 1.5 mg/m3
114
samples
1.20
dust max (mg/m3)
114 samples taken by MSHA inspectors, 0 by the operator.
Noise
ⓘThe share counts noise samples whose measured dose exceeded the 90 dBA permissible exposure limit. It describes the sampled workplace, not what reached the miner's ear: hearing conservation programs and the hearing protection worn during the shift are recorded separately and are not reflected here.
Health sampling trend
ⓘ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 by year
ⓘ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.
Nine Mile Reclamation No. 2 recorded 2.66 reportable injury cases per 100 full-time workers in 2009.
Injury rate, 2009
ⓘThis rate is reportable injury cases per 100 full-time-equivalent workers per year, computed as 200,000 times cases divided by MSHA operator-reported employee-hours. Cases are injuries MSHA graded degree 01 through 07; accident-only events that hurt no one are excluded, and so are contractor injuries, whose hours do not attach to a single mine. Rates begin in 2000, when quarterly employment reporting starts, and are withheld below 20,000 hours in a year.
2.66
total case rate
2.66
days-away rate
0.000
fatality rate
Below average. The US coal mining average was 4.16 and the all-US-mining average was 3.36 cases per 100 workers.
In Virginia, coal mining averaged 4.22 cases per 100 workers that year.
Under 100,000 employee-hours were reported that year, so a single case moves the rate by two or more. Read the figure as approximate.
Year
total case rate
days-away
fatal
2009 *
2.66
2.66
0.000
2008 *
2.65
2.65
0.000
2007 *
0.00
0.00
0.000
2006 *
0.00
0.00
0.000
2005 *
5.77
5.77
0.000
2004 *
2.46
0.00
0.000
2003 *
2.55
2.55
0.000
2002
6.87
6.87
0.000
* Fewer than 100,000 employee-hours that year; the rate is less stable.
Source: injury cases from MSHA accident and injury records; employee-hours from MSHA quarterly employment reports. Rate is cases per 100 full-time-equivalent workers, operator employees only.
Source: MSHA controller and operator history, updated weekly.
Workforce and production
ⓘCoal production is reported quarterly and lags the current period; the most recent quarters may be incomplete.
Year
Employees
Coal produced (tons)
2012
0
2011
1
2,783
2010
5
26,370
2009
33
204,787
2008
33
201,122
2007
32
223,904
2006
29
235,824
2005
31
175,116
2004
35
221,732
2003
33
246,050
2002
49
427,909
2001
34
297,612
2000
0
Source: MSHA quarterly employment and production, updated weekly.
Nine Mile Reclamation No. 2 sits in Wise County, Virginia, where the Census mining category is 5.9% of county employment.
Local economic context
ⓘCounty figures come from the US Census Bureau's American Community Survey, 5-year pooled estimates, so the 2023 vintage covers 2019 through 2023. The Census category is 'mining, quarrying, and oil and gas extraction', which is broader than MSHA jurisdiction and includes oil and gas workers no mine employs. These figures describe the surrounding county, not this mine, and are not a factor in any specific incident.
Wise County, Virginia · Population 35,727
5.9%
Mining share of county employment
$50,740
Median household income
Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2023 5-year estimates.
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
2012 Q1
0
0
0
2011 Q4
0
0
0
2011 Q3
0
0
0
2011 Q2
1,289
0
0
0.0
2011 Q1
1,289
0
0
0.0
2010 Q4
0
0
0
2010 Q3
0
0
0
2010 Q2
0
2
0
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Quarter
Hours worked
Citations
S&S
Per 1M hrs
2010 Q1
11,776
4
1
339.7
2009 Q4
17,785
7
5
393.6
2009 Q3
18,950
3
3
158.3
2009 Q2
19,012
4
2
210.4
2009 Q1
19,532
2
0
102.4
2008 Q4
19,132
4
1
209.1
2008 Q3
18,443
5
2
271.1
2008 Q2
19,398
3
1
154.7
2008 Q1
18,470
4
1
216.6
2007 Q4
17,695
5
2
282.6
2007 Q3
18,049
0
0
0.0
2007 Q2
18,475
7
0
378.9
2007 Q1
18,173
9
4
495.2
2006 Q4
18,011
0
0
0.0
2006 Q3
17,796
6
3
337.2
2006 Q2
18,603
1
0
53.8
2006 Q1
9,701
9
4
927.7
2005 Q4
16,143
0
0
0.0
2005 Q3
16,755
9
7
537.2
2005 Q2
23,818
0
0
0.0
2005 Q1
12,663
5
3
394.9
2004 Q4
22,324
2
1
89.6
2004 Q3
24,573
0
0
0.0
2004 Q2
18,368
2
1
108.9
2004 Q1
15,980
4
1
250.3
2003 Q4
20,013
0
0
0.0
2003 Q3
16,402
2
0
121.9
2003 Q2
20,924
0
0
0.0
2003 Q1
21,038
4
2
190.1
2002 Q4
31,018
0
0
0.0
2002 Q3
26,407
3
2
113.6
2002 Q2
30,757
1
0
32.5
2002 Q1
28,265
0
0
0.0
2001 Q4
31,121
8
6
257.1
2001 Q3
23,959
0
0
0.0
2001 Q2
24,793
0
0
0.0
2001 Q1
8,598
2
0
232.6
2000 Q4
0
0
0
No fatalities recorded at this mine.
Reportable incidents
17 on file
2009 · 2 incidents
July 29, 2009VA · Coalbulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineerSLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
EMPLOYEE WAS IN PROCESS OF CLIMBING A 992 C CAT FRONT END LOADER, WHEN ENTERING OPERATORS COMPARTMENT ,FELT A SHARP PAIN IN MID RIGHT LOWER BACK AREA. WHILE TRYING OPERATE FRONT END LOADER PAIN BECAME MORE INTENSE , AT THAT TIME CO WORKER NOTIFIED FOREMAN OF INJURY .
March 22, 2005VA · Coalgreaser, grease man, oiler, lube man, dragline oilerHANDLING OF MATERIALS
Employee was lifting a filter box from filter trailer , caused a sharp pain to right arm and chest area , which ended as a strain to muscle of arm and chest area
2004 · 2 incidents
August 31, 2004VA · Coalquality control technician, laboratory technician, laboratory assistantHANDLING OF MATERIALS
EMPLOYEE WAS USING AN AIR IMPACT WRENCH & CO-WORKER WAS USING A HAMMER TO REMOVE A BEARING & PIN FROM THE DOG BONE ARM OF THE LOADER. AS CO-WORKER SWUNG THE HAMMER, IT SLIPPED STRIKING THE BRIDGE OF INJURED EE'S NOSE. IT WAS A GLANCING BLOW. IT CAUSED AN ABRASION & SWELLING OF HIS NOSE.
SEVERAL LARGE ROCKS WERE IN THE SPOIL BANK NEXT TO WORK AREA. ONE OF THESE ROCKS BROKE LOOSE AND STRUCK HAULER THAT WAS INVOLVED ON THE RIGHT BACK CORNER. NO DAMAGE TO THE TRUCK, BUT THE IMPAC T INJURED THE DRIVER.
THE DRILL WAS DRILLING UNDER THE HIGH WALL. 2 OTHER OPERATORS SAW THE WALL START TO FALL & RADIOED TO HIM TO GET OUT OF THE WAY. HE THOUGHT HE COULD SAVE THE STEEL BEFORE THE WALL CAME DOWN.
EE FELL ASLEEP AT WHEEL OF HIS PICKUP WHILE COMING BACK TO JOB SITE, FROM A PARTS RUN. PICKUP LEFT ROADWAY, STRIKING A GUARD RAIL SURROUNDING A R/R CROSSING WARNING LIGHT.
February 4, 2002VA · Coalbulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineerHANDLING OF MATERIALS