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.
191 citations across 1,789 inspection hours.
Source: MSHA inspections data, updated weekly.
No. 1 has $15K 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.
$15K
proposed penalties
$15K
current assessed
$13K
paid to date
$2K
outstanding
186 assessments are final orders; 0 contested dockets.
As of the most recent assessment on 2005-03-24.
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.
MSHA sampling at No. 1 shows 95% of 240 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: 2004-10-01, 21 years ago
95%
within 1.5 mg/m3
240
samples
6.29
dust max (mg/m3)
102 samples taken by MSHA inspectors, 138 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.
No. 1 recorded 8.83 reportable injury cases per 100 full-time workers in 2003.
Injury rate, 2003
ⓘ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.
8.83
total case rate
0.00
days-away rate
0.000
fatality rate
Above average. The US coal mining average was 5.87 and the all-US-mining average was 4.43 cases per 100 workers.
In Virginia, coal mining averaged 5.11 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.
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)
2005
0
2004
13
51,092
2003
12
53,836
2002
3
12,286
2001
6
28,073
2000
5
25,442
Source: MSHA quarterly employment and production, updated weekly.
No. 1 sits in Buchanan County, Virginia, where the Census mining category is 11.2% 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.
Buchanan County, Virginia · Population 19,857
11.2%
Mining share of county employment
$42,216
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
2005 Q2
0
0
0
2004 Q4
1,330
2
0
1503.8
2004 Q3
6,151
26
10
4227.0
2004 Q2
6,570
11
5
1674.3
2004 Q1
5,828
16
7
2745.4
2003 Q4
5,828
16
5
2745.4
2003 Q3
5,229
15
7
2868.6
2003 Q2
5,546
10
3
1803.1
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Quarter
Hours worked
Citations
S&S
Per 1M hrs
2003 Q1
6,049
12
4
1983.8
2002 Q4
3,672
20
6
5446.6
2002 Q3
0
0
0
2002 Q2
0
0
0
2002 Q1
0
0
0
2001 Q4
0
0
0
2001 Q3
1,136
0
0
0.0
2001 Q2
5,706
20
6
3505.1
2001 Q1
5,552
22
11
3962.5
2000 Q4
5,307
4
1
753.7
2000 Q3
5,075
13
9
2561.6
2000 Q2
0
0
0
2000 Q1
0
0
0
No fatalities recorded at this mine.
Reportable incidents
66 on file
2003 · 2 incidents
September 4, 2003VA · Coalroof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs)HANDLING OF MATERIALS
THE ROOF FELL, IT WAS A MUD SEAM, AND IT SLIPPED OUT.
2002 · 2 incidents
November 8, 2002VA · Coalshuttle car operator, mantrip operator, ramcar operator, rail runner, buggy operatorPOWERED HAULAGE
Jay-Bird Mining, Inc. · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object
EE WAS OPERATING STANDARD SHUTTLE CAR. HE LOADED& WAS ON HIS WAY TO THE DUMP WHEN HE CAME IN CONTACT WITH THE CORNER OF THE RIB IN THE NUMBER2 HEADING GOING INTO THE BREAK TOWARD THE NUMBER 3 HEADING.
EE WAS MOVING LONG JOHN BACK ONE BREAK. HEAD SHIEVE WHEELS HOOKED TO LONG JOHN & SCOOP WITH A CHAIN. THE HOOK STRAIGHTEN OUT LETTING THE CHAIN HIT HIM ON THE UPPER LIP.
August 19, 1997VA · Coalbeltman, conveyor man, conveyor belt worker, mobile bridge carrierman, feeder operator, conveyor riderHANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
A PIECE OF DRAW ROCK FELL OUT FROM BETWEEN THE BOLTS 4 1/2 X 3 1/2 X 0-7" THICK, HITTING HIM ON LEFT HIP AND LEG IN #2 ENTRY. WE WERE PULLING PILLARS AT THIS TIME.
April 2, 1997VA · Coalbull gang foreman, labor foreman, leadman, section foreman, shift bossDISORDERS (REPEATED TRAUMA)
MINE VENT HAD DROPED FROM 23000 TO 9800 WE FOUND A ROCK FALL IN THE MAIN RETURN 16BREAKS OUTBY THE FACE IN 7 ENTRY ON 4 RIGHT MAINS AT APSAD NUMBER 3281 130'X20'X4-8' THICK. REROUTED STOPPING LINE AND DANGER IT OFF SET CRIBS IN OTHER ENTRYSWE THANK THE FAULT IS IN.
March 6, 1997VA · Coalbull gang foreman, labor foreman, leadman, section foreman, shift bossHANDLING OF MATERIALS
STRAINED RIGHT WRIST PULLING ON A PEACE OF MINER CABLE ON THE SURFACE OVER A PERIOD OF TIME IT GOT WORK ON 8-13-97. I HAD TO HAVE IT REMOVED SURGICALLY.
January 31, 1997VA · Coalbeltman, conveyor man, conveyor belt worker, mobile bridge carrierman, feeder operator, conveyor riderFALL OF ROOF OR BACK
ROOF FALL WAS FOUND AT 515 AM 9-30-96 WHILE MAKING A PRE-SHIFT ON THE INTAKE ON PANEL 1B AT SPAD #1899 IN THE #7 ENTRY. IT WAS DANGERED OFF AND REPORTED.
August 28, 1996VA · Coallaborer, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, roof trimmer/scalerPOWERED HAULAGE
Misty-Bec Coal Corp · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object
EE WAS HELPING PUT LONG JOHN STRUCTURE BACK TOGETHER WHEN THE #1 SCOOP JUMPED ON HIGH POINT SHOVED LONG JOHN INTO THE RIB, CATCHING EE LEFT FOOT BETWEEN RIB & LONG JOHN
EMPLOYEE LOST A TIMBEER CAR, HE WAS PULLING TOWARD THE FACE ABOUT 35 BREAKS UNDERGROUND WHEN TE CAR CAME LOSE, HE TRIED TO TAKE A TIMBER AND MOVE THE CAR OVER ABOUT 2" WHEN HE STRAIN HIMSELF.
April 16, 1996VA · Coalbeltman, conveyor man, conveyor belt worker, mobile bridge carrierman, feeder operator, conveyor riderHANDLING OF MATERIALS
ROOF FALL IN #1 HEADING, 20'-30', 1 BREAK OR 70' FROM #93 SPAD IN #1 ENTRY.
September 13, 1995VA · Coallaborer, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, roof trimmer/scalerHANDLING OF MATERIALS
Misty-Bec Coal Corp · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object
EMPLOYEE WAS USING A CRIB BLOCK TO CLAUPUS THE SPRINGS ON MINER CONVEYOR BOOM TO HOOK A CHAIN TO PULL LONG JOHN UP AND CRIB BLOCK SLIPPED CUTTING HIS LEFT MIDDLE FINGER.
June 8, 1995VA · Coalbeltman, conveyor man, conveyor belt worker, mobile bridge carrierman, feeder operator, conveyor riderSLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
EE WAS HELPING ON THE MINER. MOVING FROM 3 TO 2 HEADING TRYING TO PULL THE CABLE AWAY FROM THE CATS WHEN HE PULLED A MUSCLE IN THE LOWER PART OF HIS BACK.
April 27, 1995VA · Coalroof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs)MACHINERY
INSTALLING BOLTS ON LEFT SIDE OF PLACE A PIECE OF DRAW ROCK FELL 3' 2' 3" FROM RIB TO FIRST BOLT HITING HIM ON THE LOST HIP.
April 14, 1995VA · Coalbeltman, conveyor man, conveyor belt worker, mobile bridge carrierman, feeder operator, conveyor riderPOWERED HAULAGE
Misty-Bec Coal Corp · Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)
EE WAS OPERATING A MOVILE BRIDGE WHEN THE BRIDGE IN FRONT OF HIM PULLED FORWARD AND RAN OUT OF SLACK. THE OPERATOR REACHED FOR THE PANC BAR OFF GUARD AND GOT HIS LEFT HAND BETWEEN THE DECK & M AIN FRAME.
ELECTRICAL STORM OCCURRED CAUSING POWER TO KICK.IT RAN IN ON EQUIP AND SHOCKED INDIVID.SEEMED FINE UNTIL HOME THEN HAND SEEMED NUMB SO HE WENT TO DR. COULDNT FIND ANYTHING WRONG EXCEPT NERVEOU S.
BENT OVER TO PICK UP A PIECE OF BELT STRUCTURE AND FELT SHARP PAIN IN LOWER BACK, ON LEFT SIDE. DIDN'T PICK BELT STRUCTURE UP HE JUST BENT OVER AND HAD PAIN IN BACK.
SAID EMPOLOYEE WAS FOREMAN SAID EMPLOYEE WENT WITH THE ELECTRICIAN TO CHECK POWER IN CONTROL PANNEL SAID EMPLOYEE WAS ASSISTING ELECTRICIAN WHEN LID WAS REMOVED TWO WERE COME TOGETHER CAUSINGF A ELECTRICAL FLASH
October 22, 1988VA · Coalroof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs)HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)