Mining Incidents

No 1 Coal

Laurel Creek Mining Corp · Underground
Controlled by James R Gibbs
Hurley, Buchanan County, VA  ·  Abandoned and Sealed
MSHA Mine ID: 4406596

No 1 has $246 in proposed MSHA penalties and $0 outstanding across 0 contested dockets, plus health sampling and the full incident record.

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
8
Years on record
1991–1997
Latest incident
Aug 1997
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2001
4
citations
1
significant & substantial
$246
proposed penalties
$246
paid to date
100% of proposed penalties paid to date, a $0 gap.
Source: MSHA violations data, updated weekly.
Inspection activity
MSHA inspections since 2000
16
inspections on record
82
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: 82 inspection hours is too few for a stable rate. A minimum of 1,000 inspection hours is required.
Source: MSHA inspections data, updated weekly.

No 1 has $246 in proposed MSHA penalties and $0 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.
$246
proposed penalties
$246
current assessed
$246
paid to date
$0
outstanding
4 assessments are final orders; 0 contested dockets.
As of the most recent assessment on 2006-08-07.
Source: MSHA assessed-violations and conference/litigation data, 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
2007 Q1 0 0 0
2002 Q3 0 0 0
2002 Q2 0 0 0
2002 Q1 0 0 0
2001 Q4 0 0 0
2001 Q3 0 0 0
2001 Q2 0 1 0
2001 Q1 0 1 0
Show 4 earlier quarters
Quarter Hours worked Citations S&S Per 1M hrs
2000 Q4 0 0 0
2000 Q3 0 0 0
2000 Q2 0 0 0
2000 Q1 0 0 0
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

8 on file

1997 · 1 incident

August 22, 1997 VA · Coal laborer, bull gang, faceman, parts runner, roustabout, roof trimmer/scaler FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
Laurel Creek Mining Corp · Struck by falling object

PIECE OF DRAW ROCK FELL INJURING EMPS BACK. DOING GENERAL WORK SETTING MINER BITS.

1994 · 1 incident

1993 · 2 incidents

1992 · 3 incidents

June 11, 1992 VA · Coal FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
Blankenship & Rife Inc · Accident type, without injuries

THIS AREA OF THE MINES WAS DEVELOPED 5-4-92 THE ROOF BOLTER AFTER HE NOTICED THIS AREA WAS SOFT TIMBERED OFF ARE ENTERIES TO FAULT AREA ROOF FELL 6-11-92. FALL OCCURRED AT SENINTY SECTION 257 IN 10 HEADING FALL WAS 20X20.

1991 · 1 incident

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