No 1: 44 MSHA citations
Coal
Lebanon,
Russell County,
VA
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Abandoned and Sealed
MSHA Mine ID: 4406629
No 1 has $5K in proposed MSHA penalties and $3K outstanding across 0 contested dockets, plus health sampling and the full incident record.
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- Fatalities
- 0
- Total incidents
- 6
- Years on record
- 1991–2000
- Latest incident
- Aug 2000
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2000
21
significant & substantial
$4,714
proposed penalties
41% of proposed penalties paid to date, a $2,760 gap.
Source: MSHA violations data, updated weekly.
Inspection activity
MSHA inspections since 2000
n/a
citations per 100 inspection hours
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This rate is recorded citations divided by MSHA inspection hours, per 100 hours. It reflects inspection effort, not mine size or production.
Rate withheld: 523 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 $5K in proposed MSHA penalties and $3K outstanding across 0 contested dockets.
Penalty disposition
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Differences between proposed and paid penalties reflect both settlements and conference reductions and amounts still owed. Outstanding is the balance currently owed.
44 assessments are final orders; 0 contested dockets.
As of the most recent assessment on 2000-11-28.
Source: MSHA assessed-violations and conference/litigation data, updated weekly.
Violation severity profile
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Shares are computed over citations that carry the MSHA gravity and negligence coding; a small share of records are uncoded.
47.7%
significant & substantial
6.8%
high negligence or reckless
47.7%
reasonably likely or greater
45.5%
permanently disabling or fatal if injury occurs
Negligence coding: 0.0% none, 2.3% low, 90.9% moderate, 6.8% high, 0.0% reckless.
Source: MSHA violations gravity and negligence coding, updated weekly.
MSHA sampling at No 1 shows 91% of 70 respirable coal dust samples met the 1.5 mg/m3 standard.
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.
Last sampled: 2000-11-20, 25 years ago
30 samples taken by MSHA inspectors, 40 by the operator.
Most-sampled occupations
- CONTINUOUS MINER OPERATOR41
- SCOOP CAR OPERATOR13
- ROOF BOLTER (SINGLE HEAD)4
Silica (quartz)
Last sampled: 2000-07-25, 26 years ago
Most-sampled occupations
- CONTINUOUS MINER OPERATOR3
Noise
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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.
Last sampled: 2000-04-24, 26 years ago
Most-sampled occupations
- CONTINUOUS MINER OPERATOR1
- ROOF BOLTER (SINGLE HEAD)1
- SCOOP CAR OPERATOR1
Source: MSHA respirable dust, quartz, and noise sampling records, updated weekly.
No 1 recorded 17.83 reportable injury cases per 100 full-time workers in 2000.
Injury rate, 2000
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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.
Above average. The US coal mining average was 7.74 and the all-US-mining average was 5.64 cases per 100 workers.
In Virginia, coal mining averaged 8.63 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.
Workforce and production
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Coal production is reported quarterly and lags the current period; the most recent quarters may be incomplete.
| Year |
Employees |
Coal produced (tons) |
| 2001 |
0 |
|
| 2000 |
17 |
51,265 |
Source: MSHA quarterly employment and production, updated weekly.
No 1 sits in Russell County, Virginia, where the Census mining category is 4.5% of county employment.
Local economic context
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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.
Russell County, Virginia · Population 25,635
4.5%
Mining share of county employment
$49,020
Median household income
Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2023 5-year estimates.
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 |
| 2001 Q2 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
| 2001 Q1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
| 2000 Q4 |
8,674 |
4 |
0 |
461.1 |
| 2000 Q3 |
8,342 |
6 |
1 |
719.3 |
| 2000 Q2 |
8,963 |
16 |
8 |
1785.1 |
| 2000 Q1 |
7,677 |
18 |
12 |
2344.7 |
No fatalities recorded at this mine.
Reportable incidents
6 on file
2000 · 3 incidents
August 16, 2000
VA · Coal
roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs)
MACHINERY
Cove Coal Co., Inc. · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)
EE WAS RUNNING ONE SIDE OF DUAL BOOM ROOF BOLTER, HE WAN BENDING ROOF BOLT TO INSTALL AND HURT HIS BACK.
Cove Coal Co., Inc. · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)
EMPLOYEE WAS SHOVELING MUD FROM UNDER #2 BELT CONVEYOR; WHEN HE THREW IT ON THE BELT, THE MUD TOOK THE SHOVEL, AND BELT PULLING SHOVEL FROM HIM PULLED HIS SHOULDERS, CAUSING PAIN BETWEEN HIS S HOULDERS.
May 17, 2000
VA · Coal
laborer, bull gang, faceman, parts runner, roustabout, roof trimmer/scaler
HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Cove Coal Co., Inc. · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)
EMPLOYEE WAS SHOVELING LOOSE COAL OUT FROM UNDERNO. 2 BELT & SAID A SPLICE MUST HAVE CAUGHT HIS SHOVEL, PULLING IT OUT OF HIS HAND. HE FELT A BURNING & TINGLING SENSATION IN HIS LEFT SHOULDER.
1999 · 1 incident
August 17, 1999
VA · Coal
roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs)
MACHINERY
C & O Mining Company Inc · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)
BRUISED INDEX FINGER OF LEFT HAND WHILE INSTALLING ROOF BOLT.
1998 · 1 incident
C & O Mining Company Inc · Struck against a moving object
BRUISED RIGHT ARM WHILE OPERATING 820 U-HAULER BETWEEN EQUIPMENT AND RIB.
1991 · 1 incident
April 24, 1991
VA · Coal
laborer, bull gang, faceman, parts runner, roustabout, roof trimmer/scaler
FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
D O & W Coal Company Inc · Struck by falling object
DRAW ROCK PULLED ROCK SLID DOWN BAR STRUCK IN HEAD AND SHOULDER