Mining Incidents

No 1 Coal

Cove Coal Co., Inc. · Underground
Lebanon, Russell County, VA  ·  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
44
citations
21
significant & substantial
$4,714
proposed penalties
$1,954
paid to date
41% of proposed penalties paid to date, a $2,760 gap.
Source: MSHA violations data, updated weekly.
Inspection activity
MSHA inspections since 2000
28
inspections on record
523
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: 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
Differences between proposed and paid penalties reflect both settlements and conference reductions and amounts still owed. Outstanding is the balance currently owed.
$5K
proposed penalties
$5K
current assessed
$2K
paid to date
$3K
outstanding
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.

MSHA sampling at No 1 shows respirable coal dust averaging 0.68 mg/m3 (91% compliant) across 70 samples.

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.
0.68
dust avg (mg/m3)
6.05
dust max (mg/m3)
91%
within 1.5 mg/m3
70
samples
Most recent sample: 2000-11-20.
Silica (quartz)
6.9
silica avg (%)
9.4
silica max (%)
7
samples
Most recent sample: 2000-07-25.
Noise
40%
over PEL
5
samples
Most recent sample: 2000-04-24.
Source: MSHA respirable dust, quartz, and noise sampling records, 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
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.

August 8, 2000 VA · Coal apprentice, trainee HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
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

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

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