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No 1: 39 MSHA citations Coal

Mud Lick Mining Corp · Underground
Controlled by James Wayne Estep
Shortt Gap, Tazewell County, VA  ·  Abandoned and Sealed
MSHA Mine ID: 4406809

No 1 has $3K 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
18
Years on record
1996–2000
Latest incident
Jul 2000
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2000
39
citations
14
significant & substantial
$3,017
proposed penalties
$0
paid to date
0% of proposed penalties paid to date, a $3,017 gap.
Source: MSHA violations data, updated weekly.
See Mud Lick Mining Corp's full MSHA compliance history →
Inspection activity
MSHA inspections since 2000
15
inspections on record
456
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: 456 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 $3K 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.
$3K
proposed penalties
$3K
current assessed
$0
paid to date
$3K
outstanding
38 assessments are final orders; 0 contested dockets.
As of the most recent assessment on 2000-07-10.
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.
36.8%
significant & substantial
0.0%
high negligence or reckless
36.8%
reasonably likely or greater
5.3%
permanently disabling or fatal if injury occurs
Negligence coding: 0.0% none, 18.4% low, 81.6% moderate, 0.0% high, 0.0% reckless.
Source: MSHA violations gravity and negligence coding, updated weekly.

MSHA sampling at No 1 shows 88% of 42 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: 2000-06-07, 26 years ago
88%
within 1.5 mg/m3
42
samples
3.52
dust max (mg/m3)
20 samples taken by MSHA inspectors, 22 by the operator.
Most-sampled occupations
  • CONTINUOUS MINER OPERATOR20
  • ROOF BOLTER (TWIN HEAD) (INTAKE SIDE)4
  • SHUTTLE CAR OPERATOR (STANDARD SIDE)4

Silica (quartz)

Last sampled: 2000-06-13, 26 years ago
6.2
silica avg (%)
7
samples
7.5
silica max (%)
Most-sampled occupations
  • CONTINUOUS MINER OPERATOR2
See US coal mines ranked by silica in their dust samples.

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.

Last sampled: 2000-02-01, 26 years ago
0%
over PEL
4
samples
Most-sampled occupations
  • ROOF BOLTER (TWIN HEAD) (INTAKE SIDE)1
  • ROOF BOLTER (TWIN HEAD) (RETURN SIDE)1
  • SHUTTLE CAR OPERATOR (OFF STANDARD)1
See US mines ranked by noise samples over the legal limit.
Source: MSHA respirable dust, quartz, and noise sampling records, updated weekly.

No 1 recorded 39.98 reportable injury cases per 100 full-time workers in 2000.

Injury rate, 2000
ⓘ 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.
39.98
total case rate
31.99
days-away rate
0.000
fatality rate
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.
Ownership history
  1. Knox Creek Coal Corp 1995 to 1996
  2. Mud Lick Mining Corp 1996 to present
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)
2002 0
2000 11 42,566
Source: MSHA quarterly employment and production, updated weekly.

No 1 sits in Tazewell County, Virginia, where the Census mining category is 3.1% 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.
Tazewell County, Virginia · Population 39,933
3.1%
Mining share of county employment
$45,788
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
2002 Q3 0 0 0
2000 Q4 0 0 0
2000 Q3 4,890 2 0 409.0
2000 Q2 9,959 17 6 1707.0
2000 Q1 10,162 20 8 1968.1
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

18 on file

2000 · 6 incidents

June 21, 2000 VA · Coal roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs) MACHINERY
Mud Lick Mining Corp · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

WHILE DRILLING HARD SANDSTONE, ROOF DRILL STEEL BROKE CUTTING MIDDLE FINGER ON RIGHT HAND.

May 4, 2000 VA · Coal roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs) MACHINERY
Mud Lick Mining Corp · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

WHILE LOWERING BOOM OF DOUBLE HEAD FLETCHER OFF SIDE (RIGHT) SIDE EE CAUGHT HIS HAND (RIGHT) HAND BETWEEN BOOM AND FRAME OF BOLTER.

April 28, 2000 VA · Coal shuttle car operator, mantrip operator, ramcar operator, rail runner, buggy operator HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Mud Lick Mining Corp · Over-exertion in lifting objects

WHILE MAKING A BELT SPLICE ON #2 BELT LINE EE STRAINED A MUSCLE IN BACK.

April 4, 2000 VA · Coal continuous miner helper, coal mole helper, bridgeman FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
Mud Lick Mining Corp · Struck by falling object

APPROX 20' INBY SS#567 A ROOF FALL MEASURING 60' IN LENGTH, 18' IN WIDTH, AND 15'FT THICK FELL IN THE #2 ENTRY INJURING EE & THE ENTRAPMENT OF ANOTHER EE

April 4, 2000 VA · Coal ENTRAPMENT
Mud Lick Mining Corp · Accident type, without injuries

APPROX 20' INBY SS#567 A ROOF FALL MEASURING 60'L, 18'W & 15'+ THICK FELL IN THE #2 ENTRY. INJURINNG 1 EE & ENTRAPMENT OF ANOTHER EE. THIS FALL WAS A SLIP

1999 · 3 incidents

July 12, 1999 VA · Coal roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs) MACHINERY
Mud Lick Mining Corp · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

EMPLOYEE WAS OOPERATING A ROOF BOLTER AND CUT MIDDLE FINGER OF RIGHT HAND WITH ROOF BOLT PLATE WHILE INSTALLING A ROOF BOLT. '

April 6, 1999 VA · Coal FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
Mud Lick Mining Corp · Accident type, without injuries

ROOF FALL IN LAST OPEN CROSSCUT APPROX 40 FT INBY SEVERY STATION 462 FALL APPROX. 18 TO 20 FT WIDE APPROX. 40 -50 FEET LONG AND APPROX. 12 FT THICK. FALL WAS FOUND ON PRESHIFT EXAMATION AT APP ROX 5:15 AM.

1998 · 3 incidents

August 14, 1998 VA · Coal electrician, lineman HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Mud Lick Mining Corp · Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EE WAS CLOSING A AIR LOCK DOOR CAUGHT LEFT HAND IN DOOR, CUTTING THE TOP OF HIS HAND

March 30, 1998 VA · Coal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Mud Lick Mining Corp · Fall from machine

THE INJURED PERSON WAS MAKING BELT SPLICE WHEN HE SLIPPED AND FELL.

January 13, 1998 VA · Coal roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs) HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Mud Lick Mining Corp · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

WHILE ATTEMPTING TO DRIVE A PIN FROM A SLEEVE A SMALL PIECE OF THE HAMMER CHIPED OFF AND ENTERED EE'S RIGHT FOREARM. THE SLEEVE WAS OFF FLETCHER ROOF BOLTER STAB JACK

1997 · 4 incidents

June 25, 1997 VA · Coal roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs) MACHINERY
Mud Lick Mining Corp · Struck by falling object

PINNING TOP A PIECE OF ROCK FELL CATCHING RIGHT LOWER LEG.

June 21, 1997 VA · Coal FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
Mud Lick Mining Corp · Accident type, without injuries

A ROCK FALL OCCURED IN THE INTAKE 1500 INBY TH EPORTAL 1 BK INBY SPAD #105&106. THE FALL WAS ABOVE ANCHORAGE APPROX 2200 OUTBY FACE. THE FALL WAS APPROX 4.5 TO 8'T, 18'WX90'L.

February 6, 1997 VA · Coal continuous miner helper, coal mole helper, bridgeman HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Mud Lick Mining Corp · Struck by falling object

PUTTING OIL IN MINER. DROPED OIL CAN, CATCHING FINGER BETWEEN CAN & MINER, CUTTING 5TH FINGER ON LEFT HAND.

January 13, 1997 VA · Coal FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
Mud Lick Mining Corp · Accident type, without injuries

FOUND A ROCK FALL IN #3 HEADING 2ND INTERSECTIONOUTBY FACE 1 BREAK IN BY SPAD #145. FOUND THIS ON PRESHIFT EXAM.

1996 · 2 incidents

October 18, 1996 VA · Coal FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
Mud Lick Mining Corp · Accident type, without injuries

ROOF ALL IN LOCC BETWEEN #2 AND #3 AT SS NO 119,APPROX 40 FT ABOVE FACE. FALL WAS APP 20 FT LONG18 FEET WIDE, AND APPROX 6 FT HIGH