Mining Incidents

No 1 Coal

Champion Coal Company Inc · Underground
Controlled by Garrick Miller
Wise, Dickenson County, VA  ·  Abandoned and Sealed
MSHA Mine ID: 4406922

No 1 has $9K in proposed MSHA penalties and $5K outstanding across 0 contested dockets, plus health sampling and the full incident record.

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
5
Years on record
2000–2003
Latest incident
Aug 2003
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2000
84
citations
30
significant & substantial
$9,060
proposed penalties
$4,415
paid to date
49% of proposed penalties paid to date, a $4,645 gap.
Source: MSHA violations data, updated weekly.
Inspection activity
MSHA inspections since 2000
61
inspections on record
1,077
inspection hours
7.8
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.
84 citations across 1,077 inspection hours.
Source: MSHA inspections data, updated weekly.

No 1 has $9K in proposed MSHA penalties and $5K 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.
$9K
proposed penalties
$9K
current assessed
$4K
paid to date
$5K
outstanding
82 assessments are final orders; 0 contested dockets.
As of the most recent assessment on 2003-09-24.
Source: MSHA assessed-violations and conference/litigation data, updated weekly.

MSHA sampling at No 1 shows respirable coal dust averaging 0.41 mg/m3 (96% compliant) across 204 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.
0.41
dust avg (mg/m3)
3.71
dust max (mg/m3)
96%
within 1.5 mg/m3
204
samples
Most recent sample: 2003-10-08.
Silica (quartz)
11.3
silica avg (%)
18.9
silica max (%)
7
samples
Most recent sample: 2002-04-29.
Noise
5%
over PEL
19
samples
Most recent sample: 2003-09-23.
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
2005 Q1 0 0 0
2003 Q4 2,061 0 0 0.0
2003 Q3 6,174 3 3 485.9
2003 Q2 5,431 7 1 1288.9
2003 Q1 5,967 3 2 502.8
2002 Q4 7,545 12 7 1590.5
2002 Q3 8,256 9 5 1090.1
2002 Q2 7,809 8 2 1024.5
Show 7 earlier quarters
Quarter Hours worked Citations S&S Per 1M hrs
2002 Q1 7,057 13 3 1842.1
2001 Q4 6,894 7 2 1015.4
2001 Q3 6,442 10 2 1552.3
2001 Q2 3,972 8 3 2014.1
2001 Q1 0 0 0
2000 Q2 3,186 0 0 0.0
2000 Q1 9,492 4 0 421.4
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

5 on file

2003 · 2 incidents

August 18, 2003 VA · Coal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman STRIKING OR BUMPING
Champion Coal Company Inc · Struck against stationary object

VICTIM WAS WORKING ON STACKER BELT. VICTIM WALKED UNDER CATWALK AND RAISED HIS HEAD UP BEFORE CLEARING STRUCTURE. VICTIM'S HEAD STRUCK CATWALK CAUSING INJURY.

June 4, 2003 VA · Coal roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs) MACHINERY
Champion Coal Company Inc · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

ROOF BOLT OPERATOR BENDING (36" BOLT)

2001 · 1 incident

September 25, 2001 VA · Coal roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs) MACHINERY
Champion Coal Company Inc · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

ROOF BOLT OPERATOR. BENDING (36" BENDABLE RESIN BOLTS) ROOF BOLTS AND STRAINED MUSCLES IN BACK.

2000 · 2 incidents

April 18, 2000 VA · Coal roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs) MACHINERY
Papaw Coal Company Inc · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

BOLTING ROOF OF MINE - CAUGHT LEFT INDEX FINGER BETWEEN PUSHER & FINISHING STEEL ON ROOF BOLTER MACHINE CAUSING FINGER TO BE SMASHED.

January 13, 2000 VA · Coal beltman, conveyor man, conveyor belt worker, mobile bridge carrierman, feeder operator, conveyor rider HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Papaw Coal Company Inc · Over-exertion in pulling or pushing objects

MOVING WATER LINE. BENDING OVER MOVING AND PULLING WATER LINE AWAY FROM MOBILE BRIDGE. STATED HIS BACK POPPED.

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