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No 1 Coal

Commonwealth Mining Llc · Underground
Controlled by Charles D Mullins
Appalachia, Wise County, VA  ·  Abandoned and Sealed
MSHA Mine ID: 4406932

No 1 has $45K in proposed MSHA penalties and $7 outstanding across 0 contested dockets, plus health sampling and the full incident record.

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
13
Years on record
1999–2004
Latest incident
Sep 2004
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2000
318
citations
139
significant & substantial
$45,139
proposed penalties
$45,132
paid to date
100% of proposed penalties paid to date, a $7 gap.
Source: MSHA violations data, updated weekly.
Inspection activity
MSHA inspections since 2000
124
inspections on record
2,553
inspection hours
12.5
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.
318 citations across 2,553 inspection hours.
Source: MSHA inspections data, updated weekly.

No 1 has $45K in proposed MSHA penalties and $7 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.
$45K
proposed penalties
$45K
current assessed
$45K
paid to date
$7
outstanding
314 assessments are final orders; 0 contested dockets.
As of the most recent assessment on 2004-10-21.
Source: MSHA assessed-violations and conference/litigation data, updated weekly.
See also the operator's enforcement record

MSHA sampling at No 1 shows respirable coal dust averaging 0.37 mg/m3 (97% compliant) across 395 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.
0.37
dust avg (mg/m3)
3.73
dust max (mg/m3)
97%
within 1.5 mg/m3
395
samples
Most recent sample: 2005-01-10.
Silica (quartz)
6.5
silica avg (%)
18.0
silica max (%)
28
samples
Most recent sample: 2004-04-08.
Noise
14%
over PEL
29
samples
Most recent sample: 2004-04-20.
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 Q2 0 0 0
2005 Q1 2,343 0 0 0.0
2004 Q4 7,381 15 7 2032.2
2004 Q3 8,650 29 13 3352.6
2004 Q2 9,131 31 12 3395.0
2004 Q1 11,311 36 20 3182.7
2003 Q4 10,886 20 12 1837.2
2003 Q3 10,143 20 12 1971.8
Show 14 earlier quarters
Quarter Hours worked Citations S&S Per 1M hrs
2003 Q2 10,058 17 9 1690.2
2003 Q1 15,265 20 4 1310.2
2002 Q4 14,595 19 6 1301.8
2002 Q3 16,247 6 2 369.3
2002 Q2 17,072 8 7 468.6
2002 Q1 16,900 15 8 887.6
2001 Q4 16,119 23 9 1426.9
2001 Q3 16,660 13 3 780.3
2001 Q2 17,843 13 6 728.6
2001 Q1 14,756 5 1 338.8
2000 Q4 13,057 7 4 536.1
2000 Q3 9,881 5 2 506.0
2000 Q2 10,890 3 0 275.5
2000 Q1 9,717 13 2 1337.9
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

13 on file

2004 · 3 incidents

September 28, 2004 VA · Coal continuous miner operator, coal mole operator MACHINERY
Commonwealth Mining Llc · Struck by falling object

EMPLOYEE WAS RUNNING THE CONTINUOUS MINER WHEN THE RIB ROLLED OFF AND CAUGHT THE RIGHT LEG, BREAKING IT BELOW THE KNEE.

August 27, 2004 VA · Coal continuous miner operator, coal mole operator DUST DISEASE OF LUNGS
Commonwealth Mining Llc · Inhalation of radiations, caustics, toxic and noxious substances

BLACK LUNG DISEASE. EE WAS PERMANENTLY TRANSFERRED.

May 24, 2004 VA · Coal FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
Commonwealth Mining Llc · Accident type, without injuries

ROOF FALL WAS FOUND IN MAIN EAST HEADING (ON 5/24/04 @ 5:00 AM DURING PRESHIFT EXAM) - STARTING @ SPAD #505 GOING ACROSS TO SPAD 503. FALL SIZE 120 FT LONG X 7 FT HIGH X 16 FT WIDE. ROOF FALL CALLED IN ON 5/24/04.

2003 · 2 incidents

February 15, 2003 VA · Coal laborer, bull gang, faceman, parts runner, roustabout, roof trimmer/scaler HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Commonwealth Mining Llc · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EE WAS WORKING WITH HIS SUPERVISOR. THE SUPERVISOR ACCIDENTLY HIT THE EE'S HAND (LEFT) WITH A SLEDGE HAMMER - SMASHED LEFT INDEX FINGER.

2001 · 7 incidents

October 31, 2001 VA · Coal roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs) POWERED HAULAGE
Commonwealth Mining Llc · Struck by falling object

IN THE PROCESS OF SETTING FEEDER ON TAIL PIECE, THE CRIB BLOCKS BROKE LOOSE WHICH ALLOWED THE FRONT OF THE FEEDER TO DROP DOWN CRUSHING HIS RIGHT THUMB.

October 20, 2001 VA · Coal laborer, bull gang, faceman, parts runner, roustabout, roof trimmer/scaler MACHINERY
Commonwealth Mining Llc · Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)

AN EMPLOYEE OPERATING SCOOP WITH ROCK DUSTER IN THE BUCKET ASKED INJURED AND ANOTHER EMPLOYEE TO GET IN THE BUCKET WITH THE ROCK DUSTER TO KEEP IT FROM GETTING CLOGGED. THE EMPLOYEE OPERATING SCOOP HIT SOMETHING CAUSING ROCK DUSTER TO SLIDE PINNING HIS LEG AGAINST SCOOP BUCKET.

October 8, 2001 VA · Coal roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs) MACHINERY
Commonwealth Mining Llc · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

EE WAS OPERATING ROOF BOLTER. HE HAD RAISED THE HEAD ON HIS SIDE AND JUMPED ACROSS THE T-BAR TO GET ACROSS THE MACHINE ON TO THE OTHER SIDE TO RAISE THE HEAD. HIS FOOT WAS CAUGHT BETWEEN A BO LT STICKING OUT OF THE SIDE OF THE ROOF BOLTER &THE HEAD. BROKE BABY TOE & SEVERE CUT TO THE TOE

September 4, 2001 VA · Coal shuttle car operator, mantrip operator, ramcar operator, rail runner, buggy operator FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
Commonwealth Mining Llc · Struck by falling object

EMPLOYEE GOT OUT OF SHUTTLE CAR & PRECEEDED TO HELP WATCH MINER CABLE WHILE THE MINER CHANGED PLACES. EMPLOYEE WAS STRUCK ON THE HARD HAT BY A PIECE OF DRAW ROCK. EMPLOYEE WAS ASKED HOW BIG TH E ROCK WAS, REPLIED "I DIDN'T LOOK FOR IT". CEILING AT THE AREA 9', ROCK KNOCKED EMPLOYEE DOWN.

June 22, 2001 VA · Coal continuous miner helper, coal mole helper, bridgeman MACHINERY
Commonwealth Mining Llc · Struck by falling object

EE WAS OPERATING THE MINER WHEN A RIB ROLL HAPPENED, STRIKING EE ON THE RIGHT SIDE.

January 9, 2001 VA · Coal front-end loader, scraper-loader operator, pan operator, payloader, scraper rig operator SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Commonwealth Mining Llc · Fall onto or against objects

EE GOT OUT OF TRUCK AND WALKED AROUND TO THE REAR OF THE TRUCK. THE AREA AROUND THE TRUCK WAS COVERED WITH ICE. EE FELL ON THE ICE AND HIT A ROCK THAT WAS STICKING UP THRU THE ICE. THE PAIN GR ADUALLY WORSENED AND EE WENT TO THE DR. ON 1-12-01. EE NOTIFIED OFFICE ON 1-17-01.

1999 · 1 incident

September 24, 1999 VA · Coal FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
Commonwealth Mining Llc · Accident type, without injuries

ROOF FALL SIZE 20'X80'X4' THICK LOCATION OF FALL IN THE OLD LEEMAN MINE 1 BREAK PAST SAPD #32 1 BREAK BACK FROM SPAD #37 BETWEEN#1 & #2 HEADINGS

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