Mining Incidents

No 2 Coal

Basic Mining Corp · Underground
Controlled by Paul Lowe
Nora, Dickenson County, VA  ·  Abandoned and Sealed
MSHA Mine ID: 4405032

No 2 has $40K in proposed MSHA penalties and $39K outstanding across 2 contested dockets, plus health sampling and the full incident record.

Watch this mine

Email me when a new MSHA incident is filed at No 2.

Fatalities
1
Total incidents
11
Years on record
1991–2003
Latest incident
Jul 2003
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2000
81
citations
42
significant & substantial
$40,291
proposed penalties
$1,045
paid to date
3% of proposed penalties paid to date, a $39,246 gap.
Source: MSHA violations data, updated weekly.
Inspection activity
MSHA inspections since 2000
47
inspections on record
1,143
inspection hours
7.1
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.
81 citations across 1,143 inspection hours.
Source: MSHA inspections data, updated weekly.

No 2 has $40K in proposed MSHA penalties and $39K outstanding across 2 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.
$40K
proposed penalties
$40K
current assessed
$1K
paid to date
$39K
outstanding
79 assessments are final orders; 2 contested dockets.
As of the most recent assessment on 2001-06-13.
Source: MSHA assessed-violations and conference/litigation data, updated weekly.

MSHA sampling at No 2 shows respirable coal dust averaging 0.61 mg/m3 (96% compliant) across 103 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.
0.61
dust avg (mg/m3)
4.16
dust max (mg/m3)
96%
within 1.5 mg/m3
103
samples
Most recent sample: 2001-03-13.
Silica (quartz)
6.3
silica avg (%)
7.7
silica max (%)
7
samples
Most recent sample: 2000-12-29.
Noise
0%
over PEL
4
samples
Most recent sample: 2000-02-08.
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
2003 Q3 10 0 0 0.0
2002 Q4 0 0 0
2002 Q3 0 0 0
2002 Q2 0 0 0
2002 Q1 0 0 0
2001 Q4 0 0 0
2001 Q3 0 0 0
2001 Q2 0 1 0
Show 5 earlier quarters
Quarter Hours worked Citations S&S Per 1M hrs
2001 Q1 6,247 37 30 5922.8
2000 Q4 8,088 3 1 370.9
2000 Q3 8,790 10 2 1137.7
2000 Q2 7,279 19 6 2610.2
2000 Q1 8,376 11 3 1313.3

Fatalities at this mine

1 recorded
March 14, 2001 VA · Coal section foreman, bullgang foreman, labor foreman, leadman, shift boss Fatality · FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
Basic Mining Corp · Struck by falling object

EE WAS CLEANING THE RIGHT BREAK IN THE NUMBER THREE PLACE OFF EAST MAINS BY USING A SCOOP & ROCKFELL ON THE EMPLOYEE CAUSING FATAL INJURIES. THEVICTIM WAS LOCATED APPROXIMATELY FOUR FEET INBY SUPPORTED TOP. THE SCOOP DID NOT HAVE A CANOPY ON IT.

Reportable incidents

10 on file (excluding fatalities above)

2003 · 1 incident

July 23, 2003 VA · Coal section foreman, bullgang foreman, labor foreman, leadman, shift boss MACHINERY
Basic Mining Corp · Struck by falling object

I WAS USING TORCHES CUTTING DOWN OLD BELT STRUCTURE ON SURFACE WHEN A PIECE OF METAL I WAS CUTTING FELL AND HIT MY CHEST. I WENT TO DOCTOR ON 8-1-03.

2000 · 4 incidents

September 22, 2000 VA · Coal roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs) MACHINERY
Basic Mining Corp · Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EE WAS MOVING ROOF BOLTER WHEN SOFT BOTTOM MOVED& JAMMED FINGER AGAINST ROOF BOLTER

July 31, 2000 VA · Coal laborer, bull gang, faceman, parts runner, roustabout, roof trimmer/scaler MACHINERY
Basic Mining Corp · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EE WAS TURNING THE CUTTER HEAD ON CONTINUOUS MINER WHEN HE STRAINED MUSCLE IN HIS LOWER LUMBAR REGION.

March 8, 2000 VA · Coal laborer, bull gang, faceman, parts runner, roustabout, roof trimmer/scaler POWERED HAULAGE
Basic Mining Corp · Struck against stationary object

EMPLOYEE BROKE LEFT THE 1ST TOE FROM BIG TOE WHILE RIDING MANTRIP. A ROCK PROTRUDING FROM RIB STRUCK FOOT OF EMPLOYEE WHEN MAN TRIP AS TURNED SAFELY TO AVOID ANOTHER ROCK ON OTHER SIDE OF ROAD WAY.

1998 · 3 incidents

May 15, 1998 VA · Coal roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs) SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Lambert Coal Company Inc · Fall to the walkway or working surface

EE GOT FEET TANGLED IN ROOF BOLTER CABLE AS IT WAS BEING TAKEN UP CAUSING EE TO FALL AND TWIST HIS KNEE.

February 20, 1998 VA · Coal roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs) HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Lambert Coal Company Inc · Struck by falling object

EMPLOYEE WAS USING A SLATE BAR TO PRY DOWN LOOSE ROCK FROM THE MINE TIP. WHEN ROCK FELL IT KNOCKED THE SLATE BAR INTO EMPLOYEE.

1991 · 2 incidents

March 12, 1991 VA · Coal scoop car operator POWERED HAULAGE
Savage Mining Inc · Struck against a moving object

EE WAS DRIVING PERSONNAL CARRIER WHEN WHEEL HIT A ROCK AND CAUSED THE STEERING WHEEL TO KICK HIS ARM CAUSING A BRUISE.

February 11, 1991 VA · Coal continuous miner helper, coal mole helper, bridgeman HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Savage Mining Inc · Over-exertion in wielding or throwing objects

I NAME WAS PULLING A PIECE OF CONVEYOR BELT & STRAINED A MUSCLE IN HIS STOMACH

For insurers, brokers, and safety consultants

The full compliance file on No 2

A dated report covering the 26-year penalty trail, line-item violation pattern, contest and docket posture, rate-normalized peer benchmark, and full fatality history. Delivered as a PDF with the underlying data as CSV.