Harman, Buchanan County,
VA
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Abandoned and Sealed
MSHA Mine ID: 4407044
No. 4 has $9K in proposed MSHA penalties and $42 outstanding across 1 contested dockets, plus health sampling and the full incident record.
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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
5
Years on record
2002–2003
Latest incident
Dec 2003
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2002
124
citations
35
significant & substantial
$9,483
proposed penalties
$9,441
paid to date
100% of proposed penalties paid to date, a $42 gap.
Source: MSHA violations data, updated weekly.
Inspection activity
MSHA inspections since 2002
79
inspections on record
1,526
inspection hours
8.1
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.
124 citations across 1,526 inspection hours.
Source: MSHA inspections data, updated weekly.
No. 4 has $9K in proposed MSHA penalties and $42 outstanding across 1 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
$9K
paid to date
$42
outstanding
124 assessments are final orders; 1 contested dockets.
As of the most recent assessment on 2005-04-29.
Source: MSHA assessed-violations and conference/litigation data, updated weekly.
MSHA sampling at No. 4 shows respirable coal dust averaging 0.47 mg/m3 (97% compliant) across 180 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.
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 Q3
2,353
0
0
0.0
2005 Q2
9,644
19
1
1970.1
2005 Q1
9,565
7
2
731.8
2004 Q4
8,423
10
4
1187.2
2004 Q3
8,246
8
3
970.2
2004 Q2
8,190
7
1
854.7
2004 Q1
8,957
16
6
1786.3
2003 Q4
10,110
12
4
1186.9
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Quarter
Hours worked
Citations
S&S
Per 1M hrs
2003 Q3
8,224
14
5
1702.3
2003 Q2
8,690
2
0
230.1
2003 Q1
7,231
10
3
1382.9
2002 Q4
8,160
5
0
612.7
2002 Q3
6,331
6
0
947.7
2002 Q2
1,600
8
6
5000.0
No fatalities recorded at this mine.
Reportable incidents
5 on file
2003 · 2 incidents
December 5, 2003VA · Coallaborer, bull gang, faceman, parts runner, roustabout, roof trimmer/scalerPOWERED HAULAGE
EE WAS RIDING THE MANTRIP FROM THE FACE AREA TO THE SURFACE. HE ALLEDGES THAT THE MANTRIP HIT A HOLE IN THE TRAVELWAY AND BOUNCED CAUSING INJURY TO HIS BACK. THE INVESTIGATION REVEALED THAT TH E MANTRIP WAS NOT TRAVELING AT AN EXCESSIVE RATE OF SPEED.
May 31, 2003VA · Coalcontinuous miner helper, coal mole helper, bridgemanHANDLING OF MATERIALS
WHILE MOVING BELT, EMPLOYEE ALONG WITH ANOTHER EE ATTEMPTED TO LIFT A SECTION OF BOTTOM BELT IN ORDER TO ALLOW INSTALLATION OF BELT STRUCTURE, RESULTING IN A STRAINED MUSCLE IN HIS SHOULDER.
AB&J Coal Co., Inc. · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object
EE WAS MOVING ROOF BOLTER FROM #2 LEFT ENTRY TO #3 HEADING. HE PLACED HIS HAND ON DRILL POT AND BY MISTAKE, HIT THE FAST FEED UP LEVER ON THE CONTROLS. THE DRILL POT RAISED PINCHING HIS RT IND EX FINGER BETWEEN THE DRILL POT AND OPERATORE CANOPY.
July 31, 2002VA · Coalroof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs)MACHINERY
THE EE WAS INSTALLING ROOF BOLTS. HE WAS USING THE DRILL HEAD OF THE MACHINE TO PUSH THE 42" FULLY GROUTED BOLT IN THE DRILLED HOLE IN THE MINE ROOF WHEN THE BOLT SLIPPED OFF THE DRILL HEAD ST RIKING HIM IN THE FINGER.
June 21, 2002VA · Coalroof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs)STRIKING OR BUMPING
A METAL ROOF MAT OR STRAP HAD BEEN DISLODGED ON ONE END EVIDENTALY BY THE CONTINUOUS MINER OR SHUTTLE CAR. THE STRAP WAS HANGING DOWN FROM FOOR AND THE EMPLOYEE WALKED INTO IT.
For insurers, brokers, and safety consultants
The full compliance file on No. 4
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.