Surface Minerals Company · Caught in, under or between collapsing material or buildings
The highwall fell in and pinned the employee against the outer berm of the miner pit.
No. 4 HWM Coal
Surface Minerals Company
· Surface
Controlled by
Metinvest B V
BREAKS,
Dickenson County,
VA
·
Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 4407112
No. 4 HWM has $63K in proposed MSHA penalties and $60 outstanding across 1 contested dockets, plus health sampling and the full incident record.
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- Fatalities
- 0
- Total incidents
- 4
- Years on record
- 2005–2006
- Latest incident
- May 2006
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2005
20
citations
6
significant & substantial
$62,745
proposed penalties
$29,185
paid to date
47% of proposed penalties paid to date, a $33,560 gap.
Source: MSHA violations data, updated weekly.
Inspection activity
MSHA inspections since 2005
6
inspections on record
486
inspection hours
n/a
citations per 100 inspection hours
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This rate is recorded citations divided by MSHA inspection hours, per 100 hours. It reflects inspection effort, not mine size or production.Rate withheld: 486 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. 4 HWM has $63K in proposed MSHA penalties and $60 outstanding across 1 contested dockets.
Penalty disposition
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Differences between proposed and paid penalties reflect both settlements and conference reductions and amounts still owed. Outstanding is the balance currently owed.$63K
proposed penalties
$29K
current assessed
$29K
paid to date
$60
outstanding
19 assessments are final orders; 1 contested dockets.
As of the most recent assessment on 2006-06-27.
Source: MSHA assessed-violations and conference/litigation data, updated weekly.
See also
the operator's enforcement record
MSHA sampling at No. 4 HWM shows respirable coal dust averaging 0.13 mg/m3 (100% compliant) across 8 samples.
Health sampling
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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
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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.0.13
dust avg (mg/m3)
0.27
dust max (mg/m3)
100%
within 1.5 mg/m3
8
samples
Most recent sample: 2006-04-10.
Noise
0%
over PEL
4
samples
Most recent sample: 2005-10-19.
Source: MSHA respirable dust, quartz, and noise sampling records, updated weekly.
Quarterly safety rates
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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2007 Q1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2006 Q4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2006 Q3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2006 Q2 | 1,771 | 8 | 2 | 4517.2 |
| 2006 Q1 | 2,864 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2005 Q4 | 3,959 | 6 | 1 | 1515.5 |
| 2005 Q3 | 6,077 | 4 | 2 | 658.2 |
| 2005 Q2 | 4,187 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
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| Quarter | Hours worked | Citations | S&S | Per 1M hrs |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2005 Q1 | 2,768 | 2 | 1 | 722.5 |
| 2004 Q4 | 863 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
No fatalities recorded at this mine.
Reportable incidents
4 on file2006 · 1 incident
2005 · 3 incidents
October 18, 2005
VA · Coal
laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman
HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Red Rooster Resources LLC · Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)
Employee was shoveling coal off of a mining beam that was on the fork lift when the beam caught his right foot mashing his toes.
September 19, 2005
VA · Coal
bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer
SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Red Rooster Resources LLC · Fall from machine
Employee was standing on the hose chain of the Highwall Miner and as he was stepping off onto a support beam he slipped and fell a distance of approximately three (3) feet.
September 9, 2005
VA · Coal
laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman
HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Red Rooster Resources LLC · Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)
Employee was lifting a piece of metal (1/4"x30"x42") and as he lay it down it caught the side and little finger on the left hand.
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The full compliance file on No. 4 HWM
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