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.
110 citations across 2,248 inspection hours.
Source: MSHA inspections data, updated weekly.
No 7 has $10K in proposed MSHA penalties and $0 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.
$10K
proposed penalties
$10K
current assessed
$10K
paid to date
$0
outstanding
109 assessments are final orders; 0 contested dockets.
As of the most recent assessment on 2006-01-31.
Source: MSHA assessed-violations and conference/litigation data, updated weekly.
Violation severity profile
ⓘShares are computed over citations that carry the MSHA gravity and negligence coding; a small share of records are uncoded.
Source: MSHA violations gravity and negligence coding, updated weekly.
MSHA sampling at No 7 shows 94% of 364 respirable coal dust samples met the 1.5 mg/m3 standard.
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.
Last sampled: 2006-01-20, 20 years ago
94%
within 1.5 mg/m3
364
samples
10.52
dust max (mg/m3)
171 samples taken by MSHA inspectors, 193 by the operator.
Noise
ⓘThe share counts noise samples whose measured dose exceeded the 90 dBA permissible exposure limit. It describes the sampled workplace, not what reached the miner's ear: hearing conservation programs and the hearing protection worn during the shift are recorded separately and are not reflected here.
Health sampling trend
ⓘ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 by year
ⓘ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.
No 7 recorded 11.19 reportable injury cases per 100 full-time workers in 2005.
Injury rate, 2005
ⓘThis rate is reportable injury cases per 100 full-time-equivalent workers per year, computed as 200,000 times cases divided by MSHA operator-reported employee-hours. Cases are injuries MSHA graded degree 01 through 07; accident-only events that hurt no one are excluded, and so are contractor injuries, whose hours do not attach to a single mine. Rates begin in 2000, when quarterly employment reporting starts, and are withheld below 20,000 hours in a year.
11.19
total case rate
11.19
days-away rate
0.000
fatality rate
Above average. The US coal mining average was 5.11 and the all-US-mining average was 4.21 cases per 100 workers.
In Virginia, coal mining averaged 4.71 cases per 100 workers that year.
Under 100,000 employee-hours were reported that year, so a single case moves the rate by two or more. Read the figure as approximate.
Year
total case rate
days-away
fatal
2005 *
11.19
11.19
0.000
2004 *
13.86
10.40
0.000
2003 *
19.62
13.08
0.000
2002 *
27.54
17.21
0.000
* Fewer than 100,000 employee-hours that year; the rate is less stable.
Source: injury cases from MSHA accident and injury records; employee-hours from MSHA quarterly employment reports. Rate is cases per 100 full-time-equivalent workers, operator employees only.
Source: MSHA controller and operator history, updated weekly.
Workforce and production
ⓘCoal production is reported quarterly and lags the current period; the most recent quarters may be incomplete.
Year
Employees
Coal produced (tons)
2006
22
24,757
2005
28
129,773
2004
31
132,896
2003
33
152,755
2002
31
133,400
2001
31
56,527
Source: MSHA quarterly employment and production, updated weekly.
No 7 sits in Wise County, Virginia, where the Census mining category is 5.9% of county employment.
Local economic context
ⓘCounty figures come from the US Census Bureau's American Community Survey, 5-year pooled estimates, so the 2023 vintage covers 2019 through 2023. The Census category is 'mining, quarrying, and oil and gas extraction', which is broader than MSHA jurisdiction and includes oil and gas workers no mine employs. These figures describe the surrounding county, not this mine, and are not a factor in any specific incident.
Wise County, Virginia · Population 35,727
5.9%
Mining share of county employment
$50,740
Median household income
Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2023 5-year estimates.
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
2006 Q1
12,293
5
0
406.7
2005 Q4
11,549
12
5
1039.1
2005 Q3
12,062
9
3
746.1
2005 Q2
15,618
6
1
384.2
2005 Q1
14,388
9
4
625.5
2004 Q4
13,753
10
3
727.1
2004 Q3
13,682
8
1
584.7
2004 Q2
15,215
7
0
460.1
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Quarter
Hours worked
Citations
S&S
Per 1M hrs
2004 Q1
15,061
8
3
531.2
2003 Q4
14,737
6
1
407.1
2003 Q3
14,519
3
0
206.6
2003 Q2
15,956
2
0
125.3
2003 Q1
15,942
2
1
125.5
2002 Q4
14,759
2
2
135.5
2002 Q3
14,162
2
1
141.2
2002 Q2
15,041
6
4
398.9
2002 Q1
14,128
5
2
353.9
2001 Q4
13,133
3
1
228.4
2001 Q3
13,763
4
1
290.6
No fatalities recorded at this mine.
Reportable incidents
29 on file
2006 · 1 incident
February 7, 2006VA · Coalshuttle car operator, mantrip operator, ramcar operator, rail runner, buggy operatorHANDLING OF MATERIALS
LEBO Mining Inc · Over-exertion in pulling or pushing objects
Injured strained his left knee while pulling the miner cable.
Injured was operating the roof drill when a rock approx. 50 inches long x 24 inches wide x 5 inches thick fell from roof striking him on his left upper leg.
September 2, 2005VA · Coalbull gang foreman, labor foreman, leadman, section foreman, shift bossSLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
INJURED WAS WORKING ON A BRATTICE WHEN HIS LEFT KNEE SLIPPED OFF A BLOCK & BRUISED IT AGAINST THE MINE FLOOR. * THIS INJURY WAS NON-REPORTABLE UNTIL 11/01/05 AT WHICH TIME HE HAD SURGERY.
INJURED WAS OPERATING THE ROOF DRILL WHEN A ROCK APPROX: 24 INCHES WIDE X 24 INCHES LONG X 1 1/2 INCHES THICK FELL FROM MINE ROOF STRIKING HIM ON RIGHT THUMB.
February 24, 2003VA · Coalsection foreman, bullgang foreman, labor foreman, leadman, shift bossHANDLING OF MATERIALS
INJURED WAS OPERATING A PERSONNEL CARRIER WHEN A ROCK APPROX. 12" X 12" X 10" THICK FELL FROM MINE ROOF STRIKING HIM ON RIGHT LEG AT SHIN. (BECAME INFECTED-WENT TO DR. 7-20-02).
May 6, 2002VA · Coallaborer, bull gang, faceman, parts runner, roustabout, roof trimmer/scalerPOWERED HAULAGE
INJURED WAS IN THE OPERATORS DECK OF A DISABLED PERSONNEL CARRIER BEING MANEUVERED BY A SCOOP WHEN IT WAS MOVED AGAINST ANOTHER PERSONNEL CARRIER STRIKING HIM ON HIS LEFT FOOT.
March 11, 2002VA · Coallaborer, bull gang, faceman, parts runner, roustabout, roof trimmer/scalerMACHINERY