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P-11 Gardner: 187 MSHA citations Coal

Controlled by Jeffery A Hoops
Swords Creek, Russell County, VA  ·  NonProducing
MSHA Mine ID: 4404296

P-11 Gardner has $28K in proposed MSHA penalties and $1K outstanding across 1 contested dockets, plus health sampling and the full incident record.

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
9
Years on record
1983–2011
Latest incident
Aug 2011
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2000
187
citations
53
significant & substantial
$28,012
proposed penalties
$26,452
paid to date
94% of proposed penalties paid to date, a $1,560 gap.
Source: MSHA violations data, updated weekly.
See Revelation Energy, LLC's full MSHA compliance history →
Inspection activity
MSHA inspections since 2000
92
inspections on record
1,484
inspection hours
12.6
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.
187 citations across 1,484 inspection hours.
Source: MSHA inspections data, updated weekly.

P-11 Gardner has $28K in proposed MSHA penalties and $1K 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.
$28K
proposed penalties
$28K
current assessed
$26K
paid to date
$1K
outstanding
182 assessments are final orders; 1 contested dockets.
Of $1K in penalties contested before the Commission, $911 was upheld in final decisions.
As of the most recent assessment on 2026-03-03.
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.
29.1%
significant & substantial
0.0%
high negligence or reckless
30.8%
reasonably likely or greater
9.9%
permanently disabling or fatal if injury occurs
Negligence coding: 0.5% none, 17.0% low, 82.4% moderate, 0.0% high, 0.0% reckless.
Source: MSHA violations gravity and negligence coding, updated weekly.
When citations were contested
ⓘ Contesting a citation before the Federal Mine Safety and Health Review Commission is a lawful right. These figures state the public outcomes of that process, from MSHA's Contested Violations file.
3 citations taken to the federal commission · 2% of citations on record
  • Settled 3 · 100%
100%
S&S designation survived the contest
ⓘ Counts a Significant & Substantial citation as surviving when a settlement or judge's decision kept the designation, or the contest was dismissed or defaulted so the citation stands as issued. Vacated and withdrawn citations, and settlements that removed the designation, count against.
of 1 decided S&S contests · industry: 79%
25%
Penalty reduction in decided contests
$1K proposed, $911 after decisions · industry: 39%
Source: MSHA Contested Violations file (public record), updated weekly. A dismissed or defaulted contest leaves the citation standing as issued; a vacated or withdrawn citation is removed from the violation record. Latest contest filed 2011-03-09.
Contested penalties
ⓘ A reduction or dismissal at the Commission is a lawful outcome of contesting a proposed penalty. Figures are the proposed amount and the amount upheld in the docket's decision.
Largest penalties this mine contested before the Federal Mine Safety and Health Review Commission, with the outcome on record.
Docket Decision Judge Year Proposed / upheld
VA 2011-289 Settlement Pope II 2011 $1K → $911
Source: FMSHRC civil penalty dockets and decisions (public record), updated weekly.

MSHA sampling at P-11 Gardner shows 100% of 100 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: 2013-09-19, 12 years ago
100%
within 1.5 mg/m3
100
samples
0.75
dust max (mg/m3)
100 samples taken by MSHA inspectors, 0 by the operator.
Most-sampled occupations
  • HIGHLIFT OPERATOR/FRONT END LOADER40
  • UTILITY MAN10
  • CLEANING PLANT OPERATOR9

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.

Last sampled: 2013-03-20, 13 years ago
7%
over PEL
59
samples
Most-sampled occupations
  • HIGHLIFT OPERATOR/FRONT END LOADER23
  • TIPPLE OPERATOR7
  • UTILITY MAN7
See US mines ranked by noise samples over the legal limit.
Source: MSHA respirable dust, quartz, and noise sampling records, updated weekly.
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.
Year within 1.5 mg/m3 samples
2013 100% 5
2012 100% 8
2011 100% 9
2010 100% 6
2009 100% 8
2008 100% 8
2007 100% 10
2006 100% 10
2005 100% 5
2004 100% 7
2003 100% 4
2002 100% 7
2001 100% 9
2000 100% 4
Noise by year
Year over PEL samples
2013 0% 4
2012 0% 8
2011 14% 7
2010 0% 2
2009 0% 5
2008 0% 4
2007 0% 5
2006 0% 5
2005 0% 4
2004 60% 5
2003 0% 2
2002 0% 3
2001 0% 5
Source: MSHA respirable dust, quartz, and noise sampling records, updated weekly.

P-11 Gardner recorded 0.00 reportable injury cases per 100 full-time workers in 2008.

Injury rate, 2008
ⓘ 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.
0.00
total case rate
0.00
days-away rate
0.000
fatality rate
No reportable injury cases in any year shown. Employee-hours were reported in each of those years, so these are true zeros rather than missing data. Citations, listed in the compliance record above, are inspector-found violations and are counted separately from worker injuries.
Below average. The US coal mining average was 4.41 and the all-US-mining average was 3.61 cases per 100 workers.
In Virginia, coal mining averaged 3.66 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
2008 * 0.00 0.00 0.000
2007 * 0.00 0.00 0.000
2006 * 0.00 0.00 0.000
2005 * 0.00 0.00 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.
Ownership history
  1. James River Hydrate & Supply Company Inc 1975 to 1977
  2. Harold Keene Coal Company Inc 1977 to 2011
  3. Gardner Coal Company Inc 1983 to 1984
  4. Harold Keene Coal Preparation Company LLC 2011 to 2012
  5. Harold Keene Coal Co. Inc. 2012 to 2016
  6. Revelation Energy, LLC 2016 to present
Source: MSHA controller and operator history, updated weekly.
Workforce and production
Year Employees
2019 0
2018 1
2017 2
2016 1
2015 1
2014 1
2013 3
2012 5
2011 7
2010 4
2009 7
2008 16
2007 14
2006 14
2005 12
2004 8
2003 4
2002 7
2001 8
2000 6
Source: MSHA quarterly employment and production, updated weekly.

P-11 Gardner sits in Russell County, Virginia, where the Census mining category is 4.5% 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.
Russell County, Virginia · Population 25,635
4.5%
Mining share of county employment
$49,020
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
2019 Q1 0 0 0
2018 Q4 0 0 0
2018 Q3 0 0 0
2018 Q2 80 0 0 0.0
2018 Q1 646 1 0 1548.0
2017 Q4 646 0 0 0.0
2017 Q3 593 0 0 0.0
2017 Q2 652 0 0 0.0
Show 67 earlier quarters
Quarter Hours worked Citations S&S Per 1M hrs
2017 Q1 1,437 0 0 0.0
2016 Q4 1,385 0 0 0.0
2016 Q3 780 1 0 1282.1
2016 Q1 0 3 0
2015 Q3 320 0 0 0.0
2015 Q2 495 0 0 0.0
2015 Q1 480 0 0 0.0
2014 Q4 480 1 0 2083.3
2014 Q3 528 0 0 0.0
2014 Q2 520 1 0 1923.1
2014 Q1 512 0 0 0.0
2013 Q4 512 0 0 0.0
2013 Q3 1,198 1 0 834.7
2013 Q2 2,011 0 0 0.0
2013 Q1 2,737 5 1 1826.8
2012 Q4 1,597 0 0 0.0
2012 Q3 1,949 0 0 0.0
2012 Q2 2,406 0 0 0.0
2012 Q1 3,577 3 1 838.7
2011 Q4 5,031 0 0 0.0
2011 Q3 5,624 0 0 0.0
2011 Q2 4,138 3 0 725.0
2011 Q1 3,785 3 1 792.6
2010 Q4 2,997 4 0 1334.7
2010 Q3 1,640 19 0 11585.4
2010 Q2 1,630 0 0 0.0
2010 Q1 1,880 2 0 1063.8
2009 Q4 1,135 1 1 881.1
2009 Q3 1,036 14 4 13513.5
2009 Q2 1,929 0 0 0.0
2009 Q1 9,082 8 1 880.9
2008 Q4 10,549 0 0 0.0
2008 Q3 10,935 4 3 365.8
2008 Q2 8,953 0 0 0.0
2008 Q1 10,139 3 0 295.9
2007 Q4 7,508 0 0 0.0
2007 Q3 7,639 11 4 1440.0
2007 Q2 9,166 0 0 0.0
2007 Q1 9,212 20 10 2171.1
2006 Q4 8,644 0 0 0.0
2006 Q3 9,422 6 3 636.8
2006 Q2 8,186 0 0 0.0
2006 Q1 7,790 11 7 1412.1
2005 Q4 7,626 0 0 0.0
2005 Q3 9,372 1 0 106.7
2005 Q2 7,616 0 0 0.0
2005 Q1 5,604 6 1 1070.7
2004 Q4 5,650 0 0 0.0
2004 Q3 4,484 1 1 223.0
2004 Q2 3,901 0 0 0.0
2004 Q1 3,602 3 2 832.9
2003 Q4 2,878 0 0 0.0
2003 Q3 1,705 5 2 2932.6
2003 Q2 1,416 0 0 0.0
2003 Q1 2,126 2 0 940.7
2002 Q4 3,778 0 0 0.0
2002 Q3 3,853 0 0 0.0
2002 Q2 3,610 0 0 0.0
2002 Q1 3,795 2 2 527.0
2001 Q4 4,551 0 0 0.0
2001 Q3 5,689 0 0 0.0
2001 Q2 4,424 4 2 904.2
2001 Q1 4,314 6 2 1390.8
2000 Q4 3,690 0 0 0.0
2000 Q3 3,368 1 1 296.9
2000 Q2 3,463 0 0 0.0
2000 Q1 3,612 1 0 276.9
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

9 on file

2011 · 1 incident

August 17, 2011 VA · Coal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman OTHER
Harold Keene Coal Preparation Company LLC · Struck by flying object

EE worked on 8/17/11. Did not report any injury. EE called on 8/18/11. He stated he had something in his eye and was going to get checked out. Upon discussing incident with ee he stated he did not know when Dr where he got something in his eye. EE wears prescription glasses at all times. The company protested claim to workmans comp but was denied on 9/30/11

2004 · 1 incident

July 17, 2004 VA · Coal electrician, lineman SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Harold Keene Coal Company Inc · Fall to lower level, (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EMPLOYEE WAS REACHING A HYDRAULIC HOSE TO ANOTHER EMPLOYEE WHEN HE SLIPPED AND FELL ABOUT 7 FEET ON HIS RIGHT WRIST.

2002 · 2 incidents

July 12, 2002 VA · Coal truck driver POWERED HAULAGE
Harold Keene Coal Company Inc · Struck against a moving object

ENDLOADER WAS COMING FROM COAL STOCKPILE BACK DOWN TO RAIL SIDING WITH LOADER BUK RAISED BLOCKING HIS VISION AND RAN INTO LOADED COAL TRUCK. TRUCK DRIVER SAID HE SEEN HIM COMIONG AND STARTED S OUNDING AIR HORN ON COAL TRUCK. LOADER NEVER STOPPED, SO COAL TRUCK DRIVER STOPPED AND LOADER KEPT COMING AND RAN INTO THE LOADED COAL TRUCK.

2001 · 1 incident

1997 · 1 incident

April 14, 1997 VA · Coal car dropper, car shake out operator HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Harold Keene Coal Company Inc · Struck by flying object

WHILLE CLOSING A RAILROAD CAR DOOR, A WORN LATCH DISLODGED THROWING A BAR STRIKING EE KNOCKING OFF HIS PROTECTIVE HAT AND CUTTING HIS HEAD. AFTER A TRIP TO THE EMERGENCY ROOM HE RETURNED TO W ORK.

1985 · 2 incidents

December 6, 1985 VA · Coal welder (shop) MACHINERY
Harold Keene Coal Company Inc · Contact with hot objects or substances

WORKER WAS WELD3NG ON DISCHARGE SCHUTE WHEN A SMALL PIECE OF HOT METAL FELL INTO HIS BOOT THE METAL BRUNED THROUGH HIS PANT LEG AND MELTED HIS SOCK BURNING FOOT MAN WAS IMMEDIATELY TAKEN TO F FIRST AID STATI2N THEN TO HOSPITAL DR ADMINISTERED TREATMENT AND RELEASED HIM HE IS TO RETURN TO THE DR BEFORE BEING RELEASED

April 10, 1985 VA · Coal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Harold Keene Coal Company Inc · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

WORKER WAS PICKING COAL OUT OF REFUSE A LUMP OF COAL STRUCK HIM ON THE RT THUMB FRACTURING IT MAN WAS IMMEDIATELY TAKEN TO FIRST AID STATION THEN TO HOSPITAL DR SET THUMB AND MAN RETURNED TO WORK PER DR INSTRUCTIONS NO TIME WAS LOST

1983 · 1 incident

March 2, 1983 VA · Coal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Harold Keene Coal Company Inc · Struck against stationary object

OPERATOR WAS CHECKING FEEDER BEFORE STARTING IT THAT MORNING. HIS HAND SLIPPED ON GUARD AND WAS CUT.