Mining Incidents

PMRS Coal

Controlled by Progress Energy Inc
St. Charles, Lee County, VA  ·  Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 4407028

PMRS has $371 in proposed MSHA penalties and $0 outstanding across 0 contested dockets, plus health sampling and the full incident record.

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
1
Years on record
2001
Latest incident
Nov 2001
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2001
5
citations
1
significant & substantial
$371
proposed penalties
$371
paid to date
100% of proposed penalties paid to date, a $0 gap.
Source: MSHA violations data, updated weekly.
Inspection activity
MSHA inspections since 2001
29
inspections on record
361
inspection hours
n/a
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.
Rate withheld: 361 inspection hours is too few for a stable rate. A minimum of 1,000 inspection hours is required.
Source: MSHA inspections data, updated weekly.

PMRS has $371 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.
$371
proposed penalties
$371
current assessed
$371
paid to date
$0
outstanding
5 assessments are final orders; 0 contested dockets.
As of the most recent assessment on 2005-05-31.
Source: MSHA assessed-violations and conference/litigation data, updated weekly.

MSHA sampling at PMRS shows respirable coal dust averaging 0.37 mg/m3 (100% compliant) across 9 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.
0.37
dust avg (mg/m3)
0.71
dust max (mg/m3)
100%
within 1.5 mg/m3
9
samples
Most recent sample: 2003-09-24.
Silica (quartz)
6.1
silica avg (%)
6.1
silica max (%)
1
samples
Most recent sample: 2003-03-19.
Noise
0%
over PEL
5
samples
Most recent sample: 2003-03-12.
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
2007 Q1 0 0 0
2006 Q4 0 0 0
2006 Q3 0 0 0
2006 Q2 0 0 0
2006 Q1 0 0 0
2005 Q4 0 0 0
2005 Q3 0 0 0
2005 Q2 0 3 0
Show 16 earlier quarters
Quarter Hours worked Citations S&S Per 1M hrs
2005 Q1 0 0 0
2004 Q4 0 0 0
2004 Q3 0 0 0
2004 Q2 0 0 0
2004 Q1 300 1 0 3333.3
2003 Q4 3,024 0 0 0.0
2003 Q3 2,775 0 0 0.0
2003 Q2 2,716 0 0 0.0
2003 Q1 2,703 0 0 0.0
2002 Q4 2,058 0 0 0.0
2002 Q3 1,745 0 0 0.0
2002 Q2 2,111 0 0 0.0
2002 Q1 2,195 0 0 0.0
2001 Q4 1,874 0 0 0.0
2001 Q3 1,669 1 1 599.2
2001 Q2 823 0 0 0.0
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

1 on file

2001 · 1 incident

November 15, 2001 VA · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech MACHINERY
Powell Mountain Coal Co. Inc · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EE WAS USING A WIRE BRUSH WHEEL ON AN AIR-OPERATED DIE GRINDER TO CLEAN A GEAR CASE WHEN A PIECE OF WIRE STRUCK HIS LEFT FOREARM. HE WORKED AT HIS REGULAR DUTIES UNTIL 12-12-2001, WHEN THE PIE CE OF WIRE WAS REMOVED BY A PHYSICIAN. HE RETURNED TO WORK AT REGULAR DUTY ON SAME DATE.

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