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: 128 inspection hours is too few for a stable rate. A minimum of 1,000 inspection hours is required.
Source: MSHA inspections data, updated weekly.
Powellton Auger has $922 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.
$922
proposed penalties
$922
current assessed
$922
paid to date
$0
outstanding
11 assessments are final orders; 0 contested dockets.
As of the most recent assessment on 2007-03-19.
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 Powellton Auger shows 100% of 9 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: 2004-11-02, 21 years ago
100%
within 1.5 mg/m3
9
samples
0.52
dust max (mg/m3)
9 samples taken by MSHA inspectors, 0 by the operator.
Most-sampled occupations
AUGER OPERATOR5
AUGER HELPER4
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.
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)
2008
1
2,578
2007
2
15,207
2006
2
36,112
2005
3
28,931
2004
2
18,691
2003
2
2002
2
6,054
Source: MSHA quarterly employment and production, updated weekly.
Powellton Auger sits in Culpeper County, Virginia, where the Census mining category is 0.0% 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.
Culpeper County, Virginia · Population 53,563
0.0%
Mining share of county employment
$96,098
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
2008 Q2
1,025
0
0
0.0
2008 Q1
0
0
0
2007 Q4
931
0
0
0.0
2007 Q3
552
0
0
0.0
2007 Q2
1,012
0
0
0.0
2007 Q1
908
3
0
3304.0
2006 Q4
1,094
0
0
0.0
2006 Q3
1,175
0
0
0.0
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Quarter
Hours worked
Citations
S&S
Per 1M hrs
2006 Q2
1,168
0
0
0.0
2006 Q1
1,673
0
0
0.0
2005 Q4
1,106
0
0
0.0
2005 Q3
1,273
1
1
785.5
2005 Q2
672
0
0
0.0
2005 Q1
814
0
0
0.0
2004 Q4
1,005
0
0
0.0
2004 Q3
1,076
0
0
0.0
2004 Q2
2,094
1
1
477.6
2004 Q1
1,136
0
0
0.0
2003 Q4
667
0
0
0.0
2003 Q3
906
0
0
0.0
2003 Q2
1,250
0
0
0.0
2003 Q1
49
0
0
0.0
2002 Q4
516
1
1
1938.0
2002 Q3
813
0
0
0.0
2002 Q2
684
2
1
2924.0
2002 Q1
133
0
0
0.0
No fatalities recorded at this mine.
Reportable incidents
1 on file
2002 · 1 incident
March 21, 2002VA · Coallaborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitmanHANDLING OF MATERIALS