Mining Incidents

Powellton Auger Coal

Miracle Mining Inc · Surface
Coeburn, Culpeper County, VA  ·  Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 4608934

Powellton Auger has $922 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
2002
Latest incident
Mar 2002
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2002
11
citations
6
significant & substantial
$922
proposed penalties
$922
paid to date
100% of proposed penalties paid to date, a $0 gap.
Source: MSHA violations data, updated weekly.
Inspection activity
MSHA inspections since 2002
14
inspections on record
128
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: 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.

MSHA sampling at Powellton Auger shows respirable coal dust averaging 0.26 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.
0.26
dust avg (mg/m3)
0.52
dust max (mg/m3)
100%
within 1.5 mg/m3
9
samples
Most recent sample: 2004-11-02.
Noise
100%
over PEL
2
samples
Most recent sample: 2003-04-29.
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
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
Show 18 earlier quarters
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 3 2 4497.8
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, 2002 VA · Coal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Bundy Auger Mining, Inc. · Over-exertion in pulling or pushing objects

THE CREW WAS IN THE PROCESS OF BRINGING THE FLIGHTS OUT OF THE AUGER HOLE. EE PULLED A PIN & ALLEGES TO HAVE TORN A MUSCLE IN HIS LEFT FOREARM.

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