Powers Branch Strip #15 Coal
A & G Coal Corp.
· Surface
Controlled by
James C Justice III
Pound,
Dickenson County,
VA
·
Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 4407066
Powers Branch Strip #15 has $360 in proposed MSHA penalties and $55 outstanding across 0 contested dockets, plus health sampling and the full incident record.
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- Fatalities
- 0
- Total incidents
- 0
- Years on record
- —
- Latest incident
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Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2003
5
citations
2
significant & substantial
$360
proposed penalties
$305
paid to date
85% of proposed penalties paid to date, a $55 gap.
Source: MSHA violations data, updated weekly.
Inspection activity
MSHA inspections since 2003
10
inspections on record
154
inspection hours
n/a
citations per 100 inspection hours
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This rate is recorded citations divided by MSHA inspection hours, per 100 hours. It reflects inspection effort, not mine size or production.Rate withheld: 154 inspection hours is too few for a stable rate. A minimum of 1,000 inspection hours is required.
Source: MSHA inspections data, updated weekly.
Powers Branch Strip #15 has $360 in proposed MSHA penalties and $55 outstanding across 0 contested dockets.
Penalty disposition
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Differences between proposed and paid penalties reflect both settlements and conference reductions and amounts still owed. Outstanding is the balance currently owed.$360
proposed penalties
$360
current assessed
$305
paid to date
$55
outstanding
5 assessments are final orders; 0 contested dockets.
As of the most recent assessment on 2003-09-17.
Source: MSHA assessed-violations and conference/litigation data, updated weekly.
See also
the operator's enforcement record
MSHA sampling at Powers Branch Strip #15 shows respirable coal dust averaging 0.07 mg/m3 (100% compliant) across 8 samples.
Health sampling
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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
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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.0.07
dust avg (mg/m3)
0.30
dust max (mg/m3)
100%
within 1.5 mg/m3
8
samples
Most recent sample: 2003-09-17.
Noise
0%
over PEL
4
samples
Most recent sample: 2003-02-12.
Source: MSHA respirable dust, quartz, and noise sampling records, updated weekly.
Quarterly safety rates
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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2005 Q3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2005 Q2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2005 Q1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2004 Q4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2004 Q3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2004 Q2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2004 Q1 | 4,590 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2003 Q4 | 18,004 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
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| Quarter | Hours worked | Citations | S&S | Per 1M hrs |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2003 Q3 | 18,145 | 1 | 1 | 55.1 |
| 2003 Q2 | 18,584 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2003 Q1 | 19,180 | 4 | 1 | 208.6 |
No reportable incidents on file.
MSHA has no recorded reportable accidents for this mine in the current dataset. New reports appear here within a week of being filed.
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The full compliance file on Powers Branch Strip #15
A dated report covering the 26-year penalty trail, line-item violation pattern, contest and docket posture, rate-normalized peer benchmark, and full fatality history. Delivered as a PDF with the underlying data as CSV.