Honaker, Russell County,
VA
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Abandoned and Sealed
MSHA Mine ID: 4407239
R251 (Flat Rock Surface) has $18K in proposed MSHA penalties and $100 outstanding across 2 contested dockets, plus health sampling and the full incident record.
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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
1
Years on record
2012
Latest incident
Jun 2012
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2009
49
citations
25
significant & substantial
$18,366
proposed penalties
$14,716
paid to date
80% of proposed penalties paid to date, a $3,650 gap.
Source: MSHA violations data, updated weekly.
Inspection activity
MSHA inspections since 2009
34
inspections on record
549
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: 549 inspection hours is too few for a stable rate. A minimum of 1,000 inspection hours is required.
Source: MSHA inspections data, updated weekly.
R251 (Flat Rock Surface) has $18K in proposed MSHA penalties and $100 outstanding across 2 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.
$18K
proposed penalties
$15K
current assessed
$15K
paid to date
$100
outstanding
47 assessments are final orders; 2 contested dockets.
As of the most recent assessment on 2014-12-29.
Source: MSHA assessed-violations and conference/litigation data, updated weekly.
MSHA sampling at R251 (Flat Rock Surface) shows respirable coal dust averaging 0.11 mg/m3 (100% compliant) across 35 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.
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
EE was operating a 777 haul truck when a bottle of water fell off the buddy seat onto the floor. The ee reached behind the seat for the water bottle when his middle finger on his right hand contacted the partially guarded air conditioner fan blades. The ee received a chipped bone in the finger and a laceration that required sutures to close.
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