Mining Incidents

Roda Coal

Controlled by Thomas R Hamilton
Appalachia, Wise County, VA  ·  Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 4407051

Roda has $19K in proposed MSHA penalties and $1K outstanding across 2 contested dockets, plus health sampling and the full incident record.

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
6
Years on record
2002–2004
Latest incident
Dec 2004
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2002
90
citations
56
significant & substantial
$19,135
proposed penalties
$17,418
paid to date
91% of proposed penalties paid to date, a $1,717 gap.
Source: MSHA violations data, updated weekly.
Inspection activity
MSHA inspections since 2002
21
inspections on record
363
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: 363 inspection hours is too few for a stable rate. A minimum of 1,000 inspection hours is required.
Source: MSHA inspections data, updated weekly.

Roda has $19K in proposed MSHA penalties and $1K 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.
$19K
proposed penalties
$18K
current assessed
$17K
paid to date
$1K
outstanding
89 assessments are final orders; 2 contested dockets.
As of the most recent assessment on 2004-11-06.
Source: MSHA assessed-violations and conference/litigation data, updated weekly.

MSHA sampling at Roda shows respirable coal dust averaging 0.30 mg/m3 (97% compliant) across 39 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.
0.30
dust avg (mg/m3)
1.73
dust max (mg/m3)
97%
within 1.5 mg/m3
39
samples
Most recent sample: 2004-11-02.
Silica (quartz)
0.4
silica avg (%)
0.4
silica max (%)
1
samples
Most recent sample: 2003-07-16.
Noise
0%
over PEL
18
samples
Most recent sample: 2004-11-04.
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
2005 Q2 0 0 0
2005 Q1 6,412 0 0 0.0
2004 Q4 25,577 17 7 664.7
2004 Q3 27,121 0 0 0.0
2004 Q2 28,348 17 9 599.7
2004 Q1 27,845 0 0 0.0
2003 Q4 25,293 11 6 434.9
2003 Q3 25,802 13 7 503.8
Show 4 earlier quarters
Quarter Hours worked Citations S&S Per 1M hrs
2003 Q2 30,634 14 13 457.0
2003 Q1 28,340 16 13 564.6
2002 Q4 20,802 0 0 0.0
2002 Q3 14,410 2 1 138.8
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

6 on file

2004 · 2 incidents

December 16, 2004 VA · Coal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Nally & Hamilton Ent. Inc. · Fall to the walkway or working surface

Employee was pulling lead line down off drill bench when he slipped, catching himself with his left arm, hurting his arm and shoulder.

October 5, 2004 VA · Coal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer MACHINERY
Nally & Hamilton Ent. Inc. · Struck by falling object

EMPLOYEE WAS OUT OF HIS DOZER CHECKING DRILL BENCH WHEN THE BANK THAT HE WAS CUTTING OUT FELL OUT CATCHING HIS LEG BETWEEN SOME ROCK AND THE PUSH ARM OF THE DOZER.

2003 · 3 incidents

September 30, 2003 VA · Coal

EMPLOYEE WAS GETTING A ROCK OUT FROM BETWEEN THE TIRES OF THE SERVICE TRUCK WHEN THE TIRE BLEW OUT INTO THE EMPLOYEE'S FACE.

June 24, 2003 VA · Coal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman

EE WAS DISMOUNTING THE POWDER TRUCK WHEN HE SLIPPED PULLING HIS LEFT ARM.

March 26, 2003 VA · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Nally & Hamilton Ent. Inc. · Struck by falling object

EE WAS HELPING CHANGE LIFT CYCLINDER WHEN THE CYLINDER FELL ON HIS FINGER.

2002 · 1 incident

December 10, 2002 VA · Coal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer MACHINERY
Nally & Hamilton Ent. Inc. · Struck against a moving object

EMPLOYEE WAS PUSHING IN A SHOT WHEN HE JARRED HIS BACK.

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