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: 236 inspection hours is too few for a stable rate. A minimum of 1,000 inspection hours is required.
Source: MSHA inspections data, updated weekly.
Seaboard Dock has $980 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.
$980
proposed penalties
$980
current assessed
$980
paid to date
$0
outstanding
14 assessments are final orders; 0 contested dockets.
As of the most recent assessment on 2002-04-15.
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 Seaboard Dock shows 100% of 10 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: 2002-04-15, 24 years ago
100%
within 1.5 mg/m3
10
samples
0.97
dust max (mg/m3)
10 samples taken by MSHA inspectors, 0 by the operator.
Most-sampled occupations
CAR TRIMMER/CAR LOADER5
UTILITY MAN3
HIGHLIFT OPERATOR/FRONT END LOADER1
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
Year
Employees
2002
5
2001
7
2000
7
Source: MSHA quarterly employment and production, updated weekly.
Seaboard Dock sits in Tazewell County, Virginia, where the Census mining category is 3.1% 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.
Tazewell County, Virginia · Population 39,933
3.1%
Mining share of county employment
$45,788
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
2002 Q4
0
0
0
2002 Q3
2,454
0
0
0.0
2002 Q2
3,164
1
0
316.1
2002 Q1
3,806
0
0
0.0
2001 Q4
3,804
2
1
525.8
2001 Q3
3,510
0
0
0.0
2001 Q2
3,427
4
2
1167.2
2001 Q1
3,769
0
0
0.0
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Quarter
Hours worked
Citations
S&S
Per 1M hrs
2000 Q4
3,252
0
0
0.0
2000 Q3
3,376
0
0
0.0
2000 Q2
3,603
5
1
1387.7
2000 Q1
3,769
0
0
0.0
No fatalities recorded at this mine.
Reportable incidents
4 on file
2001 · 1 incident
April 6, 2001VA · Coalbackhoe operator, trackhoe operator, crane operatorHANDLING OF MATERIALS
INJURED WAS HOOKING A CHAIN ON TO A CABLE AND THE EXCAVATOR BUCKET TO PULL THE CABLE OUT OF THE WOODS. THE BUCKET CAUGHT A SMALL TREE AND SLAPPED IT BACKWARDS TOWARD THE INJURED AND STRUCK HIS HARD HAT.
2000 · 1 incident
January 20, 2000VA · Coalmaintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service techHANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
CLEANING SNOW OUT OF DUMP TRAILER. WHILE PUSHING SNOW WITH SHOVEL OUT OF DUMP TRAIER, WALKED INTO CROSS BAR HITTING ACROSS NOSE AND FELL BACKWARD, HITTING BACK AND HEAD ON TRAILER FLOOR.
WHILE RAISING TRAILER BED TO DUMP LOAD OF COAL INTO BIN, BED HOIST BROKE, TRAILER HOIST WAS INTO 5TH STAGE NEAR TOP. WHEN HOIST BROKE, TRAILER BED CAME DOWN, BOTTOMING OUT ON TRAILER FRAME, JO LTING TRACTOR CAB WHILE DRIVER WAS INSIDE CAB.
February 1, 1998VA · Coallaborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitmanSLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
EE STATED HE WAS GETTING OUT OF BACK OF TRUCK WHEN HIS FOOT SLIPPED OFF BUMPER & WHEN HE FELL, HE REACHED BACK TO BRACE HIMSELF. HIS BODY WEIGHT FELL ON WRIST, CAUSING INJURY.