Trammel, Dickenson County,
VA
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Abandoned and Sealed
MSHA Mine ID: 4407272
Smith Gap Surface Mine has $36K in proposed MSHA penalties and $0 outstanding across 5 contested dockets, plus health sampling and the full incident record.
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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
5
Years on record
2011–2013
Latest incident
Jun 2013
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2011
50
citations
14
significant & substantial
$36,098
proposed penalties
$28,972
paid to date
80% of proposed penalties paid to date, a $7,126 gap.
Source: MSHA violations data, updated weekly.
Inspection activity
MSHA inspections since 2010
15
inspections on record
815
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: 815 inspection hours is too few for a stable rate. A minimum of 1,000 inspection hours is required.
Source: MSHA inspections data, updated weekly.
Smith Gap Surface Mine has $36K in proposed MSHA penalties and $0 outstanding across 5 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.
$36K
proposed penalties
$29K
current assessed
$29K
paid to date
$0
outstanding
49 assessments are final orders; 5 contested dockets.
As of the most recent assessment on 2014-03-17.
Source: MSHA assessed-violations and conference/litigation data, updated weekly.
MSHA sampling at Smith Gap Surface Mine shows respirable coal dust averaging 0.09 mg/m3 (100% compliant) across 54 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
993 loader was in the process of loading the 785 hauler when he approached the hauler with a bucket of material. His right side tire fell in deep mine break causing the bucket to hit the bed of the hauler the employee was in. This resulted in the hauler employee straining his neck/upper body. Was taken off work by doctor on 6/27/13.
April 9, 2013VA · Coalblaster, shooter, shotfirer, explosive worker, powder gang/monkeyDUST DISEASE OF LUNGS
Received a CWP diagnosis on 5/13/2014. Employee was termed on 4/9/2013 and is no longer employed with the company. Accident date of 4/9/2013 is to accommodate online reporting per MSHA (Denver) instructions.
2012 · 1 incident
January 5, 2012VA · Coalfront-end loader, scraper-loader operator, pan operator, payloader, scraper rig operatorHANDLING OF MATERIALS
Employee was in the process of taking off hydraulic cap on excavator when he lost his balance. He fell off of the track of the excavator. The excavator track is 42" from the ground. When he fell he landed on his left arm resulting in a fracture.
Maxxim Rebuild employee was kneeling on ground and turned his body to pick up chock blocks and felt his leg snap and fell to ground. Fracture was on the left leg above his ankle.
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