Mining Incidents

Vencill #9 Coal

Vencill Corp · Surface
Controlled by Delmer S Vencill
Coeburn, Wise County, VA  ·  Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 4406955

Vencill #9 has $255 in proposed MSHA penalties and $0 outstanding across 0 contested dockets, plus health sampling and the full incident record.

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
3
Years on record
2000
Latest incident
Sep 2000
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2000
4
citations
1
significant & substantial
$255
proposed penalties
$255
paid to date
100% of proposed penalties paid to date, a $0 gap.
Source: MSHA violations data, updated weekly.
Inspection activity
MSHA inspections since 2000
4
inspections on record
94
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: 94 inspection hours is too few for a stable rate. A minimum of 1,000 inspection hours is required.
Source: MSHA inspections data, updated weekly.

Vencill #9 has $255 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.
$255
proposed penalties
$255
current assessed
$255
paid to date
$0
outstanding
4 assessments are final orders; 0 contested dockets.
As of the most recent assessment on 2000-07-07.
Source: MSHA assessed-violations and conference/litigation data, updated weekly.

MSHA sampling at Vencill #9 shows respirable coal dust averaging 0.28 mg/m3 (100% compliant) across 3 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.
0.28
dust avg (mg/m3)
0.43
dust max (mg/m3)
100%
within 1.5 mg/m3
3
samples
Most recent sample: 2000-07-10.
Silica (quartz)
16.0
silica avg (%)
16.0
silica max (%)
1
samples
Most recent sample: 2000-07-17.
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
2000 Q4 0 0 0
2000 Q3 8,571 1 0 116.7
2000 Q2 3,934 3 1 762.6
2000 Q1 12,497 0 0 0.0
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

3 on file

2000 · 3 incidents

September 2, 2000 VA · Coal truck driver POWERED HAULAGE
Vencill Corp · Struck against a moving object

WHEN A LARGE ROCK WAS LOADED INTO THE BED OF A HAULER DRIVEN BY THE EMPLOYEE THE ROCK ROLLED TO THE SIDE OF THE BED CAUSING THE HAULER TO JERK ABOUT. THE EMPLOYEE SUFFERED A JOLT TO HIS BODY.

July 24, 2000 VA · Coal POWERED HAULAGE
Vencill Corp · Accident type, without injuries

EMPLOYEE WAS BACKING UP TO THE DUP WHEN RIGHT SIDE OF DUMP GAVE WAY AND THE HAULER ROLLED OVER ON ITS RIGHT SIDE. IT HAD BEEN RAINING. THEE WAS NO INJURY TO THE EMPLOYEE AN DMINIMAL DAMAGE T O THE 777 HAULER.

January 3, 2000 VA · Coal truck driver POWERED HAULAGE
Solid Rock Llc · Struck against a moving object

HIT A HOLE IN HAULER ROAD. THE JARRING HURT LOWER BACK.

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