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PMRS Coal

Powell Mountain Coal Co. Inc · Facility

Controlled by Progress Energy Inc

St. Charles, Lee County, VA · Abandoned

MSHA Mine ID: 4407028

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Fatalities: 0
Total incidents: 1
Years on record: 2001
Latest incident: Nov 2001

Compliance record

MSHA citations since 2001

citations

significant & substantial

$371

proposed penalties

$371

paid to date

Source: MSHA violations data, updated weekly.

Quarterly safety rates

Citations per million employee-hours, as reported to MSHA

Quarter	Hours worked	Citations	S&S	Per 1M hrs
2007 Q1	0	0	0
2006 Q4	0	0	0
2006 Q3	0	0	0
2006 Q2	0	0	0
2006 Q1	0	0	0
2005 Q4	0	0	0
2005 Q3	0	0	0
2005 Q2	0	3	0

Quarters under 100,000 reported hours are greyed: too few hours for a stable rate.

No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

1 on file

2001 · 1 incident

November 15, 2001 VA · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech MACHINERY

Powell Mountain Coal Co. Inc · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EE WAS USING A WIRE BRUSH WHEEL ON AN AIR-OPERATED DIE GRINDER TO CLEAN A GEAR CASE WHEN A PIECE OF WIRE STRUCK HIS LEFT FOREARM. HE WORKED AT HIS REGULAR DUTIES UNTIL 12-12-2001, WHEN THE PIE CE OF WIRE WAS REMOVED BY A PHYSICIAN. HE RETURNED TO WORK AT REGULAR DUTY ON SAME DATE.