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MSHA controller ID: C00375

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Fatalities: 2
Total incidents: 350
Mines on record: 28
Years on record: 2004–2009

Compliance record

MSHA citations since 2004

6,180

citations

2,114

significant & substantial

$3,676,338

proposed penalties

$2,972,488

paid to date

Source: MSHA violations data, updated weekly.

Top causes

POWERED HAULAGE 1 fatality · 27 non-fatal
EXPLODING VESSELS UNDER PRESSURE 1 fatality · 1 non-fatal
FALL OF ROOF OR BACK 95 non-fatal
HANDLING OF MATERIALS 74 non-fatal
HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) 48 non-fatal
SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON 31 non-fatal

Incident timeline

2009

2008

104

2007

98 (1f)

2006

83 (1f)

2005

2004

Operators under this controller

Mines on record

Josephine No 2 Mine WV
Sandlick II KY
Apollo VA
Locust Thicket VA
Convict Hollow VA
Pleasant Hill Mine WV
Advantage #1 KY
Josephine No 3 Mine WV
Pocahontas Highwall Mine WV
Paw Paw Mine VA
East Gulf Preparation Plant WV
Beckley No. 1 Mine WV
Premium VA
Sapphire Prep Plant KY
UZ KY
#7 Prep Plant VA
Wellmore #8 Prep Plant VA
Mule Hollow Surface Mine VA
Nora Preparation Plant VA
Josephine No. 2-Mead Portal Mine WV
Star Bridge Preparation Plant-Rail Load WV
Buck Creek No. 1 KY
Smith Br VA
Licklog Mine VA
Mine 1-A WV
Premium II VA
No. 4 HWM VA
Sandlick KY

Fatalities under this controller

2 recorded

October 20, 2007 WV · Coal electrician, lineman Fatality · POWERED HAULAGE

Carter Roag Coal Company · Caught in, under or between running or meshing objects

Victim was discovered caught between the conveyor belt and the continuous haulage dolley. Although the coroner report is not available, it appeared that the victim expired from injuries received from the event.

July 30, 2006 WV · Coal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver Fatality · EXPLODING VESSELS UNDER PRESSURE

Carter Roag Coal Company · Struck by flying object

Employee deliberately disobeyed warnings to cease welding on inflated floatation tire rim ten minutes before tire blew up. Heat from welding plus compression of air in tire equals massive explosion.