Mining Incidents
Search Operators Mines Alerts Research Controllers About
English Español
← All controllers

Massey Energy Company controller

MSHA controller ID: C02508

Watch this controller

Email me when a new MSHA incident is filed at any mine Massey Energy Company controls.

Fatalities
55
Total incidents
6541
Mines on record
186
Years on record
2000–2011
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 1999
79,622
citations
30,285
significant & substantial
$86,728,935
proposed penalties
$73,265,350
paid to date
Source: MSHA violations data, updated weekly.

Top causes

Incident timeline

2011
333
2010
667 (32f)

Operators under this controller

Mines on record

Fatalities under this controller

55 recorded
December 4, 2010 WV · Coal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver Fatality · POWERED HAULAGE
Republic Energy, Inc · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

Investigation is still going on at this time. Per preliminary report: Descending the coal haul road, victim began to lose brakes. He attempted to straddle an axle berm on his left. The truck ran up onto the berm for approximately 100' before it turned over. Victim was found partly out of the passenger side door beneath the right exaust stack. Unable to remove him until EMS arrived.

July 1, 2010 WV · Coal electrician, lineman Fatality · POWERED HAULAGE
White Buck Coal Company · Struck by powered moving object

EE was walking from one crosscut outby the face in the #2 entry toward the face of the #2 entry when he was struck by the #1 shuttle car.

May 10, 2010 WV · Coal continuous miner operator, coal mole operator Fatality · POWERED HAULAGE
Spartan Mining Company, LLC · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

Was loading rock out of #7 face. The shuttle car was making the turn out of the entry. EE was caught between the shuttle car and the rib.

April 5, 2010 WV · Coal apprentice, trainee Fatality · IGNITION OR EXPLOSION OF GAS OR DUST
Performance Coal Company · Struck by concussion

Victim died as a result of an explosion, cause unkown at this time. Received notification on 4/5/2010 that our employee was missing. Received notification late 4/6/2010 that employee was deceased.