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White Cabin No 5 Mine Coal

Martin County Coal Corp · Underground

Controlled by Alpha Natural Resources Holdings, Inc

Inez, Martin County, KY · Abandoned and Sealed

MSHA Mine ID: 1518119

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Fatalities: 0
Total incidents: 7
Years on record: 2000–2001
Latest incident: Jan 2001

Compliance record

MSHA citations since 2000

citations

significant & substantial

$7,702

proposed penalties

$7,702

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
2002 Q4	0	0	0
2002 Q3	0	0	0
2002 Q2	0	0	0
2002 Q1	0	0	0
2001 Q4	0	0	0
2001 Q3	981	1	0	1019.4
2001 Q2	4,486	1	0	222.9
2001 Q1	5,719	18	7	3147.4

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

No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

7 on file

2001 · 2 incidents

January 5, 2001 KY · Coal shuttle car operator, mantrip operator, ramcar operator, rail runner, buggy operator FALL OF ROOF OR BACK

Martin County Coal Corp · Struck by falling object

EE WAS WALKING IN THE #5 ENTRY WHEN A PIECE OF DRAW ROCK (LAMINATED SANDSTONE) MEASURING 23" X 14" X 4" THICK FELL & STRUCK HIM ON THE HARD HAT& RIGHT SHOULDER. THE HEIGHT WAS 99". HE SUFFERE D A SLIGHT CONCUSSION & MUSCLE STRAIN TO THE LOWER BACK. HE WAS UNABLE TO WORK ON HIS NEXT REGULARLY SCHEDULED SHIFT.

January 2, 2001 KY · Coal FALL OF ROOF OR BACK

Martin County Coal Corp · Accident type, without injuries

AN UNINTENTIONAL ROOF FALL OCCURRED IN THE #3 TRACK ENTRY ONE CROSSCUT INBY STATION SPAD #37003.THIS LOCATION IS 4 CROSSCUTS OUTBY #5 BELT HEAD.THE FALL WAS 4' THICK BY 20' WIDE BY 20' LONG. THE STRATA THAT FELL WAS LAMINATED SANDSTONE. THE ROOF IN THIS AREA HAD BEEN SUPPORTED ON THE ADVANCE BY 5' LONG FULLY GROUTED RESIN RODS. NO INJURIES OR EQUIPMENT DAMAGE. FALL WAS CLEANED.

2000 · 5 incidents

October 12, 2000 KY · Coal FALL OF ROOF OR BACK

Martin County Coal Corp · Accident type, without injuries

AN UNPLANNED FALL OF ROOF OCCURRED IN THE LAST OPEN CROSSCUT ON THE ACTIVE WORKING SECTION. THE FALL MEASURED APPROX 38' LONG BY 15' WIDE BY 6' THICK. THE LOCATION WAS 2 CROSSCUTS IN BY STATIO N SPAD #28110 IN THE #4 ENTRY (BOLT ENTRY) AND ADJOINING RIGHT CROSSCUT. NO INJURIES AND NO EQUIPMENT DAMAGE. AREA SUPPORTED BY 4' FULLY GROUTEDRESIN RODS.

July 14, 2000 KY · Coal scoop car/scooptram operator, load/haul/dump (lhd) operator, teletram operator SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON

Martin County Coal Corp · Fall onto or against objects

EMPLOYEE WAS STANDING ON A SCOOP WHEN HE SLIPPEDCAUSING HIS WEIGHT TO SHIFT TO HIS RIGHT SIDE. THIS CAUSED PAIN AND SWELLING IN HIS RIGHT KNEE THAT HAD BEEN PREVIOUSLY INJURED ON 11-10-99.

June 28, 2000 KY · Coal FALL OF ROOF OR BACK

Martin County Coal Corp · Accident type, without injuries

A ROOF FALL OCCURRED OUT BY THE WORKING SECTION IN THE NUMBER 2 AND 3 ENTRIES, MINING WAS STOPPED AND THE WORKING SECTION MOVED TO ANOTHER LOCATION. THE AREA HAD BEEN PERMANENTLY SUPPORTED WIT H 48" FULLY GROUTED BOLTS.

June 21, 2000 KY · Coal section foreman, bullgang foreman, labor foreman, leadman, shift boss FALL OF ROOF OR BACK

Martin County Coal Corp · Struck by falling object

EE WAS CONNECTING A FLEXIBLE WATER LINE TO A HARD LINE WHEN A PIECE OF SHALE ROOF FELL STRIKING HIM IN THE BACK.

March 13, 2000 KY · Coal shuttle car operator, mantrip operator, ramcar operator, rail runner, buggy operator POWERED HAULAGE

Martin County Coal Corp · Struck against a moving object

EMPLOYE STATED HE AS OEPRATING SHUTTLE CAR WHEN IT STRUCK THE COAL RIB KNOCKING HIM INTO TOP OF CANOPY.