Mining Incidents

Davison Mine Coal

Sterling Mining Corp. · Underground
Controlled by W Thomas Mackall
Bergholtz, Ohio, Jefferson County, OH  ·  Abandoned and Sealed
MSHA Mine ID: 3304582

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
10
Years on record
2008–2009
Latest incident
Mar 2009
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2007
107
citations
30
significant & substantial
$32,555
proposed penalties
$28,876
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
2009 Q3 5,210 6 3 1151.6
2009 Q2 0 12 2
2008 Q4 22,488 8 4 355.7
2008 Q3 1,040 27 6 25961.5
2007 Q3 3,562 4 1 1123.0
2007 Q2 1,191 0 0 0.0
Quarters under 100,000 reported hours are greyed: too few hours for a stable rate.
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

10 on file

2009 · 5 incidents

March 27, 2009 OH · Coal discontinued 1/31/2014. several other codes cover scoop car operator POWERED HAULAGE
Sterling Mining Corp. · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

Operating the scoop from the opers. compartment with his right hand, looking toward the bucket, his left arm was in such a way that his hand was hanging out left side of the oper. compartment. When he started to turn the scoop he pinched the fingers of his left hand between the front stop block and the frame of the back half.

February 13, 2009 OH · Coal FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
Sterling Mining Corp. · Accident type, without injuries

Roof fall 3-Rt. Submain B-4, at face from initial 3-4 pushover thru intersection of # 3 entry into 2-3 pushover, stopping before intersection of #2 entry. Fall 18'W X 90'L X 7'H. Sandstone channel and associated clay veins come down into roof strata. No one injured.

February 8, 2009 OH · Coal FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
Sterling Mining Corp. · Accident type, without injuries

Outby roof fall Crosscut 11 of #4 Entry, 1-Rt Sub-main approx. 15' X 20' X 10' in height, no one injured, no equiptment involved Fall partially blocked primary escapeway and ventilation was not significantly affected.

January 14, 2009 OH · Coal FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
Sterling Mining Corp. · Accident type, without injuries

Roof fall on section at x-cut 4 from right rib of #4 intersection thru #5 &6 intersections into pushover toward #7 intersection, approx. 100" long, 19 feet wide, 6-8 feet in height above anchorage, due to horizontal stress. No one injured, no equiptment involved. Area dangered off, section abandoned. Moved to new section location.

January 9, 2009 OH · Coal FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
Sterling Mining Corp. · Accident type, without injuries

Roof fall last open cross cut between 3&4 entries of 1-right sub-main in the primary emergency escapeway, partially blocking escapeway. Did not affect air. No one injured and no equipment involved. Area cleaned, rebolted and prop-setter posts added for additional roof support.

2008 · 5 incidents

December 9, 2008 OH · Coal FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
Sterling Mining Corp. · Accident type, without injuries

Roof fall in #5 entry (intake & primary escapeway) at X-cut 67 of 2-Right Sub-main, approx. 18' wide, 50' long above roof bolt anchorage (60"). No one injured, no equipment involved. Ventilation & Primary escapeway re-established in adjacent entries.

July 18, 2008 OH · Coal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Sterling Mining Corp. · Fall to lower level, (Not Elsewhere Classified)

The truck driver slipped and fell into a ditch that was being excavated from which he was hauling away the materials being removed to make the ditch, dislocating his left shoulder.

July 13, 2008 OH · Coal FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
Sterling Mining Corp. · Accident type, without injuries

Roof fall #3 entry between break 17 and 18 of the 2-Left Submain, initial fall 20' wide, 40' long and 5' in height above bolted anchorage(42") No one injured, fell on conveyor belt and belt structure. Did not affect ventilation or escapeways.

January 1, 2008 OH · Coal FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
Sterling Mining Corp. · Accident type, without injuries

The mine was idle for a four days over holiday. A small roof fall near the working face occurred due to horizontal stress. It was discovered by the pre-shift examiner. Nodamage occurred. Noone injured. The fall was cleeaned up and bolted