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Bear Canyon #1 Coal

C W Mining Company (Co-Op Mine) · Underground

Controlled by Bill W Stoddard

Huntington, Emery County, UT · Abandoned and Sealed

MSHA Mine ID: 4201697

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Fatalities: 0
Total incidents: 19
Years on record: 2000–2003
Latest incident: Jun 2003

Compliance record

MSHA citations since 2000

409

citations

180

significant & substantial

$118,778

proposed penalties

$69,430

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
2005 Q1	0	0	0
2004 Q4	21,200	11	2	518.9
2004 Q3	23,132	7	2	302.6
2004 Q2	8,371	1	0	119.5
2004 Q1	0	9	3
2002 Q4	80,863	81	48	1001.7
2002 Q3	82,580	114	62	1380.5
2002 Q2	73,598	33	10	448.4

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

No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

19 on file

2003 · 5 incidents

June 30, 2003 UT · Coal FALL OF ROOF OR BACK

C W Mining Company (Co-Op Mine) · Accident type, without injuries

A ROOF FALL OCCURRED INTHE HIAWATHA SEAM AT CROSS CUT NO.16 IN THE NO.3 ENTRY. THE FALL IS ABOUT5'HIGH, 18'WIDE, & 10' LONG

June 23, 2003 UT · Coal FALL OF ROOF OR BACK

C W Mining Company (Co-Op Mine) · Accident type, without injuries

THE ROOF FELL IN THE #2 ENTRY BELT ENTRY #15 CROSS CUT IN THE HIAWATHA SEAM. THE FALL IS 4 TO 8' HIGH AND 20' WIDE AND 20' LONG.

March 9, 2003 UT · Coal shuttle car operator, mantrip operator, ramcar operator, rail runner, buggy operator POWERED HAULAGE

C W Mining Company (Co-Op Mine) · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

EE WAS STANDING BY FEEDER TO GET OUT OF WAY OF SCOOP. THE SCOOP HIT A RIB OF COAL. THE COAL CAME DOWN TRAPPING EE BETWEEN COAL AND FEEDER. EE HAS ABRASIONS AND BROKEN RIBS.

January 14, 2003 UT · Coal FALL OF ROOF OR BACK

C W Mining Company (Co-Op Mine) · Accident type, without injuries

ROOF FALL IN 1ST LEFT ENTRY AT #4 AND #5 X-CUT APPROX 130' X 20'HIGH. A COAL HAULER, A D-BOX AND A SHOP TRAILER WERE LOST IN THE FALL.

January 6, 2003 UT · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech MACHINERY

C W Mining Company (Co-Op Mine) · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

PULLING SPRING MOUNT BOLTS OFF WITH AIR WRENCH, SPRING SPRUNG DOWN ON AIR WRENCH AND SMASHED FINGERS ON HOIST.

2002 · 9 incidents

November 7, 2002 UT · Coal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman HANDLING OF MATERIALS

C W Mining Company (Co-Op Mine) · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

THE TIPPLE CRUSHER, PLUGGED UP, AFTER IT WAS CLEANED OUT, THEY CLOSED THE DOOR AND EE FINGRS GOT SMASHED IN THE DOOR.

September 23, 2002 UT · Coal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman HANDLING OF MATERIALS

C W Mining Company (Co-Op Mine) · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

CLEANING SURFACE SHOP, MOVING METAL BAR, TWO MIDDLE FINGERS ON RIGHT HAND GOT SMASHED WITH THE METAL BAR. SMASHED AND BROKEN FINGERS.

August 27, 2002 UT · Coal roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs) MACHINERY

C W Mining Company (Co-Op Mine) · Struck by falling object

WAS ROOF BOLTING A 1" ROCK FELL FROM ROOF AND PUNCTURED LEFT FOOT.

July 2, 2002 UT · Coal continuous miner operator, coal mole operator HANDLING OF MATERIALS

C W Mining Company (Co-Op Mine) · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

MOVING FEEDER AWAY FROM TAIL PIECE OF MINER. GOT TOO CLOSE TO RIB & PINNED HIMSELF BETWEEN RIB & FEEDER.

May 26, 2002 UT · Coal FALL OF ROOF OR BACK

C W Mining Company (Co-Op Mine) · Accident type, without injuries

SOMETIME PRIOR TO GRAVEYARD SHIFT ON 5-26-02 A ROOF FALL OCCURRED AT THE INTERSECTION OF THE #3 ROOM AND #2 CROSS CUT. THE ROOF FELL OUT APPROX. 1' ABOVE THE 4' ROOF BOLTS BEING USED.

May 11, 2002 UT · Coal welder (shop) HOISTING

C W Mining Company (Co-Op Mine) · Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)

HOISTING A PLATE UP TO THE CAT WALK. HIS HAND GOT SMASHED BETWEEN THE BASKET AND A PIPE, SMASHING HIS 1ST & 2ND LEFT FINGERS.

May 10, 2002 UT · Coal shuttle car operator, mantrip operator, ramcar operator, rail runner, buggy operator POWERED HAULAGE

C W Mining Company (Co-Op Mine) · Caught in, under or between running or meshing objects

MAN WAS PULLING ROCK FROM FEEDER. OTHER EE DIDN'T KNOW HE WAS IN THERE & TURNED THE FEEDER ON. IT PULLED HIM INTO THE CLAWS, BREAKING HIS BONE & CUTTING HIS LEG & FOOT. (LEFT LEG).

March 27, 2002 UT · Coal FALL OF ROOF OR BACK

C W Mining Company (Co-Op Mine) · Accident type, without injuries

ROOF FALL BETWEEN #1 AND #2 ENTRY IN XCUT #11-HIAWATHAT SEAM EAST MAINS INACTIVE- A 3" HOLE WAS DRILLED DOWN FROM THE BLIND CANYON SEAM TO DRAIN WATER, ROOF BECAME WET AND FELL, APPRX. 18' X 3 0' X 4' HIGH.

January 30, 2002 UT · Coal supply man, supply worker, nipper HANDLING OF MATERIALS

C W Mining Company (Co-Op Mine) · Over-exertion in lifting objects

WAS HAVING STOMACHE PAIN. WENT INTO DOCTOR. DIAGNOSED WITH HERNIA. EE ASSUMES IT HAPPENED AT WORK WHILE HE WAS LIFTING AND MOVING SUPPLIES.

2001 · 3 incidents

October 1, 2001 UT · Coal laborer, bull gang, faceman, parts runner, roustabout, roof trimmer/scaler SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON

C W Mining Company (Co-Op Mine) · Fall to lower level, (Not Elsewhere Classified)

WAS CARRYING 2 BUCKETS OF SEALANT, STEPPED IN A HOLE OR ON A PIECE OF COAL AND STUMBLED AND HURT HIS BACK. (STRAINED)

July 31, 2001 UT · Coal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman HANDLING OF MATERIALS

C W Mining Company (Co-Op Mine) · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

SLIDING A 3' X 1' PIECE OF I-BEAM ACROSS A LARGER PIECE OF I-BEAM. IT TWISTED THE PLACE HE WAS HOLDING INTO THE SIDE OF THE LOWER I-BEAM AND SMASHED HIS TWO MIDDLE FINGERS ON HIS LEFT HAND.

February 14, 2001 UT · Coal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman HANDLING OF MATERIALS

C W Mining Company (Co-Op Mine) · Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)

WAS HELPING UNPLUG THE CRUSHER THEY WERE LETTINGTHE SIDE COVER SWING SHUT, IT CAUGHT HIS GLOVE AND TOOK HIS HAND WITH IT, SMASHING HIS THUMB

2000 · 2 incidents

June 12, 2000 UT · Coal welder (shop) HANDLING OF MATERIALS

C W Mining Company (Co-Op Mine) · Struck by falling object

WAS GUIDING A GEAR BOX DOWN THE TIPPLE HILL. THE GEAR BOX GOT LODGED ON SOME ROCKS. WHEN THE GEAR BOX WAS UNLODGED, IT CAME DOWN ON HIS RIGHT FOOT AND SMASHED IT. IT IS BRUISED UP AND POSSIBLE FRACTURED.

May 16, 2000 UT · Coal continuous miner helper, coal mole helper, bridgeman POWERED HAULAGE

C W Mining Company (Co-Op Mine) · Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)

WAS WATCHING MINER CABLE. HAD HAND ON SHUTTLE CAR WHILE IT WAS BEING LOADED. THE TAIL OF THE MINER SWUNG AROUND AND SMASHED FINGERS INTO SHUTTLE CAR. TIPS OF THE MIDDLE AND RING FINGERS WERE AMPUTATED.