Mining Incidents

Wakenva Prep Plant Coal

Nora, Dickenson County, VA  ·  Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 4403443

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
6
Years on record
2000–2011
Latest incident
Jun 2011
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2000
129
citations
47
significant & substantial
$14,323
proposed penalties
$12,485
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
2020 Q2 0 0 0
2019 Q4 0 0 0
2019 Q3 0 0 0
2019 Q2 0 0 0
2019 Q1 0 0 0
2016 Q4 0 0 0
2016 Q3 4,225 0 0 0.0
2016 Q2 5,199 3 0 577.0
Quarters under 100,000 reported hours are greyed: too few hours for a stable rate.
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

6 on file

2011 · 1 incident

June 7, 2011 VA · Coal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer POWERED HAULAGE
Coal Technology International, LLC · Struck against a moving object

Employee reported he was pushing coal truck up hill with front end loader when truck rolled back into loader making his head jerk back against seat. There was damage to coal truck tailgate & employee visited emergency room & diagnosed with neck strain. Conflicting information. Investigation continues

2005 · 1 incident

February 11, 2005 VA · Coal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Lambert Coal Company Inc · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EE slipped on walk area near the down hill belt tail piece and sprained his ankle.

2001 · 3 incidents

August 6, 2001 VA · Coal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Lambert Coal Company Inc · Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EE WAS MOVING AN IBEAM AND CAUGHT HIS FINGER UNDEN THE BEAM.

July 11, 2001 VA · Coal mine manager, mine foreman, mine owner HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Lambert Coal Company Inc · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EMPLOYEE WAS HOLDING A STEEL PIPE (10" DIAMETER BY 2 FOOT LONG) AND LET IT SLIP AND CUT HIS FINGER.

March 6, 2001 VA · Coal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
A & G Coal Corp · Fall from machine

CLIMBED UP ON #1 DRYER TO TURN 1" WATER VALUE ON. WHEN COMING DOWN STOPPED ON WATER HOSE ON FLOOR CAUSING FOOT CREEL.

2000 · 1 incident

August 18, 2000 VA · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
A & G Coal Corp · Struck by flying object

CUTTING CABLE WITH HAMMER TYPE CABLE CUTTER, A PIECE OF METAL CHIPPED OFF CUTTER AND HIT EMPLOYEE IN LEFT INNER THIGH. CHIP WAS EMBEDDED ABOUT 4".