Mining Incidents

Roaring Fork No 2 Mine Coal

Clinchfield Coal Company · Underground
Controlled by Pittston Company
Trammel, Dickenson County, VA  ·  Abandoned and Sealed
MSHA Mine ID: 4406308

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
4
Years on record
2000
Latest incident
Mar 2000
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2000
8
citations
4
significant & substantial
$903
proposed penalties
$903
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
2001 Q1 0 0 0
2000 Q3 0 0 0
2000 Q2 14,263 3 0 210.3
2000 Q1 36,733 5 4 136.1
Quarters under 100,000 reported hours are greyed: too few hours for a stable rate.
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

4 on file

2000 · 4 incidents

March 4, 2000 VA · Coal laborer, bull gang, faceman, parts runner, roustabout, roof trimmer/scaler HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Clinchfield Coal Company · Over-exertion in lifting objects

EE HAD TRAMMED CONT MINER TO #6 HEADING, WENT BACK TO MOVE CABLE OUT OF HAULWAY AND HANG UP. WHEN EE PICKED-UP CABLE HE POSSIBLY STRAIN BACK.

February 21, 2000 VA · Coal roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs) MACHINERY
Clinchfield Coal Company · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EE REPORTED HE FELT LOWER BACK PAIN WHILE BENDING A 5' RESIN BOLT PRIOR TO INSTALLING IT

February 10, 2000 VA · Coal FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
Clinchfield Coal Company · Accident type, without injuries

FALL OCCURRED AT SPAD 453 APPROXIMATELY 500' UNDERGROUND. BOLTED WITH 5' RESIN BOLTS. 20' X 20' APPEARS TO HAVE FOLLOWED ABOVE ANCHOR. WILL NOT CLEAN UP: TIMBERED OFF. NO INJURIES OR EQUIPMENT INVOLVED.