Mining Incidents

Wallins A Coal

Controlled by Progress Energy Inc
St. Charles, Lee County, VA  ·  Abandoned and Sealed
MSHA Mine ID: 4406364

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
11
Years on record
2000–2001
Latest incident
Jan 2001
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2000
64
citations
29
significant & substantial
$9,096
proposed penalties
$7,818
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 Q2 278 0 0 0.0
2001 Q1 1,606 0 0 0.0
2000 Q4 2,138 0 0 0.0
2000 Q3 29,138 14 3 480.5
2000 Q2 30,381 18 6 592.5
2000 Q1 35,053 32 20 912.9
Quarters under 100,000 reported hours are greyed: too few hours for a stable rate.
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

11 on file

2001 · 1 incident

January 4, 2001 VA · Coal mine manager, mine foreman, mine owner SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Powell Mountain Coal Company Inc · Fall from ladders

EE WAS ON AN EXTENSION LADDER TRYING TO FREE AN OVERHEAD ROLL-UP TYPE DOOR THAT WAS STUCK. THE LADDER SLIPPED CAUSING HIM TO FALL. HE LANDED ONHIS FEET BUT THE IMPACT CAUSED A FRACTURE TO THE LEFT HEEL.

2000 · 10 incidents

August 16, 2000 VA · Coal FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
Powell Mountain Coal Company Inc · Accident type, without injuries

ROOF FALL, MEASURING APPROX. 18'W X 40'L X 3-4'H, IN NUMBER 4 ENTRY OF SOUTHWEST MAIN. THIS WAS AREA OF KNOWN ADVERSE ROOF AND CRIBS AND JACKS HAD ALREADY BEEN USED TO ISOLATE AREA. DID NOT IN TERFERE WITH VENTILATION OR TRAVEL AND NO EQUIPMENT AFFECTED.

August 12, 2000 VA · Coal continuous miner operator, coal mole operator HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Powell Mountain Coal Company Inc · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EMPLOYEE WAS USING A UTILITY KNIFE TO CUT SOFT CONDUIT OFF CONTINUOUS MINER CABLE, THE KNIFE SLIPPED, CUTTING HIS LEFT HAND. SUTURES WERE REQUIRED TO CLOSE THE WOUND.

June 5, 2000 VA · Coal laborer, bull gang, faceman, parts runner, roustabout, roof trimmer/scaler STRIKING OR BUMPING
Powell Mountain Coal Company Inc · Struck against stationary object

EMPLOYEE WAS WALKING IN THE BELT ENTRY OF 1 RIGHT OFF SOUTHWEST MAINS WHEN HE STRUCK HIS HEAD AGAINST A BELT HANGER PLATE, RESULTING IN A STRAIN TO HIS NECK.

May 20, 2000 VA · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Powell Mountain Coal Company Inc · Struck by falling object

EMPLOYEE WAS ADDING WATER TO COAL HAULER BATTERY WHEN THE BATTERY LID FELL, CATCHING HIS RIGHT MIDDLE AND RING FINGERS BETWEEN LID AND FRAME.

May 18, 2000 VA · Coal FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
Powell Mountain Coal Company Inc · Accident type, without injuries

ROOF FALL MEASURING APPROX 18' WIDE BY 5' HIGH BY 25' LONG IN THE CROSSCUT BETWEEN #5 AND #6 ENTRY ON 002 SECTION, SOUTHWEST MAIN, 1 CROSSCUTIN BY SURVEY STATION 7666.

May 12, 2000 VA · Coal shuttle car operator, mantrip operator, ramcar operator, rail runner, buggy operator HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Powell Mountain Coal Company Inc · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EMPLOYEE HAD PREPARED ROOF BOLT FOR INSTALLATIONBY PLACING BEARING PLACE ON IT; ROOF BOLT WAS ONMINE FLOOR, AND AS HE LOWERED THE DRILL HEAD, ITSTRUCK BEARING PLATE. THIS CAUSED ROOF BOLT TO FLIP UP, STRIKING EMPLOYEE IN THE FACE.

April 17, 2000 VA · Coal roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs) MACHINERY
Powell Mountain Coal Company Inc · Struck by falling object

AS EMPLOYEE WAS INSTALLING ROOF BOLT, A PIECE OF DRAW ROCK FELL FROM THE ROOF AND STRUCK HIS RIGHT FOOT, JUST BEHIND STEEL TOE. FRACTURE OF SMALL BONE ON TOP OF FOOT.

January 6, 2000 VA · Coal continuous miner operator, coal mole operator MACHINERY
Powell Mountain Coal Company Inc · Struck by falling object

EE WAS OPERATING ROOF BOLTER WHEN A ROCK FELL FROM THE ROOF AND STRUCK HIM IN THE FACE. RETURNED TO REGULAR DUTY NEXT SCHEDULED SHIFT WORK SCHEDULE MON-THURS. NOTIFIED BY EMERGENCY ROOM NURSE TODAY THAT LACERATION WAS SUTURED.