Mining Incidents

Bee Tree Mine Coal

Black Diamond Company · Underground
Controlled by Metinvest B V
Breaks, Buchanan County, VA  ·  Abandoned and Sealed
MSHA Mine ID: 4406744

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
18
Years on record
2000–2003
Latest incident
Jan 2003
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2000
234
citations
82
significant & substantial
$23,108
proposed penalties
$18,870
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
2004 Q1 0 0 0
2002 Q4 16,608 18 7 1083.8
2002 Q3 13,382 7 2 523.1
2002 Q2 16,638 13 1 781.3
2002 Q1 14,163 15 5 1059.1
2001 Q4 15,794 6 1 379.9
2001 Q3 13,347 24 8 1798.2
2001 Q2 18,129 9 5 496.4
Quarters under 100,000 reported hours are greyed: too few hours for a stable rate.
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

18 on file

2003 · 1 incident

January 29, 2003 VA · Coal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Bee Tree Coal Corp · Fall to the walkway or working surface

SNOW & ICE ON GROUND - EE DIDN'T THINK HE HURT HIMSELF AT THE TIME HE FELL. IT WAS SEVERAL DAYS LATER HE STARTED HAVING HEADACHES AND FELT HE NEEDED TO GO TO A DOCTOR FOR A CHECKUP TO SEE IF H IS HEADACHES WERE FROM THE FALL HE HAD. FIRST DAY HE MISSED WORK WAS 2-10-03.

2002 · 1 incident

September 25, 2002 VA · Coal greaser, grease man, oiler, lube man, dragline oiler POWERED HAULAGE
Bee Tree Coal Corp · Struck against a moving object

RIDING A THREE WHEEL BUGGY, HE RAN OVER SOMETHING IN THE ROADWAY AND CAUSED HIM TO TWIST HIS BACK.

2001 · 6 incidents

October 30, 2001 VA · Coal section foreman, bullgang foreman, labor foreman, leadman, shift boss POWERED HAULAGE
Bee Tree Coal Corp · Struck against a moving object

BACKING BUGGY UP-RUN INTO A SCOOP SITTING AT CORNER OF XCUT. HIT WRIST ON STEERING WHEEL.

October 5, 2001 VA · Coal scoop car/scooptram operator, load/haul/dump (lhd) operator, teletram operator MACHINERY
Bee Tree Coal Corp · Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EE WAS SWINGING BOOM OF THE CONTINUOUS MINER. HEGOT HIS HAND CAUGHT BETWEEN THE BOOM & THE FRAMEOF THE MINER MASHING HIS SMALL & RING FINGERS ONHIS LEFT HAND.

July 9, 2001 VA · Coal section foreman, bullgang foreman, labor foreman, leadman, shift boss HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Bee Tree Coal Corp · Rubbed or abraded

EE WAS CRAWLING ACROSS #6 ENTRY WHEN LEFT KNEE LOCKED UP.

June 22, 2001 VA · Coal section foreman, bullgang foreman, labor foreman, leadman, shift boss POWERED HAULAGE
Bee Tree Coal Corp · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EE HAD PIECE OF METAL 1/4" X 2" X 6" FT ON TOP OF HIS 3-WHEELER. AS HE WAS COMING DOWN INTAKE HE STARTED TO PASS ANOTHER 3-WHEELER. METAL HIT 3-WHEELER & HE WAS HIT IN RIBS.

June 5, 2001 VA · Coal beltman, conveyor man, conveyor belt worker, mobile bridge carrierman, feeder operator, conveyor rider HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Bee Tree Coal Corp · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EMPLOYEE WAS BRADDING A SPLICE IN #6 BELT. HAMMER GLANCED OFF OF TOP ROLLER IN BELT STRUCTURE, CAUSING HAMMER TO HIT FINGER.

February 26, 2001 VA · Coal roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs) MACHINERY
Bee Tree Coal Corp · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EMPLOYEE WAS GETTING READY TO DRILL A HOLE. HE SWUNG BEAM IN POSITION. DRILL STEEL ON TOP OF ROOF BOLTER WAS STICKING OVER TRAP. AS HE SWUNG BOOM STEEL CAUGHT BETWEEN FRAME AND VALVE CAUSING S TEEL TO FLY UP AND HIT HIM.

2000 · 10 incidents

October 20, 2000 VA · Coal beltman, conveyor man, conveyor belt worker, mobile bridge carrierman, feeder operator, conveyor rider POWERED HAULAGE
Upper Mill Mining Company · Struck against a moving object

EE WAS LOADING BELT IN PUSH OUT CAR. SCOOP MOVED CAR, REAR WHEEL ON CAR RAN OVER LEFT FOOT.

October 16, 2000 VA · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Upper Mill Mining Company · Over-exertion in wielding or throwing objects

SWINGING SLEDGE HAMMER KNOCKING PINS IN CATS ON MINER.

June 2, 2000 VA · Coal greaser, grease man, oiler, lube man, dragline oiler HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Upper Mill Mining Company · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EE WAS TRYING TO UNSTOP A GREASE FITTING. HE HAD THE FITTING IN A GREASE FUN WITH P51 PUMPED ON IT. WHEN HE DUG AT THE FITTING IT CAME OUT OF GREASE HOSE STRIKING HIM IN THE RIGHT EYE.

May 25, 2000 VA · Coal roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs) HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Upper Mill Mining Company · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EE STOOD UP FROM A SETTING POSITION WHEN HIS RIGHT KNEE POPED AND STARTED HURTING.

May 1, 2000 VA · Coal continuous miner helper, coal mole helper, bridgeman HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Upper Mill Mining Company · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EE SAID HE STRAINED HIS LEFT HIP SOMHOW. DIDN'T KNOW HOW. HE RETURNED TO WORK ON 5-2-00, WORKED THROUGH 5-8-00. HE IS OFF WORK NOW.

April 30, 2000 VA · Coal roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs) HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Upper Mill Mining Company · Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EMPLOYEE WAS MOVING BELT STRUCTURE OUT OF A CAR WHEN HE MASHED HIS LEFT RING FINGER AT THE NAIL AND BROKE THE BONE.

April 24, 2000 VA · Coal roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs) MACHINERY
Upper Mill Mining Company · Struck against a moving object

EMPLOYEE WAS MOVING THE PINNER OVER TO SET UP ON RIGHT SIDE OF PLACE WHEN HE RAN OVER A ROCK CAUSING THE PINNER TO ROCK UPWARD FROM THE OPERATOR COMPARTMENT HITTING THE EMPLOYEE RIGHT SHOUL DER IN THE MINE ROOF.

February 29, 2000 VA · Coal laborer, bull gang, faceman, parts runner, roustabout, roof trimmer/scaler MACHINERY
Upper Mill Mining Company · Struck by flying object

EE WAS NEAR THE MINER WATCHING WHEN A OBJECT STRUCK HIM ON THE LOWER RIGHT EYE LID CUTTING IT

January 25, 2000 VA · Coal scoop car/scooptram operator, load/haul/dump (lhd) operator, teletram operator HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Upper Mill Mining Company · Over-exertion in lifting objects

EE WAS PULLING ON MINER CABLE TRYING TO HANG TO CABLE TO MINE ROOF WHEN HE STRAINED RIGHT ARM.