EE WAS UNLOADING TIMBERS FROM SCOOP BUCKET @ DIFFERENT LOCATIONS IN FACE AREA. WHILE DOING SO, HE FELT PAIN IN LOWER BACK AREA AT 8:18 AM. HE INFORMED SECTION FOREMAN LATER & WAS TAKEN TO SEEK MEDICAL ATTN. THE EMERGENCY ROOM PHYSICIAN SAIDHE PULLED MUSCLE IN LOWER BACK.
Mine No 2 Coal
A B & J Coal Company Inc
· Underground
Controlled by
Susie A Smith; Elmer Fuller
Big Rock,
Buchanan County,
VA
·
Abandoned and Sealed
MSHA Mine ID: 4406828
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- Fatalities
- 0
- Total incidents
- 4
- Years on record
- 2000–2002
- Latest incident
- Feb 2002
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2000
89
citations
38
significant & substantial
$7,512
proposed penalties
$7,512
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2002 Q4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2002 Q2 | 4,360 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2002 Q1 | 9,206 | 9 | 3 | 977.6 |
| 2001 Q4 | 13,840 | 2 | 0 | 144.5 |
| 2001 Q3 | 12,176 | 23 | 13 | 1889.0 |
| 2001 Q2 | 12,234 | 14 | 6 | 1144.4 |
| 2001 Q1 | 11,645 | 10 | 3 | 858.7 |
| 2000 Q4 | 11,103 | 4 | 1 | 360.3 |
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 file2002 · 1 incident
February 27, 2002
VA · Coal
roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs)
HANDLING OF MATERIALS
A B & J Coal Company Inc · Over-exertion in lifting objects
2001 · 1 incident
May 19, 2001
VA · Coal
laborer, bull gang, faceman, parts runner, roustabout, roof trimmer/scaler
POWERED HAULAGE
A B & J Coal Company Inc · Struck against stationary object
EMPLOYEE WAS RIDING MANTRIP TRANSPORT CART WHEN HIS HARD HAT FELL OFF. HE STRUCK HIS HEAD ON THE MINE ROOF CAUSING INJURY TO THE TOP OF HIS HEAD RESULTING IN 5 STITCHES OR CLAMPS.
2000 · 2 incidents
September 15, 2000
VA · Coal
roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs)
MACHINERY
A B & J Coal Company Inc · Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)
EE WAS INSTALLING ROOF BOLTS IN THE LAST ROW OF #2 HEADING HE WAS USING SECTIONAL STEEL TO DRILLTHE LAST 18" OF THE HOLE & PINCHED THUMB OF RIGHT HAND BETWEEN THE 2 PIECES OF STEEL WHEN HE APP LIED UP PRESSURE ON THE DRILL HEAD OF THE BOLTERGLOVES WERE BEING WORN WHEN THE ACCIDENT HAPPENED
January 24, 2000
VA · Coal
beltman, conveyor man, conveyor belt worker, mobile bridge carrierman, feeder operator, conveyor rider
SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
A B & J Coal Company Inc · Fall to the walkway or working surface
EE ALLEDGED THAT HE TRIPPED OVER MINER CABLE AND FELL ON RT KNEE.