Mining Incidents

Mine No 2 Coal

A B & J Coal Company Inc · Underground
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 file

2002 · 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

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.

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.