Mining Incidents

Lick Fork Strip Coal

A & G Coal Corp · Surface
Controlled by James C Justice III
Pound, Wise County, VA  ·  Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 4406934

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
12
Years on record
2000–2002
Latest incident
May 2002
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2000
27
citations
11
significant & substantial
$2,560
proposed penalties
$255
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 17,915 0 0 0.0
2002 Q3 21,389 0 0 0.0
2002 Q2 28,825 0 0 0.0
2002 Q1 32,585 0 0 0.0
2001 Q4 37,587 0 0 0.0
2001 Q3 37,322 0 0 0.0
2001 Q2 40,132 0 0 0.0
2001 Q1 22,606 3 0 132.7
Quarters under 100,000 reported hours are greyed: too few hours for a stable rate.
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

12 on file

2002 · 3 incidents

May 13, 2002 VA · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDLING OF MATERIALS
A & G Coal Corp · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EE WAS WORKING ON A 789 HAULER TAKING OFF THE REAR SUSPENSION CYLINDERS...THE WIND WAS BLOWING HARD, SOME DIRT OR OTHER OBJECT CAME OFF THE CYLINDER INTO EE'S EYE.

March 20, 2002 VA · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDLING OF MATERIALS
A & G Coal Corp · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EE WAS PUTTING HYDRAULIC TANK COVER BACK ON A 789 HAULER. THE COVER SLIPPED & PUSHED HIS THUMB BACKWARDS. EE WORKED UNTIL MARCH 29, HE HAD SURGERY ON HIS THUMB ON THIS DATE.

January 3, 2002 VA · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDLING OF MATERIALS
A & G Coal Corp · Over-exertion in lifting objects

EE LIFTED A SPRING THAT GOES TO A MACK TRUCK, CAUSING A HERNIA TO HIS GROIN AREA.

2001 · 2 incidents

December 21, 2001 VA · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
A & G Coal Corp · Fall from machine

EE STEPPED OUT OF HIS SERVICE TRUCK TO GET A FLASHLIGHT OUT OF HIS PERSONAL TRUCK. THE SERVICE TRUCK STARTED TO ROLL AND THE EE REACHED FOR THE DOOR HANDLE TO CATCH THE TRUCK, FELL TO THE GROU ND, HURTING HIS LEFT SHOULDER.

July 26, 2001 VA · Coal shopman repair cars, mechanic HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
A & G Coal Corp · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EE WAS CLEANING WELD SLAG WITH A WIRE BRUSH AND SOMETHING HIT HIM IN THE LEFT EYE.

2000 · 7 incidents

April 15, 2000 VA · Coal drill helper SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Garry Carroll Trucking Inc · Fall to lower level, (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EE WAS WALKING ACROSS THE DRILL BENCH STEPPED IN A HOLE AND FELL HITTING HIS HAND ON A SHARP STICK CAUSING A PUNCTURE ON LEFT HAND BETWEEN THE THUMB AND FOREFINGER.

April 6, 2000 VA · Coal blaster, shooter, shotfirer, explosive worker, powder gang/monkey HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Garry Carroll Trucking Inc · Struck by falling object

EE WAS HELPING LOAD SHOT WHEN A SMALL ROCK FELL FROM WALL AND HIT HIM IN THE LEFT KNEE AREA.

March 2, 2000 VA · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Garry Carroll Trucking Inc · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EE WAS PUTTING FUEL IN THE SERVICE TRUCK, STARTED TO CLIMB DOWN THE LADDER. HE FELL AND THE VCORD ON HIS CAP LIGHT CAUGHT ON THE HAND RAIL. CORD WAS CAUGHT AROUND LEFT WRIST AND STRETCHED LEFT SHOULDER.

February 3, 2000 VA · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Garry Carroll Trucking Inc · Fall from machine

EMPLOYEE WAS CLIMBING ON DRILTECH DRILL WHEN HIS HAND SLIPPED OFF HAND RAIL, CAUSING HIM TO FALL BACKWARDS. HE DID NOT WANT TO GO TO DOCTOR. THE FALL WAS RECORDED ON SHIFT REPORT.

February 2, 2000 VA · Coal drill helper POWERED HAULAGE
Garry Carroll Trucking Inc · Struck against a moving object

EE WAS DRIVING A HAULER. WHILE BEING LOADED. A BIG ROCK FELL OUT OF LOADER BUCKET AND HIT THE OFF SIDE OF THE BED CAUSING A SUDDEN JAR.

February 1, 2000 VA · Coal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer POWERED HAULAGE
Garry Carroll Trucking Inc · Struck against a moving object

WHILE EE WAS BACKING DOZER UP STEEP INCLINE, HE BACKED OVER A ROCK LEDGE, CAUSING THE BACK OF THE DOZER TO COME DOWN HARD AND SHAKING THE OPERATOR CAUSING NECK AND BACK STRAINED MUSCLES.

February 1, 2000 VA · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Garry Carroll Trucking Inc · Fall from machine

EE WAS HELPING A MECHANIC, PULL THE ENGINE ON A D-9 DOZER. HE STARTED TO GET DOWN OF THE TRACK OH THE DOZER AND SLIPED AND FELL ON HIS LEFT SHOULDER. THERE WAS SNOW ON THE TRACK.