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Mine No 3 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: 4406974

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Fatalities: 0
Total incidents: 7
Years on record: 2000–2002
Latest incident: Oct 2002

Compliance record

MSHA citations since 2000

citations

significant & substantial

$4,941

proposed penalties

$4,941

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 Q3	0	0	0
2004 Q2	0	0	0
2004 Q1	0	0	0
2002 Q4	9,444	14	7	1482.4
2002 Q3	8,543	9	4	1053.5
2002 Q2	12,094	4	2	330.7
2002 Q1	9,545	5	2	523.8
2001 Q4	11,216	3	0	267.5

Quarters under 100,000 reported hours are greyed: too few hours for a stable rate.

No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

7 on file

2002 · 2 incidents

October 8, 2002 VA · Coal laborer, bull gang, faceman, parts runner, roustabout, roof trimmer/scaler MACHINERY

A B & J Coal Company Inc · Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)

VICTIM WAS HELPING DRILL ANCHOR HOLES FOR SECTION TAILPIECE WHILE DRILL WAS IN MOTION HE REALLED DOWN TOCLEAN DUST FROM HOLE DRILL STEEL CAUGHT HIS SHIRT GLEEVE AND WRAPPED UP IN STEEL RESULTI NG IN FRACTURE TO RT FOREARM.

April 10, 2002 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 WAS HELPING THE REST OF THE EES TO ADVANCE THE BELT WHEN HE TRIPPED & FELL STRIKING HIS KNEE ON THE MINE FLOOR.

2001 · 3 incidents

August 15, 2001 VA · Coal shuttle car operator, mantrip operator, ramcar operator, rail runner, buggy operator HANDLING OF MATERIALS

A B & J Coal Company Inc · Over-exertion in lifting objects

EMPLOYEE WAS HANGING MINER CABLE AND WATERLINE IN #3 ENTRY WITH OTHER EE. HE SAID LATER HE FELT STOMACH AND BACK HURTING.

January 5, 2001 VA · Coal roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs) MACHINERY

A B & J Coal Company Inc · Struck by falling object

VICTIM WAS INSTALLING ROOF BOLTS IN #4 ENTRY RT. XCUT WHEN HE SET PERSONAL CANOPY AGAINST MINE ROOF THE BOTTOM PLATE THAT SUPPORTS THE JACK BROKE, CAUSING IT BREAK LETTING THE CANOPY TO FALL S TRIKING HIM THE HEAD & STOVING HIS NECK UP.

January 1, 2001 VA · Coal section foreman, bullgang foreman, labor foreman, leadman, shift boss POWERED HAULAGE

A B & J Coal Company Inc · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

VICTIM WAS CRAWLING WHEN SCOOP TRAMED BY RUNNING OVER LUMP OF COAL LUMP OF COAL FLIPPED OFF SCOOP TIRE HITTING HIM IN LEFT EYE.

2000 · 2 incidents

August 2, 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)

VICTIM PLACED HAND ON DRILL FRAME OF PINNER WHILE LETTING IT DOWN CAUGHT HIS RT. THUMB MASHING IT.

March 27, 2000 VA · Coal mine manager, mine foreman, mine owner MACHINERY

A B & J Coal Company Inc · Struck against stationary object

REMOVING TINE FROM ROOF BOLTER WITH RATCHET & SOCKET. LOOSENING LUG NUTS WHEN RATCHET SLIPPED & SOCKET BUSTED CAUSING VICTIM TO STRIKE BOLTER FACE FIRST CAUSING LACERATION ABOVE RIGHT EYEBROW REQUIRING 5 STITCHES.