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Mine No. 6 Coal

Guest Mountain Mining Corporation · Underground

Controlled by Alpha Natural Resources, Inc.

Appalachia, Wise County, VA · Abandoned and Sealed

MSHA Mine ID: 4407015

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Fatalities: 0
Total incidents: 5
Years on record: 2001–2005
Latest incident: Feb 2005

Compliance record

MSHA citations since 2001

323

citations

123

significant & substantial

$48,813

proposed penalties

$40,231

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
2009 Q2	0	0	0
2009 Q1	0	0	0
2008 Q4	480	22	3	45833.3
2008 Q3	3,840	30	11	7812.5
2008 Q1	0	1	1
2007 Q4	2,625	0	0	0.0
2007 Q3	2,307	1	0	433.5
2007 Q2	2,445	1	0	409.0

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

No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

5 on file

2005 · 1 incident

February 18, 2005 VA · Coal laborer, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, roof trimmer/scaler HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)

Hubble Mining Company LLC · Struck against stationary object

Employee was shoveling on the narrow side of belt line when his shovel caught on a splice, slinging employee against the rib of mine wall. Employee twisted neck, shoulders and back.

2004 · 1 incident

February 23, 2004 VA · Coal NO VALUE FOUND

Commonwealth Mining Corp · No Value Found

EMPLOYEE WAS IN PROCESS OF MOVING BELT - WHEN HE THOUGHT HE PULLED A MUSCLE. REPORTED TO MINE BOSS. DID NOT GO TO DOCTOR UNTIL 3/8/04 AT WHICH TIME DOCTOR INFORMED EMPLOYEE HE NEEDED SURGERY F OR A HERNIA.

2003 · 1 incident

November 19, 2003 VA · Coal continuous miner operator, coal mole operator HANDLING OF MATERIALS

Commonwealth Mining Corp · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EE WAS MOVING MINER CABLE - PULLED MUSCLE/NERVE IN UPPER BACK - RIGHT SIDE.

2002 · 1 incident

August 14, 2002 VA · Coal laborer, bull gang, faceman, parts runner, roustabout, roof trimmer/scaler MACHINERY

Commonwealth Mining Corp · Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EE WAS IN PROCESS OF PULLING UP T-BAR ON ROOF BOLTER, LEFT HAND WAS CAUGHT BETWEEN THE MINE ROOF & THE CANOPY, SNAPPED WRIST.

2001 · 1 incident

October 18, 2001 VA · Coal continuous miner operator, coal mole operator HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)

Commonwealth Mining Corp · Struck by flying object

CONVEYOR CHAIN WAS BEING REPAIRED BY EE. EE WAS HOLDING SLEDGE HAMMER WHILE OTHER WAS HITTING THE LINK TO PUT CHAIN BACK TOGETHER. A PIECE OF THE LINK SHEARED OFF HITTING EE IN THE RIGHT EYE.