Mining Incidents

No. 4 Coal

AB&J Coal Co., Inc. · Underground
Harman, Buchanan County, VA  ·  Abandoned and Sealed
MSHA Mine ID: 4407044

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
5
Years on record
2002–2003
Latest incident
Dec 2003
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2002
124
citations
35
significant & substantial
$9,483
proposed penalties
$9,441
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
2005 Q2 8,219 19 1 2311.7
2005 Q1 9,565 7 2 731.8
2004 Q2 1,150 7 1 6087.0
2002 Q4 8,160 5 0 612.7
2002 Q3 6,331 6 0 947.7
2002 Q2 1,600 8 6 5000.0
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

2003 · 2 incidents

December 5, 2003 VA · Coal laborer, bull gang, faceman, parts runner, roustabout, roof trimmer/scaler POWERED HAULAGE
AB&J Coal Co., Inc. · Struck against a moving object

EE WAS RIDING THE MANTRIP FROM THE FACE AREA TO THE SURFACE. HE ALLEDGES THAT THE MANTRIP HIT A HOLE IN THE TRAVELWAY AND BOUNCED CAUSING INJURY TO HIS BACK. THE INVESTIGATION REVEALED THAT TH E MANTRIP WAS NOT TRAVELING AT AN EXCESSIVE RATE OF SPEED.

May 31, 2003 VA · Coal continuous miner helper, coal mole helper, bridgeman HANDLING OF MATERIALS
AB&J Coal Co., Inc. · Over-exertion in lifting objects

WHILE MOVING BELT, EMPLOYEE ALONG WITH ANOTHER EE ATTEMPTED TO LIFT A SECTION OF BOTTOM BELT IN ORDER TO ALLOW INSTALLATION OF BELT STRUCTURE, RESULTING IN A STRAINED MUSCLE IN HIS SHOULDER.

2002 · 3 incidents

August 15, 2002 VA · Coal section foreman, bullgang foreman, labor foreman, leadman, shift boss MACHINERY
AB&J Coal Co., Inc. · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

EE WAS MOVING ROOF BOLTER FROM #2 LEFT ENTRY TO #3 HEADING. HE PLACED HIS HAND ON DRILL POT AND BY MISTAKE, HIT THE FAST FEED UP LEVER ON THE CONTROLS. THE DRILL POT RAISED PINCHING HIS RT IND EX FINGER BETWEEN THE DRILL POT AND OPERATORE CANOPY.

July 31, 2002 VA · Coal roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs) MACHINERY
AB&J Coal Co., Inc. · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

THE EE WAS INSTALLING ROOF BOLTS. HE WAS USING THE DRILL HEAD OF THE MACHINE TO PUSH THE 42" FULLY GROUTED BOLT IN THE DRILLED HOLE IN THE MINE ROOF WHEN THE BOLT SLIPPED OFF THE DRILL HEAD ST RIKING HIM IN THE FINGER.

June 21, 2002 VA · Coal roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs) STRIKING OR BUMPING
AB&J Coal Co., Inc. · Struck against stationary object

A METAL ROOF MAT OR STRAP HAD BEEN DISLODGED ON ONE END EVIDENTALY BY THE CONTINUOUS MINER OR SHUTTLE CAR. THE STRAP WAS HANGING DOWN FROM FOOR AND THE EMPLOYEE WALKED INTO IT.