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Convict Coal

Surface Minerals Company · Surface

Controlled by Metinvest B V

MAXIE, Buchanan County, VA · Abandoned

MSHA Mine ID: 4407061

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Fatalities: 0
Total incidents: 4
Years on record: 2002–2003
Latest incident: Aug 2003

Compliance record

MSHA citations since 2002

112

citations

significant & substantial

$20,171

proposed penalties

$19,008

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
2019 Q1	0	0	0
2018 Q4	0	0	0
2018 Q3	0	0	0
2018 Q2	0	0	0
2018 Q1	0	0	0
2017 Q1	0	0	0
2016 Q4	0	0	0
2016 Q3	0	0	0

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

2003 · 3 incidents

August 14, 2003 VA · Coal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman HANDLING OF MATERIALS

Surface Minerals Company · Over-exertion in lifting objects

THE END OF THE AUGER HAD BROKEN OFF ON THE HIGHWALL MINER AND THE EE GOT INTO THE BASE FRAME AND LIFTED THE END OUT. THE END WEIGHED APPROXIMATELY 40 TO 50 POUNDS.

March 29, 2003 VA · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)

Surface Minerals Company · Struck by falling object

EE WAS PUTTING A SECTION OF A BELLY BACK ON A DOZER. THE SECTION WAS HANGING FROM A CHAIN. EE WAS LYING UNDER THE DOZER. THE SECTION FELL AND CAUGHT EE'S RIGHT ARM. EE JUMPED AND HIT HIS RIGHT CHEEK BONE ON THE SECTION OF BELLY PAN AND CUT HIS CHEEK.

February 25, 2003 VA · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDLING OF MATERIALS

Surface Minerals Company · Struck against stationary object

EE WAS WORKING ON A TORQUE ON A DOZER AND WHEN HE WAS ENTERING THE BELLY PAN AREA HE HIT HIS LT. KNEE ON A METAL BRACKET.

2002 · 1 incident

October 10, 2002 VA · Coal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON

Surface Minerals Company · Fall to the walkway or working surface

EMPLOYEE WAS PULLING ON THE CABLE THAT COMES FROM THE POWER CENTER TO THE HIGHWALL MINER. AS HE WAS PULLING HE SLIPPED AND TWISTED HIS BACK. THE GROUND WAS WET AND MUDDY.