Mining Incidents

Mine No 3 Coal

Appalachia, Wise County, VA  ·  Abandoned and Sealed
MSHA Mine ID: 4407069

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
13
Years on record
2004–2008
Latest incident
Oct 2008
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2003
359
citations
125
significant & substantial
$132,726
proposed penalties
$101,379
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
2008 Q2 1,179 28 12 23748.9
2008 Q1 22,946 25 8 1089.5
2007 Q4 479 33 5 68893.5
2007 Q3 22,661 40 10 1765.1
2006 Q3 22,175 6 1 270.6
2006 Q2 22,517 3 2 133.2
2006 Q1 22,047 11 6 498.9
2005 Q4 16,889 5 3 296.1
Quarters under 100,000 reported hours are greyed: too few hours for a stable rate.
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

13 on file

2008 · 7 incidents

October 15, 2008 VA · Coal shuttle car operator, mantrip operator, ramcar operator, rail runner, buggy operator HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Guest Mountain Mining Corporation · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

The employee was releasing an electrical trailing cable which was hung to a roof bolt plate. When he released the cable, the cable hanger caught his hand resulting in a laceration between his forefinger and thumb. The laceration required sutures.

May 22, 2008 VA · Coal laborer, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, roof trimmer/scaler HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Guest Mountain Mining Corporation · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

The injured was putting roof bolting supplies on the roof bolting machine. He cut the band on a bundle of roof bolts. The band sprung loose and struck him on the left hand. This resulted in a laceration which required sutures.

May 9, 2008 VA · Coal roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs) MACHINERY
Guest Mountain Mining Corporation · Fall to the walkway or working surface

Injured was stepping across the cable to the roof bolting machine. When the cable reel of the machine was turned on, the cable caught his foot, causing him to fall and bruise his ribs.

April 22, 2008 VA · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech EXPLODING VESSELS UNDER PRESSURE
Guest Mountain Mining Corporation · Contact with hot objects or substances

The EE was working on the feeder which had stalled out. The stalled out feeder caused the water line to heat up and rupture. The water sprayed the individual on the right leg resulting in a burn.

April 18, 2008 VA · Coal shuttle car operator, mantrip operator, ramcar operator, rail runner, buggy operator HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Guest Mountain Mining Corporation · Struck against stationary object

The injured was pushing a rock off of the top of the feeder and cut his middle finger on his right hand.

April 15, 2008 VA · Coal bull gang foreman, labor foreman, leadman, section foreman, shift boss SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Guest Mountain Mining Corporation · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

The section has wet and muddy conditions, EE twisted his knee when he turned to move.

2007 · 1 incident

July 14, 2007 VA · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Guest Mountain Mining Corporation · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

The injured was using a bar to pry a rock out of a belt conveyor drive and strained his left arm. He continued working his normal job until 8-7-07, when he started missing work due to the injury.

2006 · 1 incident

August 25, 2006 VA · Coal laborer, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, roof trimmer/scaler HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Guest Mountain Mining Corporation · Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)

The injured was moving 6" x 6" x 36" crib blocks when he caught his hand between the mine floor and the crib block he was moving.

2005 · 1 incident

November 23, 2005 VA · Coal roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs) DISORDERS (REPEATED TRAUMA)
Guest Mountain Mining Corporation · Rubbed or abraded

The individual developed infection in his right knee due to the repeated trauma associated with working on his knees every day.

2004 · 3 incidents

August 30, 2004 VA · Coal laborer, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, roof trimmer/scaler FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
Guest Mountain Mining Corporation · Struck by falling object

THE INJURED WAS PUTTING SUPPLIES ON THE SECTION ROOF BOLTING MACHINE. HE WAS MOVING A BUNDLE OF ROOF BOLT PLATES WHEN A PIECE OF DRAW ROCK FELL FROM THE MINE ROOF & STRUCK HIS HAND.

January 15, 2004 VA · Coal laborer, bull gang, faceman, parts runner, roustabout, roof trimmer/scaler HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Guest Mountain Mining Corporation · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EMPLOYEE WAS BREAKING BLOCK TO PLACE IN BRATTICE USING HAMMER IN RIGHT HAND, MIS-STRUCK BLOCK HITTING LEFT INDEX FINGER WITH HAMMER.