Mining Incidents

S-8 Jones Fork Coal

Civil LLC · Surface
Controlled by John T Quintrell
JEWELL RIDGE, Buchanan County, VA  ·  NonProducing
MSHA Mine ID: 4407098

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
5
Years on record
2004–2014
Latest incident
Dec 2014
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2004
92
citations
28
significant & substantial
$20,679
proposed penalties
$14,454
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
2025 Q1 0 4 1
2024 Q4 0 0 0
2024 Q3 0 2 0
2024 Q1 0 0 0
2023 Q2 0 0 0
2019 Q1 560 0 0 0.0
2018 Q4 1,995 0 0 0.0
2018 Q3 1,798 1 0 556.2
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

2014 · 2 incidents

December 16, 2014 VA · Coal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Blackjewel L.L.C. · Fall onto or against objects

While operating dozer, noticed fuel cap missing and he exited dozer to put back on and fell/slipped on steps.

February 12, 2014 VA · Coal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver POWERED HAULAGE
Blackjewel L.L.C. · Struck against a moving object

Hauling rock to dump area, hit a large mud hole, jarring body and causing pain in neck and back area

2012 · 2 incidents

December 21, 2012 VA · Coal grader operator, roadgrader operator MACHINERY
Blackjewel L.L.C. · Fall from machine

The alleged accident was from a slip on a slick grader step which he stated his left foot became lodged between step and he landed with his back hitting against the grader machine

April 11, 2012 VA · Coal front-end loader, scraper-loader operator, pan operator, payloader, scraper rig operator POWERED HAULAGE
Blackjewel L.L.C. · Struck against a moving object

Operating loader and had large rock in bucket, bounced loader striking head on inside cab.

2004 · 1 incident

July 27, 2004 VA · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDLING OF MATERIALS
HARCO CORPORATION · Over-exertion in lifting objects

Employee was lifting 55lb case of presplit when he felt a pain in his lower back.