Mining Incidents

Hatfield Coal

Controlled by Jeffery A Hoops
Honaker, Russell County, VA  ·  Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 4407104

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
9
Years on record
2005–2012
Latest incident
Apr 2012
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2004
654
citations
206
significant & substantial
$200,793
proposed penalties
$188,200
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
2015 Q3 0 0 0
2014 Q3 1,572 0 0 0.0
2014 Q2 13,217 7 0 529.6
2014 Q1 10,543 0 0 0.0
2013 Q4 0 2 0
2013 Q3 6,538 21 8 3212.0
2013 Q2 1,330 28 11 21052.6
2013 Q1 10,492 49 18 4670.2
Quarters under 100,000 reported hours are greyed: too few hours for a stable rate.
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

9 on file

2012 · 1 incident

April 18, 2012 VA · Coal beltman, conveyor man, conveyor belt worker, mobile bridge carrierman, feeder operator, conveyor rider HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Omega Mining Hatfield, LLC · Over-exertion in pulling or pushing objects

A rock was stuck in #1 tailpiece (approx 200#). Employee was attempting to remove rock and injured shoulder attempting to pull it out.

2011 · 1 incident

April 1, 2011 VA · Coal roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs) FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
Omega Mining Hatfield, LLC · Struck by falling object

EE was operating a roof bolt machine, installing roof bolts. EE had drilled a hole and was removing steel from drill head. While removing the starter steel, a piece of rock (24" X 8" X 3") fell between the machine canopy and the ATRS, striking EE on the right hand. EE was wearing gloves. Hand not broken, no stitches, but hand was lacerated.

2010 · 1 incident

2009 · 2 incidents

November 16, 2009 VA · Coal laborer, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, roof trimmer/scaler MACHINERY
Omega Mining, Inc. · Struck against stationary object

EE was moving the miner from the #7 to the #6 entry. The miner went over a hump in the bottom, this caused the back of the miner to raise into the top.

August 13, 2009 VA · Coal shuttle car operator, mantrip operator, ramcar operator, rail runner, buggy operator POWERED HAULAGE
Omega Mining, Inc. · Struck by flying object

While tramming shuttle car from miner to dump, shuttle car dropped in a hole. The deck of car kicked up a rock, hitting EE in the eye.

2008 · 1 incident

December 2, 2008 VA · Coal INUNDATION
Omega Mining, Inc. · Accident type, without injuries

While mining in the # 5 entry of the 001 section, cut into old works. The size of the cut through approx. 2' X 4'. The mine is blowing ventilation therefore no ventilation issues with cut through.

2007 · 1 incident

2005 · 2 incidents