Mining Incidents

Cedar Branch No 1 Coal

Controlled by J Mark Campbell
Hurley, Buchanan County, VA  ·  Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 4407108

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
13
Years on record
2005–2014
Latest incident
Oct 2014
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2004
221
citations
92
significant & substantial
$219,977
proposed penalties
$120,832
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
2011 Q4 1,005 3 2 2985.1
2011 Q3 5,563 0 0 0.0
2011 Q1 13,666 12 7 878.1
2010 Q2 9,106 4 4 439.3
2010 Q1 7,204 0 0 0.0
2009 Q4 10,002 11 4 1099.8
2009 Q2 30,084 36 13 1196.6
2009 Q1 30,869 3 3 97.2
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

2014 · 1 incident

October 8, 2014 VA · Coal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer DUST DISEASE OF LUNGS
Clintwood Elkhorn Mining · Inhalation of radiations, caustics, toxic and noxious substances

Black Lung

2011 · 1 incident

October 10, 2011 VA · Coal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Clintwood Elkhorn Mining · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Employee of Ball Service Inc. was working a come-a-long for a guide wire that had been tore out by an excavator. When EE pushed down on the com-a-long, the catch never caught on the com-a-long and flew back and hit him in the right jaw. EE had to have 3 stitches inside of his jaw and 5 stitches on the outside.

2010 · 2 incidents

October 8, 2010 VA · Coal pumper SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Clintwood Elkhorn Mining · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Lube Truck operator was pulling hose off reel on lube truck and stepped into a hole, twisting his left leg and hip. Starting missing work on 10/11/10.

February 4, 2010 VA · Coal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Clintwood Elkhorn Mining · Fall from machine

While dumping R-85 Eculid rock truck, main hydraulic hose burst, oil caught fire on hot exhaust. Flames were around cab. Operator did not set brake or stop engine. He exited cab started down ladder, jumped from third step, injured right leg.

2009 · 3 incidents

July 30, 2009 VA · Coal front-end loader, scraper-loader operator, pan operator, payloader, scraper rig operator SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Clintwood Elkhorn Mining · Fall from machine

Injury was stepping from the cab platform of 992C Caterpillar enloader down to the step to descent step foot slipped and he fell down steps

May 20, 2009 VA · Coal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver POWERED HAULAGE
Clintwood Elkhorn Mining · Struck against a moving object

Injured was operating a back dump, loader operator was dumping his bucket which had a big rock, when the rock went in the bed, he said that it stood up then fell over, jarring his back.

February 17, 2009 VA · Coal greaser, grease man, oiler, lube man, dragline oiler HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Clintwood Elkhorn Mining · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Pulling grease hose off reel through door at rear of service truck, handle got caught on door, depressed lever and grease was injected into left hand between middle and ring finger.

2008 · 2 incidents

December 9, 2008 VA · Coal quality control technician, laboratory technician, laboratory assistant HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Clintwood Elkhorn Mining · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Technician strained shoulder while installing top center pin on a 992G.

October 10, 2008 VA · Coal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Clintwood Elkhorn Mining · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

Employee was helping the mechanic put the track back on the D-10N. He had a slate bar, trying to pry the clamp when the slate bar slipped out of the hole, mashing his finger against the track.

2007 · 1 incident

2006 · 2 incidents

November 13, 2006 VA · Coal electrician, lineman HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Clintwood Elkhorn Mining · Struck by flying object

Employee was cutting wire and a piece of the wire came back and hit him in the eye. Started missing work 11/14/2006.

February 21, 2006 VA · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Clintwood Elkhorn Mining · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Jumped off dozer twisting left knee.

2005 · 1 incident

August 27, 2005 VA · Coal front-end loader, scraper-loader operator, pan operator, payloader, scraper rig operator SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Clintwood Elkhorn Mining · Fall onto or against objects

EE WAS CLIMBING ON LOADER WHEN HIS FOOT SLIPPED CAUSING HIM TO HIT HIS MOUTH ON THE CATWALK REQUIRING STITCHES.