Surface Minerals Company · Caught in, under or between collapsing material or buildings
The highwall fell in and pinned the employee against the outer berm of the miner pit.
No. 4 HWM Coal
Surface Minerals Company
· Surface
Controlled by
Metinvest B V
BREAKS,
Dickenson County,
VA
·
Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 4407112
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- Fatalities
- 0
- Total incidents
- 4
- Years on record
- 2005–2006
- Latest incident
- May 2006
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2005
20
citations
6
significant & substantial
$62,745
proposed penalties
$29,185
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2007 Q1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2006 Q4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2006 Q3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2006 Q2 | 1,771 | 8 | 2 | 4517.2 |
| 2006 Q1 | 2,864 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2005 Q1 | 2,768 | 2 | 1 | 722.5 |
| 2004 Q4 | 863 | 0 | 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 file2006 · 1 incident
2005 · 3 incidents
October 18, 2005
VA · Coal
laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman
HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Red Rooster Resources LLC · Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)
Employee was shoveling coal off of a mining beam that was on the fork lift when the beam caught his right foot mashing his toes.
September 19, 2005
VA · Coal
bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer
SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Red Rooster Resources LLC · Fall from machine
Employee was standing on the hose chain of the Highwall Miner and as he was stepping off onto a support beam he slipped and fell a distance of approximately three (3) feet.
September 9, 2005
VA · Coal
laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman
HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Red Rooster Resources LLC · Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)
Employee was lifting a piece of metal (1/4"x30"x42") and as he lay it down it caught the side and little finger on the left hand.