Mining Incidents

Guest Mtn. No. 5 Coal

Mill Branch Coal Corp · Underground
Appalachia, Wise County, VA  ·  Abandoned and Sealed
MSHA Mine ID: 4407138

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
20
Years on record
2006–2014
Latest incident
Mar 2014
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2006
513
citations
131
significant & substantial
$240,522
proposed penalties
$190,400
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
2014 Q2 0 0 0
2013 Q4 6,236 2 0 320.7
2013 Q3 2,789 24 10 8605.2
2013 Q2 9,064 4 2 441.3
2013 Q1 0 2 0
2012 Q3 498 0 0 0.0
2012 Q2 1,032 5 1 4845.0
2012 Q1 6,080 2 0 328.9
Quarters under 100,000 reported hours are greyed: too few hours for a stable rate.
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

20 on file

2014 · 4 incidents

March 17, 2014 VA · Coal clerk, timekeeper, office worker, director of sales DISORDERS (REPEATED TRAUMA)
Mill Branch Coal Corp · (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Received a hearing loss diagnosis on 3/17/2014 for employee.

March 6, 2014 VA · Coal electrician, lineman DISORDERS (REPEATED TRAUMA)
Mill Branch Coal Corp · (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Received a hearing loss diagnosis for employee on 3/6/2014.

March 6, 2014 VA · Coal electrician, lineman DUST DISEASE OF LUNGS
Mill Branch Coal Corp · Inhalation of radiations, caustics, toxic and noxious substances

Received a CWP diagnosis for employee on 3/6/2014.

January 24, 2014 VA · Coal clerk, timekeeper, office worker, director of sales DUST DISEASE OF LUNGS
Mill Branch Coal Corp · Inhalation of radiations, caustics, toxic and noxious substances

Received a CWP diagnosis on 1/24/2014 for employee.

2011 · 6 incidents

December 16, 2011 VA · Coal roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs) HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Guest Mountain Mining Corporation · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Drill steel was hung in the drill chuck, employee struck drill steel with wrench and it came back striking employee above the left eye causing a laceration.

August 15, 2011 VA · Coal beltman, conveyor man, conveyor belt worker, mobile bridge carrierman, feeder operator, conveyor rider HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Guest Mountain Mining Corporation · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

The Lo Trac operator was checking the fluids on his equipment. When the operator raised the engine hatch to check the fluids, he secured the hatch with a rope hanger. The rope hanger came loose causing the hatch to fall on the operator's left hand resulting in a fractured thumb.

April 12, 2011 VA · Coal laborer, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, roof trimmer/scaler HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Guest Mountain Mining Corporation · Over-exertion in pulling or pushing objects

The individual was trying to pull a piece of ventilation curtain on a mud hole. He was pulling with both hands when his left hand slipped and caused him to strain his right shoulder.

February 21, 2011 VA · Coal roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs) MACHINERY
Guest Mountain Mining Corporation · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

The employee was pushing a rock out of the way with the stab jack on the roof bolter. The rock either broke or the stab jack slipped over top of the rock, causing the drill head to move forward quickly catching his left thumb between the drill steel and the canopy post.

February 16, 2011 VA · Coal examiner, fire boss, pre-shift examiner, mine examiner HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Guest Mountain Mining Corporation · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

The individual was putting an end on an extension cord and cut his thumb resulting in a laceration that required stitches. This is a medical only report with no lost or restricted work days.

2010 · 3 incidents

December 29, 2010 VA · Coal electrician, lineman HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Guest Mountain Mining Corporation · Fall onto or against objects

While the individual was tightening the wheel on the shuttle car, the ratchet slipped causing him to lose balance and fall hitting his mouth on the fender resulting in two chipped teeth. There were no lost or restricted days and he has not sought treatment.

November 10, 2010 VA · Coal continuous miner operator, coal mole operator HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Guest Mountain Mining Corporation · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

The individual pulled a pallet off the Lo Trac fork lift and mashed the ring finger on his left hand. He developed staff infection and was hospitalized.

February 22, 2010 VA · Coal roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs) SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Guest Mountain Mining Corporation · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

The individual was walking to the rear of the roof hitting machine when he stepped on an area of irregular bottom and twisted his knee.

2009 · 5 incidents

December 5, 2009 VA · Coal electrician, lineman MACHINERY
Guest Mountain Mining Corporation · Struck by flying object

The EE was observing the operation of the CM when a piece of rock and coal came off the head of the CM and struck him in the left eye. Some material was embedded in his eye and had to be removed. This is a medical only treatment. No lost or restricted work days.

October 17, 2009 VA · Coal roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs) FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
Guest Mountain Mining Corporation · Struck by falling object

While cleaning rock off the drill head of the roof bolter a piece of draw rock fell from between the bolts hitting the individual on the right shoulder and lower back.

August 19, 2009 VA · Coal bull gang foreman, labor foreman, leadman, section foreman, shift boss MACHINERY
Guest Mountain Mining Corporation · Struck by powered moving object

The individual had his back to roof bolter waiting on miner to exit #5 entry. When miner trammed out of the way, the roof bolter trammed forward with the T-bar of the roof bolter catching the toes on the right foot.

April 29, 2009 VA · Coal roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs) FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
Guest Mountain Mining Corporation · Struck by falling object

EE was operating roof bolter, rock fell from roof, striking EE on left hand. To correct the problem, EE was told to keep hand off of drill head and observe top before starting to bolt.

April 14, 2009 VA · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Guest Mountain Mining Corporation · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

The employee was changing the operator's side feed cylinder on a roof bolting machine. A come-a-long hoist was hooked to the machine's boom and a roof support plate. The hook came loose from the roof support plate and the boom fell catching his arm.

2008 · 1 incident

September 20, 2008 VA · Coal shuttle car operator, mantrip operator, ramcar operator, rail runner, buggy operator HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Guest Mountain Mining Corporation · Over-exertion in lifting objects

The employee, along with another person, was hanging the power cable to the continuous mining machine and felt pain in his lower back when he lifted the cable.

2006 · 1 incident

October 16, 2006 VA · Coal continuous miner helper, coal mole helper, bridgeman SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Hubble Mining Co., LLC · Fall to the walkway or working surface

While pulling miner cable, feet flew out & caught himself with his left wrist.