Mining Incidents

DM 24 - Bench Coal

Coeburn, Wise County, VA  ·  Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 4407141

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
1
Years on record
2006
Latest incident
Aug 2006
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2005
42
citations
22
significant & substantial
$4,544
proposed penalties
$4,544
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 Q3 0 0 0
2007 Q1 10,335 5 2 483.8
2006 Q3 0 12 9
2005 Q4 9,535 22 11 2307.3
Quarters under 100,000 reported hours are greyed: too few hours for a stable rate.
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

1 on file

2006 · 1 incident

August 22, 2006 VA · Coal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Carbon River Coal Corporation · Fall to the walkway or working surface

Employee was climbing off 980 coal loader when he lost his footing and fell to the ground and injured his back.