Employee was placing filter fabric over drain, climbing layers of rock. While climbing, employee rested hand on rock and it moved. Employee fell with rock striking right lower leg and foot. ER exam showed fractured fibula 3in. above ankle.
Flat Rock Plant Coal
Mountaineer Metallurgical Holdings LLC
· Facility
Controlled by
C6 Ventures LLC; Mark Nelson
Honaker,
Russell County,
VA
·
NonProducing
MSHA Mine ID: 4407142
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- Fatalities
- 0
- Total incidents
- 3
- Years on record
- 2009–2019
- Latest incident
- Jan 2019
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2007
136
citations
44
significant & substantial
$92,461
proposed penalties
$47,038
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 Q3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2021 Q2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2021 Q1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2020 Q4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2020 Q3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2020 Q1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2019 Q4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2019 Q3 | 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
3 on file2019 · 1 incident
January 8, 2019
VA · Coal
bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer
SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Blackjewel L.L.C. · Struck by falling object
2017 · 1 incident
March 2, 2017
VA · Coal
prep plant foreman, supervisor, mill plant supervisor, kiln supervisor
HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Blackjewel L.L.C. · Over-exertion in lifting objects
Employee was welding on mixing table box, finished welding one end, EE stood box up in floor to finish welding other side. Box weigh approx. 150 lbs. When standing box up EE felt burning sensation in stomach area near belly button & felt small knot. EE has hernia & had surgery on 04/04/2017. EE is off work until release by doctor.
2009 · 1 incident
November 23, 2009
VA · Coal
prep plant foreman, supervisor, mill plant supervisor, kiln supervisor
SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Harold Keene Coal Company Inc · Fall from ladders
EE was hanging door. Door came loose and knocked ladder from under ee with ee falling to floor.