Mining Incidents

Preacher Creek Strip Coal

Controlled by James C Justice III
Appalachia, Wise County, VA  ·  Temporarily Idled
MSHA Mine ID: 4407160

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
10
Years on record
2006–2015
Latest incident
Apr 2015
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2006
251
citations
77
significant & substantial
$204,424
proposed penalties
$156,999
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
2025 Q4 1,210 0 0 0.0
2025 Q1 2,600 7 3 2692.3
2024 Q4 2,762 0 0 0.0
2024 Q3 2,855 5 0 1751.3
2023 Q4 0 0 0
2023 Q1 0 0 0
2022 Q3 0 0 0
2020 Q2 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

10 on file

2015 · 1 incident

April 29, 2015 VA · Coal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver POWERED HAULAGE
A & G Coal Corporation · Struck against a moving object

Employee was operating a CAT-777D Hauler. He stated the bed of the truck came down & hit the frame of the truck hard, causing it to shake him.

2012 · 1 incident

January 3, 2012 VA · Coal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
A & G Coal Corporation · Fall from machine

Employee slipped off the bumper of the fuel truck and fell on the ground injuring his left shoulder. Worked light duty, now missing time {01-16-2012}

2009 · 4 incidents

October 21, 2009 VA · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
A & G Coal Corporation · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EE was cutting a piece of water hose with a pocket knife and cut the top of his left thumb nail. Did not miss work, cut required stitches.

March 25, 2009 VA · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
A & G Coal Corporation · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Employee was putting drive line bolts back in a 980G loader. The rachet slipped off the bolt head, striking the employee on the left side of his nose and corner of his left eye. (stitches)

March 11, 2009 VA · Coal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer HANDLING OF MATERIALS
A & G Coal Corporation · Over-exertion in pulling or pushing objects

EE was tightening the tire chains on MG-11 and felt something pul in his right shoulder.

February 4, 2009 VA · Coal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
A & G Coal Corporation · Fall to the walkway or working surface

Employee was hooking a chain, slipped on the ice and fell on his left shoulder. Note: Did not know the employee lost time until 2/16/09

2008 · 1 incident

September 12, 2008 VA · Coal FIRE
A & G Coal Corporation · Accident type, without injuries

This is a non-injury accident. A D-11-R CAT dozer caught on fire and burned longer that 30 minutes. No injury to employee. Fire started between shifts, was found burning by the service man. Fire department was called and they put out the fire.

2007 · 2 incidents

October 17, 2007 VA · Coal front-end loader, scraper-loader operator, pan operator, payloader, scraper rig operator HANDLING OF MATERIALS
A & G Coal Corporation · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Employee opened the door to enter the cab of a 980 loader. The door swung open hitting him in the left elbow. He did not seek medical attention until 10-18-07.

May 23, 2007 VA · Coal rotary bucket excavator operator HANDLING OF MATERIALS
A & G Coal Corporation · Struck against stationary object

EE was driving a pin into his excavator track & hit his little finger on the right hand on the track. Mashed his finger & lost his finger nail. Required stitches.

2006 · 1 incident

August 18, 2006 VA · Coal auger operator, auger crew supervisor POWERED HAULAGE
A & G Coal Corporation · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

Employee was putting auger back together, while picking up skid with boom truck, the skid slipped & pinched fingers on left hand & broke left ring finger.