Big Branch #1 Coal

Robert Clear Coal Corporation · Surface

Controlled by Robert L Clear

Coeburn, Wise County, VA · Abandoned

MSHA Mine ID: 4407185

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Compliance record

MSHA citations since 2006

citations

significant & substantial

$54,602

proposed penalties

$51,902

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
2009 Q3	0	0	0
2009 Q2	0	0	0
2009 Q1	810	0	0	0.0
2008 Q4	0	0	0
2008 Q3	1,968	0	0	0.0
2008 Q2	3,433	12	4	3495.5
2008 Q1	3,037	2	2	658.5
2007 Q4	2,534	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.

3 on file

March 8, 2007 VA · Coal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON

Loader blew a hose, leaked oil, causing a fire. The EE panicked and jumped off loader, injuring his knee.

February 17, 2007 VA · Coal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver POWERED HAULAGE

Robert Clear Coal Corporation · Struck against a moving object

Loader operator dropped bucket onto back dump hauler truck, jerking the hauler truck operator.

February 12, 2007 VA · Coal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON

Employee on D8N dozer cleaning windshield, slipped, fell fractured bone in leg.