Mining Incidents

Low Splint A Mine Coal

Appalachia, Wise County, VA  ·  Abandoned and Sealed
MSHA Mine ID: 4407189

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
22
Years on record
2007–2012
Latest incident
Jul 2012
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2007
483
citations
122
significant & substantial
$757,914
proposed penalties
$431,544
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
2012 Q3 1,794 2 0 1114.8
2012 Q2 33,336 19 8 570.0
2012 Q1 2,108 38 6 18026.6
2011 Q4 2,160 29 7 13425.9
2011 Q2 25,634 15 2 585.2
2010 Q4 23,804 8 3 336.1
2010 Q3 1,537 38 15 24723.5
2010 Q2 24,681 19 6 769.8
Quarters under 100,000 reported hours are greyed: too few hours for a stable rate.
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

22 on file

2012 · 4 incidents

July 10, 2012 VA · Coal FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
Mill Branch Coal Corporation · Accident type, without injuries

roof fall was found by m.s.h.a outby survey station 1593 in the primary escape way for the 001 mmu could not see the distance the height of the fall appears to be above the anchorage zone.

April 22, 2012 VA · Coal FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
Mill Branch Coal Corporation · Accident type, without injuries

Roof fall was discovered on 4/22/2012 two breaks inby SS#1553 in #5 entry. Fall was approximately 7' high by 20' wide by 60' long. Fell from #5 entry over to #6 entry. This area was developed with 6' fully grouted roof bolts on about 5/8/2011. Fall is 2800' outby working section.

February 1, 2012 VA · Coal laborer, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, roof trimmer/scaler POWERED HAULAGE
Mill Branch Coal Corporation · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

While hooking up water car, Lo-trac operator trammed machine backward pinching employee against water car. at x-cut #63 on #4 belt travel way, SS# 1364.

2011 · 2 incidents

November 18, 2011 VA · Coal roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs) MACHINERY
Mill Branch Coal Corporation · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

Employee was loading glue on roof bolter when operator moved bolter and ran over his foot. Glue was being moved to the operator tray.

July 9, 2011 VA · Coal roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs) MACHINERY
Mill Branch Coal Corporation · Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EE was cleaning out the cyclone on roof bolter- another operator set stab jack while ee had his arm in cyclone

2010 · 7 incidents

August 17, 2010 VA · Coal laborer, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, roof trimmer/scaler HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Mill Branch Coal Corporation · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

The individual was loading crib blocks in the scoop bucket when he caught his left ring finger between the crib block and the scoop bucket. The Individual is a contract EE (Bates Contracting) This is a medical treatment only. There were no lost time or restricted work days.

August 3, 2010 VA · Coal continuous miner operator, coal mole operator MACHINERY
Mill Branch Coal Corporation · Struck by flying object

The individual was tramming the continuous miner over a piece of coal. The coal burst and a piece flew up and hit the individual in the mouth breaking a tooth. This is a medical only with no lost or restricted work days.

June 29, 2010 VA · Coal FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
Mill Branch Coal Corporation · Accident type, without injuries

A fall was discovered in the No. 6 entry of No. 2 Northwest at survey station no. 736. The fall was approx. 3500 ft outby the working section and measured approx. 7' high x 70' long x 20' wide. There was no equipment or injuries involved. The fall will not be cleaned up.

June 29, 2010 VA · Coal FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
Mill Branch Coal Corporation · Accident type, without injuries

A fall was discovered in the No. 6 entry of No.2 southwest at survey station no. 287. the fall was spprox. 6000 feet outby the active section and measured approx. 6 1/2 ft high x 20' wide x 40' long. There was no equipment or injuries involved. The fall will not be cleaned up.

June 15, 2010 VA · Coal roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs) FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
Mill Branch Coal Corporation · Struck by falling object

The individual was installing a rib bracket when a piece of draw rock fell and struck his right arm. This resulted in a laceration which required sutures.

April 13, 2010 VA · Coal FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
Mill Branch Coal Corporation · Accident type, without injuries

While conducting second mining with 4 MRS, a fall occurred in the belt heading after taking a right hand "lift" trapping 2 MRS. The fall was located just inby SS 905 and is approximately 15" high x 20' long x 30' wide. There were no injuries and no interruption of ventilation with 2 MRS affected.

January 26, 2010 VA · Coal FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
Mill Branch Coal Corporation · Accident type, without injuries

A roof fall was found in the #6 entry of #1 NW mains one break inby SS #105. The fall was found at 1:45am on 1/26/10. The fall measured approx 5 1/2'H x 19'W x 60'L. The fall did not interrupt ventilation nor was any equipment caught. The fall will not be cleaned up and will be breakered off.

2009 · 3 incidents

July 13, 2009 VA · Coal roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs) MACHINERY
Mill Branch Coal Corporation · Caught in, under or between running or meshing objects

The individual was operating a roof bolting machine. He had his hand positioned on the boom lift of the roof bolting machine. As he raised the drill head on the machine, he caught the tip of his right ring finger. The tip of his finger was surgically removed by the physician.

May 15, 2009 VA · Coal roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs) FALL OF FACE/RIB/PILLAR/SIDE/HIGHWALL
Mill Branch Coal Corporation · Struck against stationary object

The employee was installing the first rib bolt in the bolting sequence when the coal rib rolled and pushed him into the drill head which was in the raised position. This caused a twist motion which strained his lower back and hip.

April 5, 2009 VA · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Mill Branch Coal Corporation · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

The individual was hanging and securing a 6" water line. He was putting a hanger around the waterline when the come-a-long that was supporting the water line slipped and caught his thumb in the hanger. This resulted in a laceration which required sutures.

2008 · 4 incidents

March 19, 2008 VA · Coal FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
Mill Branch Coal Corporation · Accident type, without injuries

A fall was discovered in the 1 southwest set of entries. the fall was located in the cross cut located between the No. 5 and No. 6 entries adjacent to survey station No. 198. The fall measured approximately 5' high by 15' wide by 50' long. Tthere were no injuries or equipment involved. Ventilation not affected.

February 13, 2008 VA · Coal laborer, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, roof trimmer/scaler HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Mill Branch Coal Corporation · Struck by falling object

Drill steel stuck in roof top and bent. When employee reached up and pulled on drill steel, it broke hitting employee's thumb.

January 14, 2008 VA · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech FALL OF FACE/RIB/PILLAR/SIDE/HIGHWALL
Mill Branch Coal Corporation · Struck by falling object

The individual was working on the No. 4 conveyor belt take-up unit when rib rolled and knocked him to the ground. This resulted in fracture of his lower right leg.

January 8, 2008 VA · Coal FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
Mill Branch Coal Corporation · Accident type, without injuries

A roof fall was discovered in the crosscut between the no. 6 & 7 entries of No. 1 southwest mains adjacent to survey station no. 198. The fall is approx 3000 feet outby the mmu 001-0 and measures approx. 48 feet long x 15 feet wide x 7 feet high. There were no injuries or equipment involved. Ventilaiton was not affected.

2007 · 2 incidents

September 27, 2007 VA · Coal FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
Mill Branch Coal Corporation · Accident type, without injuries

A roof fall was discovered in the #5 entry of #1 northwest about 50' inby survey station #148. The fall measured approx 20' long X 10' wide X 5' thick. There were no injuries. Ventilation and passage of miners was not affected. The fall will not be cleaned up. There was no equipment involved.

April 24, 2007 VA · Coal roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs) HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Mill Branch Coal Corporation · Over-exertion in pulling or pushing objects

EE was in the process of installing a roof bolt. He drilled a hole, inserted the resin and bolt into the hole. Due to mining height, the bolt had been bent prior to inserting it in the hole. He inserted the top part of the bolt in the hole and as he pushed on the bolt to straighten it out, He strained his back.