Mining Incidents

Marker Portal Mine Coal

Appalachia, Wise County, VA  ·  Abandoned and Sealed
MSHA Mine ID: 4407237

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
12
Years on record
2009
Latest incident
Aug 2009
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2008
160
citations
48
significant & substantial
$30,366
proposed penalties
$26,164
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 18,444 15 5 813.3
2009 Q2 1,374 62 18 45123.7
2008 Q4 21,309 28 8 1314.0
Quarters under 100,000 reported hours are greyed: too few hours for a stable rate.
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

12 on file

2009 · 12 incidents

August 26, 2009 VA · Coal roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs) HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Bluff Spur Coal Corporation · Struck against stationary object

The individual was removing drill steel from roof bolt hole and struck his right elbow on the canopy post.

August 14, 2009 VA · Coal electrician, lineman HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Bluff Spur Coal Corporation · Over-exertion in pulling or pushing objects

Individual was stretching out 2/0 cable when a loop of cable flipped over causing the cable to twist his wrist.

July 7, 2009 VA · Coal FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
Bluff Spur Coal Corporation · Accident type, without injuries

A fall was discovered in the worked out No. 1 Northeast macker panel. The fall was in the No.2 return entry at survey station No. 6507 and mneasured approx. 20' long x 20' wide x 6' thick. There were no injuries or equipment involved. The fall will not be cleaned.

July 7, 2009 VA · Coal FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
Bluff Spur Coal Corporation · Accident type, without injuries

A fall was discovered in the worked out No. 1 Northeast marker panel. The fall was in the No. 2 return entry at survey station No. 6527 and measured approximately 20' long x 20' wide x 6' high. There were no injuries or equipment involved. The fall will not be cleaned up.

July 6, 2009 VA · Coal roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs) FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
Bluff Spur Coal Corporation · Struck by falling object

The individual was installing a roof bolt when a piece of draw rock fell. The draw rock struck the edge of the tray of the roof bolting machine which caused the rock to break. A piece of the rock struck the individual's left wrist.

July 1, 2009 VA · Coal continuous miner operator, coal mole operator FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
Bluff Spur Coal Corporation · Struck by falling object

The employee was operating a continuous mining machine when a piece of draw rock fell out between roof bolts. The rock struck him on top of his head and bent his neck forward resulting in a strain to his neck.

June 13, 2009 VA · Coal laborer, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, roof trimmer/scaler HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Bluff Spur Coal Corporation · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

The individual was installing a new cable (wire) on a conveyor belt take-up unit and strained his right shoulder.

June 13, 2009 VA · Coal roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs) MACHINERY
Bluff Spur Coal Corporation · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

The injured was operating a roof bolting machine and was raising the drill head up to the drill steel, when he caught his right hand btween the drill head chuch and the drill steel. This resulted in a laceration, which required sutures.

May 26, 2009 VA · Coal electrician, lineman HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Bluff Spur Coal Corporation · Over-exertion in lifting objects

The injured was changing the drive chain on #5 drive and strained right shoulder when lifting a 60 drive chain to place on belt drive gears. The injured did not miss work but is scheduled for shoulder surgery on 7/31/09.

April 27, 2009 VA · Coal FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
Bluff Spur Coal Corporation · Accident type, without injuries

A fall was discovered in the No. 1 entry of the 1-left panel off 1 East marker at survey station No. 6600. The fall measured approximately 25' long by 7' thick by 17' wide. There were no injuries or equipment involved. The fall was approximately 650' outby the MMU 001-0 and will not be cleaned up.

March 31, 2009 VA · Coal laborer, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, roof trimmer/scaler HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Bluff Spur Coal Corporation · Over-exertion in pulling or pushing objects

The individual was helping slide a spool of shuttle car cable in to the scoop bucket and experienced pain in his right shoulder.

March 10, 2009 VA · Coal roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs) HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Bluff Spur Coal Corporation · Over-exertion in pulling or pushing objects

The individual was opening an air lock door, which is located on the mine travelway, and felt a pull in his lower back. He did not miss work or go to a physician until 5/19/09. The physician recently determined that the individual has a hernia. The operator was not aware that this was job related until 6/25/09.