Mining Incidents

Looney Creek Marker Mine Coal

Appalachia, Wise County, VA  ·  Abandoned and Sealed
MSHA Mine ID: 4407251

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
9
Years on record
2010–2012
Latest incident
Jan 2012
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2009
213
citations
69
significant & substantial
$116,630
proposed penalties
$83,484
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 581 0 0 0.0
2012 Q2 0 1 0
2012 Q1 330 1 0 3030.3
2011 Q4 1,841 27 12 14665.9
2011 Q3 28,550 17 4 595.4
2011 Q2 2,038 14 4 6869.5
2011 Q1 2,435 26 9 10677.6
2010 Q4 24,970 16 2 640.8
Quarters under 100,000 reported hours are greyed: too few hours for a stable rate.
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

9 on file

2012 · 1 incident

January 6, 2012 VA · Coal laborer, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, roof trimmer/scaler HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Guest Mountain Mining Corporation · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

Employee was loading augaline, sliding line forward pinching finger between augaline and coupling causing a laceration to his finger.

2011 · 3 incidents

September 14, 2011 VA · Coal FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
Guest Mountain Mining Corporation · Accident type, without injuries

The weekly examination was being performed when the foreman, EE, found a roof fall in the (A LEFT)panel one break inby spad #552. The foreman timbered all sides of the fall and dangered off the area. Additional timbers were set in nearby entries around the fall.

September 1, 2011 VA · Coal discontinued 1/31/2014. several other codes cover scoop car operator FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
Guest Mountain Mining Corporation · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

While employee was installing roof bolt a piece of rock fell, hitting the pan and plate pinching left hand against wrench bruising middle and index fingers.

January 3, 2011 VA · Coal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Guest Mountain Mining Corporation · Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)

The EE was loading I-Beams into the scoop bucket when the back end of the I-Beam kicked around and caught his finger between the beams. The injury required sutures but there were no lost or restricted work days.

2010 · 5 incidents

June 16, 2010 VA · Coal continuous miner operator, coal mole operator HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Guest Mountain Mining Corporation · Over-exertion in lifting objects

The employee was moving the cable to the continuous mining machine out of the roadway and felt pain in his upper abdomen. He continued to work his regular job. but during a dr's visit on june 29 2010 it was determined that he had a hernia of his upper abdomen.

April 30, 2010 VA · Coal beltman, conveyor man, conveyor belt worker, mobile bridge carrierman, feeder operator, conveyor rider SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Guest Mountain Mining Corporation · Fall onto or against objects

EE slipped on a rock falling backwards and hitting his left shoulder on an anchor pin at the #4 belt drive.

January 25, 2010 VA · Coal bull gang foreman, labor foreman, leadman, section foreman, shift boss HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Guest Mountain Mining Corporation · Over-exertion in lifting objects

The individual was raising a 3.2 hp submersible pump to adjust the hanger straps. The pump slipped and dropped. The individual experienced sharp pain in lower left abdomen. No lost or restricted days at this time. Surgery will be scheduled to repair the hernia.

January 20, 2010 VA · Coal shuttle car operator, mantrip operator, ramcar operator, rail runner, buggy operator FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
Guest Mountain Mining Corporation · Struck by falling object

The individual was haying the miner cable and water line when a piece of draw rock fell striking him on top of the left foot.