Mining Incidents

3 Pole Coal

Controlled by Metinvest B V
Hurley, Buchanan County, VA  ·  Temporarily Idled
MSHA Mine ID: 4407254

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
8
Years on record
2009–2014
Latest incident
Aug 2014
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2009
165
citations
59
significant & substantial
$145,383
proposed penalties
$108,305
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
2019 Q3 0 0 0
2018 Q3 0 0 0
2018 Q1 400 0 0 0.0
2017 Q3 210 1 0 4761.9
2017 Q2 230 0 0 0.0
2016 Q1 23,749 3 1 126.3
2015 Q4 25,325 0 0 0.0
2015 Q2 25,138 3 1 119.3
Quarters under 100,000 reported hours are greyed: too few hours for a stable rate.
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

8 on file

2014 · 1 incident

August 19, 2014 VA · Coal greaser, grease man, oiler, lube man, dragline oiler SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Surface Minerals Company · Fall down stairs

Employee was walking down the steps of the filter trailer and fell when he got to the bottom step and turned his ankle, resulting in an ankle sprain and small chip to a bone in the ankle.

2013 · 2 incidents

October 26, 2013 VA · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech MACHINERY
Surface Minerals Company · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Employee was grinding on a welded spot when the hand grinder jumped and hit him on the left hand between the pointer and middle finger causing a laceration that required sutures.

March 8, 2013 VA · Coal greaser, grease man, oiler, lube man, dragline oiler SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Surface Minerals Company · Fall onto or against objects

As employee stepped off of the Lube truck his foot slipped and he fell into the ladder on the used oil tank causing a laceration to his left ear that took sutures to close the cut. He was in the process of emptying the used oil tank on the truck into the ground tank. He reported to full work on his next scheduled shift.

2012 · 2 incidents

August 2, 2012 VA · Coal supply man, nipper SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Surface Minerals Company · Fall to the walkway or working surface

Employee was unloading supplies when cutting blades for a grader started shifting. He stepped to get in the clear and tripped over a hydraulic unit, falling to the ground catching his fall with his left hand causing a hair line fracture. He is continuing working his regular job.

June 1, 2012 VA · Coal outside foreman, leadman OTHER
Surface Minerals Company · (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Employee passed out as he exited truck.Worker saw him covered with mud.No injury occurred.No exposure to toxic hazards.Went to hospital for heart tests found nothing.Was admitted due to infection & given antibiotics.Was taking antibiotics prior to incident.Reporting this as occupational illness MSHA says we must.We do not agree this is reportable would like it removed from record.

2011 · 1 incident

May 26, 2011 VA · Coal FIRE
Surface Minerals Company · Accident type, without injuries

A fire was discovered in a day box on a powder truck as a shot bench was being loaded. A brush/tree fire was located near the loading site which may have been the ignition source. No injuries occurred in this incident.

2010 · 1 incident

February 26, 2010 VA · Coal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Surface Minerals Company · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EE was inserting a wire into a Bunch Block using a stainless steel razor knife, when it slipped and cut his right index finger. The cut required 5 stitches.

2009 · 1 incident

October 19, 2009 VA · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Surface Minerals Company · Over-exertion in pulling or pushing objects

The employee was standing on top of a loader with a rope in his hand that was tied to a drive line underneath the loader. As he was pulling on the rope he felt pain in his back. He continued to work and on 11-30-09 he was taken off work to start 2-3 weeks of therapy and is still missing work.