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Vindex Energy Coal

Vindex Energy LLC · Facility

Controlled by Arch Resources Inc

Mount Storm, Grant County, WV · Abandoned

MSHA Mine ID: 4602151

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Fatalities: 0
Total incidents: 9
Years on record: 2002–2010
Latest incident: Dec 2010

Compliance record

MSHA citations since 2000

citations

significant & substantial

$5,760

proposed penalties

$5,628

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	Per 1M hrs
2013 Q4	0	1
2013 Q3	1,760	0	0.0
2013 Q2	2,172	0	0.0
2013 Q1	2,056	0	0.0
2012 Q4	1,846	0	0.0
2012 Q3	1,896	1	527.4
2012 Q2	2,052	0	0.0
2012 Q1	1,724	0	0.0

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

2010 · 2 incidents

December 28, 2010 WV · Coal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON

Vindex Energy LLC · Fall onto or against objects

EE was attempting to climb onto the 850 John Deere dozer. He had placed one foot on the step. When he tried to place the 2nd foot on the step, that foot slipped in the snow. He was holding onto the handrail. When his foot slipped, it caused him to twist and fall against the tracks of the dozer, pulling a muscle and pinching a nerve in his back.

October 12, 2010 WV · Coal electrician, lineman HANDLING OF MATERIALS

Vindex Energy LLC · Struck against stationary object

Employee went to trouble shoot a leveling sensor located at the top of a silo. He claimed up the ladder and open the hatch at the top of the silo. When he looked inside a gust of wind caught a hold of the hatch door (30" x 30" x 1/4" steel plate on hinges) striking him in the back of the head causing him to hit the bridge of his nose on the steel frame opening of the hatch.

2007 · 1 incident

February 22, 2007 WV · Coal pumper POWERED HAULAGE

Vindex Energy LLC · Caught in, under or between running or meshing objects

Employee was cleaning the belt take up roller on the plant feed belt with a hammer. His right hand and lower arm got caught and pulled into the roller. This event is under further investigation.

2006 · 3 incidents

November 21, 2006 WV · Coal FIRE

Vindex Energy LLC · Accident type, without injuries

Raw coal stockpile showed signs of heat. A front end loader was brought in to open up and investigate the situation. It was determined that there were several areas that were burning. After further evaluation, it was decided to contact the local fire department for assistance. Hot areas were seperated from the stockpile with mobile equipment and cooled down with water.

August 31, 2006 WV · Coal front-end loader, scraper-loader operator, pan operator, payloader, scraper rig operator HANDLING OF MATERIALS

Vindex Energy LLC · Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Employee exited loader to dislodge material stuck in grizzly. As he dislodged the material, his middle finger of left hand was injured. Medical treatment included pinning of tip of finger.

March 26, 2006 WV · Coal pumper HANDLING OF MATERIALS

Vindex Energy LLC · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Employee was attempting to hang a trolley on an I beam. The trolley slipped and the employee attempted to catch the trolley as it fell. The employee went to the doctor and has diagnosed as having a rupture that will require surgery.

2005 · 1 incident

November 8, 2005 WV · Coal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)

Vindex Energy LLC · Over-exertion in pulling or pushing objects

Employee was performing maintenance on the belt press. He attempted to lift the end of a roll with a come-a-long when he felt a sharp pain in the right shoulder. The pain persisted the rest of the shift with some tingling in his right arm and hand. He went to the chiropractic doctor the next day.

2003 · 1 incident

January 17, 2003 WV · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech NO VALUE FOUND

Vindex Energy LLC · No Value Found

EE AND CO-WORKER HAD BEEN DISASSEMBLING ROTARY GEAR BOX TO FIND ORIGIN OF PROBLEM. THE COVER PLATE WAS STANDING ON END ON FLOOR OF SHOP WHEN IT WAS EITHER BUMPED OR BRUSHED BY A GEAR ATTACHED TO OVERHEAD CRANE. THE COVER PLATE FELL OVER ON EE'S FOOT, CO-WORKER WAS WASHING A GEAR AT PARTS WASHER WITH HIS BACK TO INJURED EE.

2002 · 1 incident

May 9, 2002 WV · Coal coal sampler SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON

Vindex Energy LLC · Fall to the walkway or working surface

EE WAS WALKING DOWN A BANK TO CHECK THE WATER QUALITY OF THE DISCHARGE FROM A POND. HE SLIPPED ON A WET ROCK AND FELL, FRACTURING A BONE IN HIS LEG.