Mining Incidents

Birch River Plant No. 1 Coal

Controlled by Matthew Ashley
Werth, Nicholas County, WV  ·  Temporarily Idled
MSHA Mine ID: 4602186

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
5
Years on record
2002–2011
Latest incident
Feb 2011
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2002
98
citations
20
significant & substantial
$20,127
proposed penalties
$15,727
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
2015 Q3 0 0 0
2014 Q2 48 0 0 0.0
2013 Q4 88 0 0 0.0
2013 Q2 136 0 0 0.0
2013 Q1 295 2 0 6779.7
2012 Q4 0 0 0
2012 Q2 936 0 0 0.0
2011 Q4 5,323 0 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

5 on file

2011 · 1 incident

February 22, 2011 WV · Coal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver POWERED HAULAGE
Atlantic Leaseco, LLC · Struck against a moving object

Coming down hill to prop plant was about 75-100 ft from bottom of hill truck broke lose could not stop hit bank and over turned.

2008 · 1 incident

April 11, 2008 WV · Coal electrician, lineman POWERED HAULAGE
Atlantic Leaseco, LLC · Fall from machine

EE was hauling concrete up to the scale house with fork lift, when the fork lift ran out of fuel, lift started to roll backwards down the road. EE said he started hitting buttons trying to set park brake when lift didn't stop, EE took off seat belt and stepped off lift. EE then fell backwards hitting his head and lower back.

2007 · 1 incident

June 26, 2007 WV · Coal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver POWERED HAULAGE
Atlantic Leaseco, LLC · Struck against a moving object

The 988B operator was going around a parked D & S truck. As he started around, a tractor-trailer was coming the other way. The back end of the trailer was about to hit the back of the loader. The loader operator steered the loader so he would not get hit. The bucket then went into the side of the parked D & S truck ripping off the hydraulic tank, steps & put a hole in the bed.

2006 · 1 incident

October 17, 2006 WV · Coal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Atlantic Leaseco, LLC · Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Lifting up small cable hoist with plant hoist. Small hoist rolled over pinching right hand pinky finger against plant hoist hook.

2002 · 1 incident

August 5, 2002 WV · Coal welder (shop) HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Gauley Eagle Holdings, Inc. · Over-exertion in lifting objects

EMPLOYEE PICKED UP END OF 1/4 INCH AIR LINE WITH AIR CHUCK ATTACHED AS TO AIR A TIRE. HE STATED HE FELT A TINGLE IN HIS BACK.