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Winifrede Dock Coal

Kanawha Eagle Coal, LLC · Facility

Controlled by Patriot Coal Corporation

Winifrede, Kanawha County, WV · Abandoned

MSHA Mine ID: 4603090

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Fatalities: 0
Total incidents: 4
Years on record: 2003–2009
Latest incident: Jan 2009

Compliance record

MSHA citations since 2001

citations

significant & substantial

$9,389

proposed penalties

$9,389

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
2013 Q1	0	0	0
2012 Q4	0	0	0
2012 Q2	5,649	0	0	0.0
2012 Q1	4,802	3	1	624.7
2011 Q2	5,949	5	1	840.5
2010 Q4	1,203	0	0	0.0
2010 Q3	5,094	0	0	0.0
2010 Q2	6,492	10	8	1540.4

Quarters under 100,000 reported hours are greyed: too few hours for a stable rate.

No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

4 on file

2009 · 1 incident

January 24, 2009 WV · Coal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman HANDLING OF MATERIALS

Winifrede Dock LLC · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

EE was going to free door latch on RR car, said he told another EE, who was on other side of car, that he was going to work on latch. Another EE had come into the Bldg and was talking to the other EE at same time, when other EE finished talking, having not heard injured EE, he shut car door with slate bar, pinching injured EE's finger in latch.

2003 · 3 incidents

December 22, 2003 WV · Coal motorman, motor person, swamper, switchman, locomotive operator SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON

Winifrede Dock LLC · Fall from machine

EMPLOYEE APPROACHED LOCOMOTIVE TO BOARD IT AS IT WAS MOVING, WHICH IS NORMAL. HE GRABBED THE HAND HOLDS AND PLACED LEFT FOOT ON STEP TREAD. HIS LEFT FOOT SLIPPED ON ICE ON THE TREAD, SLID TO T HE LEFT, LOST BALANCE AND FELL TO HIS RIGHT KNEE ON THE TREAD, CUTTING HIS RIGHT KNEE. HE HAD TO RELEASE HIS GRIP AND FALL AWAY FROM THE TRAIN.

July 21, 2003 WV · Coal NO VALUE FOUND

Winifrede Dock LLC · No Value Found

EE WAS LYING ON TOP END PLATE ON LOOSE COAL STENCILING MARKINGS ONTO RAILCAR. HE LOST HIS FOOTING ON THE LOOSE COAL AND SLID DOWN A METAL SLOPE OF APPROX. 45 DEGREES FOR A DISTANCE OF ABOU T 6 TO 8 FEET. HE SUSTAINED A SPRAIN /STRAIN TO RIGHT KNEE AND SPINE ACCORDING TO MEDICAL EXAM. HE HAD BEEN INSTRUCTED TO ALWAYS USE A LADDER WHEN STENCILING.

April 23, 2003 WV · Coal welder (shop) HANDLING OF MATERIALS

Winifrede Dock LLC · Struck by flying object

EE was welding the side of a rairoad car on ladder. he came down ladder to start another task. he removed his welding hood, hard hat and safety glasses to wipe sweat from forehead. while wiping sweat, a hard shelled bug flew into eye. he worked until 1130 am and then went home. approx. 6 pm. he went to er for eye pain dr's instructions were to take off work on 4-24.