Mining Incidents

Slaughter Creek Prep Plant Coal

Controlled by Ashley N Ward
Cabin Creek, Kanawha County, WV  ·  Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 4604718

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
11
Years on record
2003–2013
Latest incident
Sep 2013
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2003
211
citations
65
significant & substantial
$60,079
proposed penalties
$53,578
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
2018 Q1 0 0 0
2016 Q4 0 0 0
2016 Q3 82 0 0 0.0
2015 Q4 520 0 0 0.0
2015 Q3 520 3 0 5769.2
2015 Q1 1,359 4 0 2943.3
2014 Q4 2,007 0 0 0.0
2014 Q3 480 18 3 37500.0
Quarters under 100,000 reported hours are greyed: too few hours for a stable rate.
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

11 on file

2013 · 2 incidents

September 24, 2013 WV · Coal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Hanover Resources LLC · Over-exertion in lifting objects

Employee and witnesses were changing inline mixers on slurry line feeding #1 belt press. After completing the job, employee was cleaning up old pipe. When he lifted a piece of pipe that was 6" and approximately 4' long, he felt something tear in his left bicep.

January 31, 2013 WV · Coal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer OTHER
Hanover Resources LLC · Bodily reaction, (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Employee alleges that on 01/31/13 his right knee "exploded" while walking and carrying something for an electrician. He did not complete an accident report. He notified his supervisor on 02/01/13 that he sought medical treatment. The worker's comp paperwork employee completed on 01/31/13 reports a DOI of 12/19/12.

2011 · 2 incidents

October 24, 2011 WV · Coal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Hanover Resources LLC · Fall onto or against objects

Employee was working on a piece of equipment when his foot slipped and scraped his shin.

2008 · 1 incident

October 13, 2008 WV · Coal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Hanover Resources LLC · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

After replacing a 4" hose on a clean up pump two ee's were putting the grating over the sump. As the grating went into place the hose came off of the pump causing the water and mud to hit employee in face filling his eyes with dirt.

2006 · 2 incidents

June 23, 2006 WV · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
New Millennium Technical Services, LLC · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Employee was prying with a spud wrench when it slipped & struck him in the mouth.

2005 · 2 incidents

December 14, 2005 WV · Coal beltman, conveyor man, conveyor belt worker, mobile bridge carrierman, feeder operator, conveyor rider SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Millennium Technical Services,Inc. · Fall from scaffolds, walkways, platforms

REFUSE BELT BROKE, THEY WERE USING EXCAVATOR TO PULL CABLE TO SHEAVE BELT BACK TOGETHER, BUCKET HIT HAND RAIL ON CATWALK & BROKE IT OFF. EMPLOYEE WAS AGAINST HANDRAIL WHEN IT BROKE & HE FELL ABOUT 8'TO THE GROUND.

May 2, 2005 WV · Coal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator MACHINERY
Millennium Technical Services,Inc. · Struck by flying object

Small rock came out of chute and struck employee on forehead, causing a cut.

2003 · 2 incidents

October 27, 2003 WV · Coal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Siata Equipment Company · Fall onto or against objects

EE, WHILE FUELING D-9 DOZER SLIPPED FALLING, HITTING HIS HEAD ON DOZER. HE WAS TAKEN TO HOSPITAL & RECEIVED SOME STITCHES IN HIS FOREHEAD.

September 10, 2003 WV · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech OTHER
Siata Equipment Company · Unclassified, insufficient data

EE CALLED HIS SUPERVISOR ON 9/11/03 TO REPORT THAT HE HAD BEEN INJURED ON THE EVENING SHIFT OF 9/10/03 WHILE REPAIRING A DOZER, HE WENT TO DR. ON 9/11/03 & THEY TOLD HIM THAT HIS KNEE WAS CR ACKED.