Mining Incidents

Baylor Mine Coal

Eccles, Raleigh County, WV  ·  Abandoned and Sealed
MSHA Mine ID: 4605592

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Fatalities
1
Total incidents
35
Years on record
2000–2002
Latest incident
May 2002
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2000
317
citations
179
significant & substantial
$44,917
proposed penalties
$31,141
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
2004 Q1 0 1 0
2002 Q4 2,914 3 1 1029.5
2002 Q3 0 7 0
2002 Q1 12,697 15 6 1181.4
2001 Q4 19,920 29 22 1455.8
2001 Q3 13,760 59 31 4287.8
2001 Q2 22,217 33 16 1485.3
2001 Q1 38,448 28 15 728.3
Quarters under 100,000 reported hours are greyed: too few hours for a stable rate.

Fatalities at this mine

1 recorded
May 29, 2001 WV · Coal section foreman, bullgang foreman, labor foreman, leadman, shift boss Fatality · FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
Baylor Mining Inc · Struck by falling object

CONTINUOUS MINER EXTRACTED ONE LIFT OUT OF PILLAR, BLOCK #12. AS EE AND C0-WORKER ATTEMPTED TO INSTALL THE FIRST POST, THE ROOF FELL, RODE OVER THE BREAKER POST STRIKING HIM, CAUSING FATAL INJ URIES.

Reportable incidents

34 on file (excluding fatalities above)

2002 · 3 incidents

May 20, 2002 WV · Coal FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
Teddy Coal Company · Accident type, without injuries

ROOF FELL ABOVE ANCHORAGE, NORTHWEST MAINS #5 SEAL SPAD #209, INTERSECTION, FALL MEASURED APPROX 50 FT BY 35 FT BY 4.5 FT. APPROXIMATELY 5800 FT OUT BY TEDDY MAINS WORKING STATION.

April 24, 2002 WV · Coal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Teddy Coal Company · Fall from ladders

EE SLIPPED OFF LADDER AND FELL TO GROUND AND STRUCK HIS LEFT ELBOW AND BACK OF HIS HEAD.

March 18, 2002 WV · Coal shuttle car operator, mantrip operator, ramcar operator, rail runner, buggy operator SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Teddy Coal Company · Fall to lower level, (Not Elsewhere Classified)

STEPPED IN A HOLE WHILE SHOVELING #5 BELT. EE DID NOT REPORT INJURY UNTIL 3-21-02, ALSO WITNESS STATES HE DID NOT SEE INJURY.

2001 · 4 incidents

October 25, 2001 WV · Coal electrician, lineman HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Eccles Energy Inc · Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)

LEFT INDEX FINGER BROKE BEHIND FIRST KNUCKLE, WITH FINGER ALMOST CUT OFF, WORKING ON 2 WHEEL RIDE AND BATTERY LID FELL ON HAND.

August 27, 2001 WV · Coal shuttle car operator, mantrip operator, ramcar operator, rail runner, buggy operator HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Eccles Energy Inc · Over-exertion in lifting objects

EE WAS CARRYING STRUCTURE AND HURT HIS BACK ACCIDENT REPORT WAS NOT RECIEVED UNTIL 9-18-01.

May 7, 2001 WV · Coal electrician, lineman HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Baylor Mining Inc · Absorption of radiations, caustics, toxic and noxious substances

EMPLOYEE WAS CARRYING A BATTERY CELL FROM A SET OF BATTERIES, AS HE BENT DOWN TO SET THE CELL ON THE MINE FLOOR, IT SLIPPED OUT OF THE HANDS, AND AS IT HIT THE FLOOR, THE ACID SPLASHED UP INTO HIS FACE AND EYES.

January 2, 2001 WV · Coal laborer, bull gang, faceman, parts runner, roustabout, roof trimmer/scaler POWERED HAULAGE
Baylor Mining Inc · Struck by powered moving object

EE WAS HELPING THE MINER OPERATOR MOVE THE MINER CABLE. WHEN THE NEXT BUGGY APPROACHED, IT STRUCK HIM IN THE LEFT LEG.

2000 · 27 incidents

December 9, 2000 WV · Coal shuttle car operator, mantrip operator, ramcar operator, rail runner, buggy operator POWERED HAULAGE
Baylor Mining Inc · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

SHUTTLE CAR CANOPY TWISTED/RETATED DOWN FROM IT'S POJECTION AND PINCHED HIS HEAD AND NECK AGAINST THE DECK OF THE SHUTTLE CAR. 2 BOLTS HAD BEEN REMOVED TO ALLOW CANOPY TO BE ROTATED DURING M OVING OF EQUIPMENT FROM ONE SECTION TO ANOTHER.

December 4, 2000 WV · Coal laborer, bull gang, faceman, parts runner, roustabout, roof trimmer/scaler POWERED HAULAGE
Baylor Mining Inc · Struck by powered moving object

EMPLOYEE WAS STANDING BESIDE SCOOP WHEN IT DRIFTED, STRIKING HIS RIGHT FOOT & FRACTURING IT.

October 24, 2000 WV · Coal laborer, bull gang, faceman, parts runner, roustabout, roof trimmer/scaler HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Baylor Mining Inc · Struck by falling object

2 EMPLOYEES WERE USING A CHAIN HOIST TO MOVE A 75 HP PUMP WHEN THE BOLT HEAD AND PLATE THEY WEREHOOKED TO BROKE AND THE PLATE CAME DOWN STRIKING EE IN THE THIGH.

October 3, 2000 WV · Coal electrician, lineman SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Baylor Mining Inc · Fall onto or against objects

WALKING DOWN #5 ENTRY EE SLIPPED ON BOTTOM FELL ON RESUCURER INJURY TO RT HIP & LEG NUMBNESS IN RT LEG & BURNING IN FOOT

September 8, 2000 WV · Coal laborer, bull gang, faceman, parts runner, roustabout, roof trimmer/scaler POWERED HAULAGE
Baylor Mining Inc · Struck against a moving object

EMPLOYEE WAS TRAMMING A SCOOP FROM THE END OF THE TRACK ON THE 3 SOUTH SECTION. HIS JACKET HOOD OR PART OF HIS JACKET CAUGHT ON A ROOF BOLT OR POSSIBLY A PLATE, PULLING HIM OUT OF THE SCOOP D ECK.

September 4, 2000 WV · Coal FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
Baylor Mining Inc · Accident type, without injuries

ROOF FALL OCCURED SOME TIME DURING THE WEEKEND. MINE WAS IDLE OVER LABOR DAY. FALL 100' LONG, 20' WIDE, 5' HIGH. 40" RESIN BOLTS USED IN THIS AREA. NO EQUIPMENT OR AIRWAY AFFECTED. FALL HAD BEEN CRIBBED ON ALL SIDES.

August 24, 2000 WV · Coal shuttle car operator, mantrip operator, ramcar operator, rail runner, buggy operator POWERED HAULAGE
Baylor Mining Inc · Struck against a moving object

EMPOYEE WAS OPERATING S-CAR ON AN INCLUDED RD-WAY. S CAR SLID DOWN HILL INTO RIB, EMPLOYEE HAD ARM STRUCK AND STRUCK AGAINST RIB WITH ELBOW. SLIGHT ABRASIONS AND SWELLING OF ELBOW.

August 9, 2000 WV · Coal FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
Baylor Mining Inc · Accident type, without injuries

FALL ON 3 SOUTH SECTION 003 MAIN. BREAK IN BY FEEDER, DID NOT HARM ANY EQUIPMENT OR AIRWAY. SECTION WAS IN THE PROCESS OF BEING MOVED. FALL IS TO LEFT OF SPAD 8347. FALL IS 6 FT HIGH, 18 FT LO NG 24 FT WIDE, FALL EXTENDED INTO INTERSECTION.

August 7, 2000 WV · Coal examiner, fire boss, pre-shift examiner, mine examiner SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Baylor Mining Inc · Fall from machine

EMPLOYEE TRIPPED GETTING OUT OF MANTRIP AND CAUGHT HIMSELF WITH LEFT HAND CAUSING PAIN IN WRIST.

July 1, 2000 WV · Coal beltman, conveyor man, conveyor belt worker, mobile bridge carrierman, feeder operator, conveyor rider POWERED HAULAGE
Baylor Mining Inc · Struck against stationary object

WHILE MAKING A BELT MOVE, BELT HAD BEEN SLACKED OFF & CLAMPED OFF. EMPLOYEE GOT BETWEEN THE TOP & BOTTOM BELT, TRYING TO PULL A SPLICE ON THE BOTTOM BELT. WHILE EMPLOYEE WAS ON BELT, BELT SL IPPED THROUGH CLAMPS FLIPPING EMPLOYEE AGAINST BELT STANDS, HURTING HIS BACK.

June 27, 2000 WV · Coal section foreman, bullgang foreman, labor foreman, leadman, shift boss HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Baylor Mining Inc · Over-exertion in pulling or pushing objects

EMPLOYEE WAS RAISING END OF 60-LB. RAIL WITH SLATE BAR, PRYING END OF RAIL UP WITH BAR. WHILE PUSHING DOWN ON BAR, HE FELT PAIN IN LEFT SHOULDER AND LEFT ARM WENT NUMB.

June 23, 2000 WV · Coal electrician, lineman HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Baylor Mining Inc · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EE WAS SETTING A TANK OF ACETYLENE DOWN WHEN AS FELT PAIN IN LOWER BACK. EE DID NOT MISS DAY WORK, WENT TO DR 7-2-00.

June 22, 2000 WV · Coal supply man, supply worker, nipper HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Baylor Mining Inc · Struck by rolling or sliding object

EMPLOYEE WAS BANDING BELT STRUCTURE TOGETHER; WHILE LIFTING ONE PIECE OF TOP STRUCTURE, ANOTHER PIECE OF STRUCTURE ROLLED OVER ON PIECE BEING LIFTED AND BOWED LEFT WRIST BACKWARDS. PAIN FELT IN LEFT WRIST, THEN LATER A KNOT APPEARED ON TOPOF HIS LEFT WRIST.

June 16, 2000 WV · Coal scoop car/scooptram operator, load/haul/dump (lhd) operator, teletram operator HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Baylor Mining Inc · Over-exertion in lifting objects

EMPLOYEE WAS LIFTING TIMBERS OUT OF SCOOP BUCKET WHEN HE FELT A PAIN IN LOWER BACK. DID NOT GO TO A DOCTOR UNTIL 6/21/00; WORKED FROM 6/16/00 TO 6/21/00.

June 14, 2000 WV · Coal mine manager, mine foreman, mine owner HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Baylor Mining Inc · Struck by falling object

EMPLOYEE WAS GOING THROUGH A MANDOOR ON STOPE BOTTOM.; MANDOOR & CINDER BLOCK ABOVE DOOR WERE LOOSE, CAUSING DOOR TO FALL OVER AS HE WAS GOINGTHROUGH IT. TOP OF DOOR FRAME AND CINDER BLOCK FELL ON HIS BACK, BACK OF NECK, CAUSING PAIN IN UPPER BACK, BACK OF NECK AND DOWN RIGHT ARM.

June 3, 2000 WV · Coal scoop car/scooptram operator, load/haul/dump (lhd) operator, teletram operator POWERED HAULAGE
Baylor Mining Inc · Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)

WHILE OPERATING SCOOP AROUND A TURN HE HAD HIS LEFT ARM AND HAND OUTSIDE OF DECK HOLDING ONTO RUBBER STEP THAT IS MOUNTED ON DECK END OF SCOOP. WHEN EMPLOYEE PUSHED LEVER FOR SCOOP TO MAKE A R IGHT TURN, BATTERY END OF SCOOP COMES AROUND ANDHITS UP AGAINST RUBBER STOP THAT HE HAD HIS LEFT HAND ON, MASHING TIP OF MIDDLE FINGER LEFT HAND.

May 30, 2000 WV · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Baylor Mining Inc · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

EMPLOYEE WAS REPLACING PINS ON MINER TAILSHAFT. HE GOT PIN ON OPERATOR SIDE OUT & WAS HOLDING ONTO PIN WHEN TAILSHAFT FELL OUT, SMASHING HIS RIGHT HAND AGAINST INSIDE OF FRAME OF BOOM. THE PIN HE WAS HOLDING ONTO SMASHED & CUT HIS RIGHT HAND AROUNG THE BASE OF THE THUMB.

May 1, 2000 WV · Coal laborer, bull gang, faceman, parts runner, roustabout, roof trimmer/scaler HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Baylor Mining Inc · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EMPLOYEE WAS LOADING BELT AND BELT STRUCTURE IN SCOOP ON LEFT SECTON WHEN HE FELT PAIN IN LOWER BACK.

March 13, 2000 WV · Coal electrician, lineman HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Baylor Mining Inc · Over-exertion in lifting objects

EE WAS HELPING LIFT SCOOP BATTERY CELLS OFF OF A PICKUP TRUCK ONTO A TRACK MOTOR. FELT PAIN IN LOWER BACK. ALSO AGAIN ON 4-24-2000 LIFTING A PIECE OF METAL FELT PAIN IN LOWER BACK. EE DID NOT MISS ANY WORK EITHER TIME. WENT TO DR. 4-26-2000.

March 3, 2000 WV · Coal section foreman, bullgang foreman, labor foreman, leadman, shift boss SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Baylor Mining Inc · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EE WAS MOVING A REMOTE CONTROL MINER, WHILE WALKING BEHIND IT, EE STOPPED TURNED AROUND TO CHECK SLACK HE WAS PULLING AND STEPPED IN A POTHOLE. LEFT KNEE POPPED. THEN LATER ON IN SHIFT WHILE O N HIS KNEES, LEFT KNEE POPPED SEVERAL MORE TIMES.

March 3, 2000 WV · Coal electrician, lineman SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Baylor Mining Inc · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EE WAS CUTTING A PIECE OF EXPANDED METAL OFF AT #4 BELT HEAD THAT WAS STICKING OUT IN WALKWAY. A SPLICE IN BELT CAME BY HIT EXPANDED METAL, EXPANDED METAL HIT EE'S RIGHT LEG ABOVE KNEE. EE ST EPPED BACK AND FELL OVER WATER LINE, MAY HAVE TWISTED RIGHT KNEE, IT WAS SWOLLEN A LITTLE.

February 21, 2000 WV · Coal continuous miner operator, coal mole operator HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Baylor Mining Inc · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EE WAS HOOKING A PULL ROPE TO BUCKET OF SCOOP. LAID RIGHT HAND ON FRAME OF BUCKET BEHIND BLADE OF SCOOP. OPERATOR OF SCOOP PULLED BLADE BACK CATCHING TIP OF MIDDLE FINGER BEHIND OF BLADE AND F RAME OF BUCKET.

February 19, 2000 WV · Coal scoop car/scooptram operator, load/haul/dump (lhd) operator, teletram operator POWERED HAULAGE
Baylor Mining Inc · Struck against stationary object

EE WAS OPERATING A SCOOP IN LOW COAL, LESS THAN 42" HIGH, NO CANOPY ON SCOOP. WHILE PASSING THROUGH UNDER A MINER CABLE THAT WAS HUNG FROM MINE ROOF, EE GOT HIS HEAD PUSHED BACK BY THE CABLE C AUSING PAIN IN NECK.

February 10, 2000 WV · Coal section foreman, bullgang foreman, labor foreman, leadman, shift boss SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Baylor Mining Inc · Fall from machine

EE SLIPPED WHILE GETTING OUT OF SCOOP DECK (LOST HIS BALANCE) TRIED TO CATCH HIMSELF WITH HIS LEFT HAND, EE LEFT HAND HIT GROUND FIRST THUMB OR HAND SPRAINED BACKWARDS CAUSING PAIN.

February 9, 2000 WV · Coal examiner, fire boss, pre-shift examiner, mine examiner HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Baylor Mining Inc · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

#2 MOTOR WRECKED ON SLOPE BOTTOM THAT EE WAS OPERATING. WHILE JACKING MOTOR UP JACK DIDN'T PROPERLY CATCH WHEN PUSHING JACK BAR DOWN. JACK BAR CAME UPWARD HITTING EE IN LOWER JAW.

January 14, 2000 WV · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Baylor Mining Inc · Fall to the walkway or working surface

EE SLIPPED & FELL WHILE CARRYING A BAG OF ROCK DUST. EE SAID WHEN HE FELL HE LANDED ON HIS SELF CONTAINED SELF-RESCUER THAT IS ON HIS BELT.

January 8, 2000 WV · Coal section foreman, bullgang foreman, labor foreman, leadman, shift boss POWERED HAULAGE
Baylor Mining Inc · Struck by powered moving object

EE WAS HOLDING A ROCK DUSTING HOSE WHILE ROCK DUSTING STANDING IN FRONT OF SCOOP. SCOOP WAS BACKING THRU A FLY CURTAIN AND NOTICED THIS BREAK THRU WAS BLOCKED BY ANOTHER PIECE OF EQUIPEMTN. SC OOP OPERATOR THEN POST SCOOP IN FORWARD TRAM POSITION AND TRAMMED FORWARD SEVERAL FEET. INJURED EE DID NOT KNEW THIS AND KEPT WALKING BACKWARDS WHILE DUSTING. SCOOP BLADE HIT INJURED EE OR BA