Mining Incidents

Mine No 16 Coal

Long Branch Energy · Underground
Bald Knob, Boone County, WV  ·  Abandoned and Sealed
MSHA Mine ID: 4606132

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
11
Years on record
2000–2001
Latest incident
Jan 2001
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2000
43
citations
24
significant & substantial
$6,734
proposed penalties
$6,734
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
2001 Q4 0 0 0
2001 Q3 0 0 0
2001 Q2 0 0 0
2001 Q1 5,019 7 7 1394.7
2000 Q4 17,279 6 3 347.2
2000 Q3 6,506 5 5 768.5
2000 Q2 10,305 9 2 873.4
2000 Q1 18,567 16 7 861.7
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

2001 · 1 incident

January 10, 2001 WV · Coal scoop car/scooptram operator, load/haul/dump (lhd) operator, teletram operator POWERED HAULAGE
Long Branch Energy · Struck by falling object

EE, SCOOP OPERATOR ON EVENING SHIFT. WAS PERFORMING HIS REGULAR JOB AND WAS CLEANING NO.1 ENTRY WHEN A ROCK FELL FROM THE ROOF AND STRUCK HIS LEFT LEG AND ABDOMEN

2000 · 10 incidents

December 6, 2000 WV · Coal FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
Long Branch Energy · Accident type, without injuries

THERE WAS NO DAMAGE TO EES OR EQUIPMENT. THE FALL OCCURRED IN A 3 WAU INTER SECTION MEASURING 40' IN LENGTH, VARIOUS WIDTHS, AND ABOUT 5' IN THICKNESS. A SOLID PIECE OF SANDSTONE FELL OUT BETW EEN SURFACE CRACKS. THE AREA BEING MINE WAS WITHIN 200' OF THE OUTCROP. THE 3 WAY IONTERSECTION WAS IN THE LAST OPEN XCUT.

November 6, 2000 WV · Coal electrician, lineman DUST DISEASE OF LUNGS
Long Branch Energy · Inhalation of radiations, caustics, toxic and noxious substances

EMPLOYEE FILED FOR OCCUP PNUEM ON 3/5/01. REC NOTICE 3/23/01. QUIT 11/6/00. CLAIM #2001040714.

October 3, 2000 WV · Coal beltman, conveyor man, conveyor belt worker, mobile bridge carrierman, feeder operator, conveyor rider DUST DISEASE OF LUNGS
Long Branch Energy · Inhalation of radiations, caustics, toxic and noxious substances

EMPLOYEE FILED FOR OCCUPATIONAL PNEUMOCONIOSIS ON 10-3-00

September 25, 2000 WV · Coal electrician, lineman DISORDERS (REPEATED TRAUMA)
Long Branch Energy · (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EMPLOYEE FILED FOR OCCUPATIONAL HEARING LOSS.

July 18, 2000 WV · Coal laborer, bull gang, faceman, parts runner, roustabout, roof trimmer/scaler DUST DISEASE OF LUNGS
Long Branch Energy · Inhalation of radiations, caustics, toxic and noxious substances

EMPLOYEE FILED FOR BLACK LUNG.

July 17, 2000 WV · Coal FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
Long Branch Energy · Accident type, without injuries

FALL IS 20' LONG X 20' WIDE X 5' HIGH. THE AREA ADJACENT TO THIS ENTRY WAS SEPARATED BY A 30' BARRIER BLOCK AND HAD BEEN SECOND MINED AND MAY HAVE CONTRIBUTED TO THE FALL.

July 17, 2000 WV · Coal FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
Long Branch Energy · Accident type, without injuries

FALL IS 30' X 18' X 5'H. THE AREA ADJACENT TO THIS ENTRY WAS SEPARATED BY A 30' BARRIER BLOCK AND HAD BEEN SECOND MINED AND MAY HAVE CONTRIBUTED TO THE FALL.

May 30, 2000 WV · Coal scoop car/scooptram operator, load/haul/dump (lhd) operator, teletram operator MACHINERY
Long Branch Energy · Absorption of radiations, caustics, toxic and noxious substances

EMPLOYEE WAS APPLYING STOPPING SEALANT WITH A SPRAY MACHINE WHEN APPLICATION HOSE SLIPPED THROUGH HIS HANDS AND SEALANT STRUCK HIS FACE, NOSE, LEFT EYE AND EAR.

April 28, 2000 WV · Coal roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs) MACHINERY
Long Branch Energy · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

WHILE OPERATING A S&S FEEDER, EMPLOYEE STRUCK HIS RIGHT EYE WITH A PIECE OF THE WIRE.

February 18, 2000 WV · Coal laborer, bull gang, faceman, parts runner, roustabout, roof trimmer/scaler DUST DISEASE OF LUNGS
Long Branch Energy · Inhalation of radiations, caustics, toxic and noxious substances

EE FILED FOR OCCUPATIONAL PNEUM. ON 9-12-00. RECEIVED NOTICE 2-15-01. NO CLAIM #. LAST DAY WORKED 2-18-00.