Mining Incidents

Mine 1-A Coal

Carter Roag Coal Company · Underground
Controlled by Metinvest B V
Elkins Wv, Randolph County, WV  ·  Abandoned and Sealed
MSHA Mine ID: 4606715

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
11
Years on record
2005–2006
Latest incident
Nov 2006
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2005
117
citations
48
significant & substantial
$21,606
proposed penalties
$20,368
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
2007 Q4 0 0 0
2007 Q3 0 1 0
2007 Q2 0 3 2
2006 Q4 22,686 3 0 132.2
2006 Q3 0 13 5
2006 Q2 27,443 29 9 1056.7
2006 Q1 0 28 10
2005 Q4 1,638 10 6 6105.0
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

2006 · 8 incidents

November 3, 2006 WV · Coal roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs) FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
Carter Roag Coal Company · Struck by falling object

While roofbolting, a piece of roof rock hung up on the drill steel and as the steel continued to rotate, the rock broke off striking the injured on the left shoulder and head. This resulted in contusions to the head and shoulder.

September 26, 2006 WV · Coal roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs) MACHINERY
Carter Roag Coal Company · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

The employee was bolting the crosscut 7 right when the drill steel became stuck in the drill chuck. When the employee worked it loose, it struck him in the nose.

September 14, 2006 WV · Coal beltman, conveyor man, conveyor belt worker, mobile bridge carrierman, feeder operator, conveyor rider HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Carter Roag Coal Company · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

While picking up a bottom belt roller on the #3 belt it slipped out of his hand and he mashed his right middle finger between the roller and a header board.

August 25, 2006 WV · Coal roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs) FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
Carter Roag Coal Company · Struck by falling object

While roof bolting in on the 1 Left section 2 left crosscut, the injured had installed the outside bolt and was swinging the drill head in to install the inside bolt and had his right hand resting on the drill head when a piece of shale rock fell stiking his rt. hand and index finger.

July 31, 2006 WV · Coal FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
Carter Roag Coal Company · Accident type, without injuries

A roof fall was found outby spad #400 and inby #0393. for a distance of 60' in length x 19-20' wide and 4-7' high the date and time of fall is not known. the area was supruted with 48" resin bolts and supplemented with cable bolts 12' a horseback was present.

July 27, 2006 WV · Coal FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
Carter Roag Coal Company · Accident type, without injuries

A roof fall above the ankorage zone of the 48' resin bolts occured on the 001-0 NMU section in #3 entry 2nd open x-cut 90' inby spad #415 and 30' outby spad #415 the length was approx. 120' long X 19-20'winex 4-7' high the intersection and supplemental 12' cable bolts installed.

June 28, 2006 WV · Coal shuttle car operator, mantrip operator, ramcar operator, rail runner, buggy operator POWERED HAULAGE
Carter Roag Coal Company · Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)

While operating a Joy 21 S.C., the injured had his right hand resting on the bottom of the operator deck & he caught his rt. middle finger between the deck & the pavement.

March 10, 2006 WV · Coal roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs) HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Carter Roag Coal Company · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

While cutting a piece of conveyor belt with a utility knife it slipped and cut the top of his right thigh 11 sutures.

2005 · 3 incidents

November 9, 2005 WV · Coal laborer, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, roof trimmer/scaler HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Titan Mining, Inc. · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EMPLOYEE WAS CARRYING TIMBERS & MADE HIS BACK SORE BY STRAINING MUSCLES.

November 1, 2005 WV · Coal laborer, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, roof trimmer/scaler SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Titan Mining, Inc. · Fall from ladders

EMPLOYEE WAS PUTTING UP INSULATION BOARD & FELL OFF A LADDER APPROX. 10'. EE WAS TOLD BY HIS IMMEDIATE SUPERVISOR TO NOT GET ON THE LADDER. STATEMENTS AVAILABLE UPON REQUEST.

September 14, 2005 WV · Coal electrician, lineman OTHER
Carter Roag Coal Company · Unclassified, insufficient data

EMPLOYEE SUSTAINED AN ALLEGED EYE INJURY. TRIED REACHING EE ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS STARTING ON 9/26/05, WHEN STATE MINE INSPECTOR INFORMED 1A MINE (AFTER EE CALLED HIM ON 9/25/05). SPOKE TO HIS WIFE ON TWO OCCASIONS BUT INJURED EE HAS NOT RETURNED ANY OF THE CALLS.