Mining Incidents

Rider #1 Coal

Controlled by Jeffrey A Goldizen
Lost Creek, Harrison County, WV  ·  Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 4607085

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
9
Years on record
2000–2009
Latest incident
Aug 2009
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2000
112
citations
45
significant & substantial
$33,128
proposed penalties
$19,331
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
2014 Q3 0 0 0
2014 Q2 0 0 0
2014 Q1 0 0 0
2013 Q4 0 0 0
2013 Q2 0 0 0
2013 Q1 0 0 0
2012 Q3 402 0 0 0.0
2012 Q2 763 0 0 0.0
Quarters under 100,000 reported hours are greyed: too few hours for a stable rate.
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

9 on file

2009 · 1 incident

August 6, 2009 WV · Coal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Gold Resources L L C · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Employee was shoveling #57 rock down chute of Powerscreen and strained his back.

2008 · 1 incident

December 23, 2008 WV · Coal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Gold Resources L L C · Fall from machine

EE was standing on the track of the 345 cat backhoe looking for numbers on fillers and his foot slipped, causing him to fall to the ground, landing on his left knee.

2007 · 3 incidents

November 8, 2007 WV · Coal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer EXPLODING VESSELS UNDER PRESSURE
Gold Resources L L C · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

The powerscreen was being raised and EE had ahold of the stabiilizer leg while the machine was being raised with the hydraulic control. The hydraulic hose blew and the machine fell. EE's finger got pinched between the stabilizer leg and the main frame. It was amputated between the 1st and 2nd joint of the left middle finger.

March 29, 2007 WV · Coal front-end loader, scraper-loader operator, pan operator, payloader, scraper rig operator SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Gold Resources L L C · Fall from machine

Employee was exiting a 400 Komatsu by walking off front track. He stepped off track with one leg onto the ground. The weight of his body was not supported, causing his leg to bend backward and him to fall.

January 12, 2007 WV · Coal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Gold Resources L L C · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Employee was lifting two 5 gallon buckets of oil by himself causing a strain to his stomach muscles. He had previously had surgery removing a hernia. The strain caused him to tear the hernia patch. He finished shift and did not go to the doctor until 1/18/07.

2003 · 1 incident

2002 · 1 incident

March 21, 2002 WV · Coal front-end loader, scraper-loader operator, pan operator, payloader, scraper rig operator SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
United Coals Inc · Fall from machine

STEPPED OFF LOADER, FELL & BROKE LEG.

2001 · 1 incident

November 3, 2001 WV · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
United Coals Inc · Fall from machine

SLIPPED & FELL OFF ROCK TRUCK.

2000 · 1 incident

December 27, 2000 WV · Coal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
United Coals Inc · Fall from machine

SLIPPED OFF THE PUSH ARM OF DOZER AND HIT BACK ON DOZER. DUE TO VACATION EMPLOYEE MISSED 1 DAY OF WORK.