Mining Incidents

Gilbert Plant Coal

Controlled by Jon Nix
Hampden, Mingo County, WV  ·  NonProducing
MSHA Mine ID: 4607406

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
29
Years on record
2000–2024
Latest incident
Apr 2024
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2000
445
citations
145
significant & substantial
$100,992
proposed penalties
$81,283
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
2025 Q4 6,240 0 0 0.0
2025 Q3 2,700 0 0 0.0
2025 Q1 6,000 6 0 1000.0
2024 Q4 470 3 0 6383.0
2024 Q3 900 0 0 0.0
2024 Q2 640 31 5 48437.5
2024 Q1 10,240 19 7 1855.5
2023 Q4 570 4 1 7017.5
Quarters under 100,000 reported hours are greyed: too few hours for a stable rate.
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

29 on file

2024 · 1 incident

April 3, 2024 WV · Coal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Active Resources, Inc. · Struck by flying object

Employee was beating a bearing off the shaft on the dryer with a sledge hammer while prying with a bar. While beating the bearing a piece of metal went into EE's eye.

2023 · 1 incident

August 16, 2023 WV · Coal electrician, lineman ELECTRICAL
Active Resources, Inc. · Flash burns (electric)

Checking damaged wire on transformer balcony. Arc flash occurred. Fell off platform to the ground below it. Approx 3 feet.

2022 · 1 incident

March 7, 2022 WV · Coal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Active Resources, Inc. · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Three men attempting to remove a large rock from raw coal belt. Two were lifting the rock, one was using a slate bar to pry. Slate bar slipped from beneath the rock striking one of the lifters in the left eye.

2019 · 2 incidents

September 18, 2019 WV · Coal FIRE
Hampden Coal LLC · Accident type, without injuries

On 9/18/2019 a fire was discovered at the clean coal bin. This was an off shift and no employees were on property. Mingo 1 Plant only operates on the day shift. There was a security guard on site at the time the fire was discovered. Fire department was called and the fire was extinguished. no persons were injured.

June 11, 2019 WV · Coal crane operator, mobile equipment operator (meo), dragline operator, dropball operator, rigger HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Hampden Coal LLC · Struck by flying object

Employee stated that EE was attempting to unlatch EE's seat belt when the seat belt buckle struck EE in the mouth chipping EE's left front tooth. The employee had EE's tooth fixed the next day, but has not missed any scheduled work due to the incident.

2014 · 2 incidents

September 17, 2014 WV · Coal rodman, surveyor/transit helper HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Hampden Coal LLC · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EE was climbing up hill and felt sharp lower back pain on the right side of spinal area.

August 15, 2014 WV · Coal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Hampden Coal Company LLC · Over-exertion in pulling or pushing objects

Employee was closing door latches on empty rail road cars felt tear in left bicep.

2013 · 3 incidents

July 15, 2013 WV · Coal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator OTHER
Hampden Coal Company LLC · Bodily reaction, (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Bent down and felt something pop in his knee.

May 15, 2013 WV · Coal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator DUST DISEASE OF LUNGS
Hampden Coal Company LLC · Inhalation of radiations, caustics, toxic and noxious substances

Occupational Pneumoconiosis

March 12, 2013 WV · Coal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver POWERED HAULAGE
Hampden Coal Company LLC · Struck against a moving object

Truck driver lost control / brakes while traveling down grade on slate haul. Driver went into ditch below the No. 6 curve bursting the slurry line and damaged truck.

2010 · 4 incidents

November 10, 2010 WV · Coal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Hampden Coal Company LLC · Fall from machine

EE was checking the hydraulic oil level; he lost his balance and fell from the dozer platform.

June 14, 2010 WV · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Hampden Coal Company LLC · Over-exertion in lifting objects

Employee bent over, to move a dozer roller, and felt something pull loose in his chest, in the front, on the right side.

March 12, 2010 WV · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech DISORDERS (REPEATED TRAUMA)
Hampden Coal Company LLC · (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Occupational hearing loss.

February 18, 2010 WV · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Hampden Coal Company LLC · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Employee was walking towards warehouse slipped on ice covered walkway twisting left ankle.

2009 · 2 incidents

December 22, 2009 WV · Coal prep plant foreman, supervisor, mill plant supervisor, kiln supervisor HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Hampden Coal Company LLC · Struck by falling object

Employee was helping to unload chemicals from tractor trailer, driver dropped pallet on right hand.

September 22, 2009 WV · Coal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Hampden Coal Company LLC · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Injured employee was stepping off bulldozer and twisted foot on dozer track, pulling a ligament in his right knee.

2008 · 5 incidents

September 18, 2008 WV · Coal prep plant foreman, supervisor, mill plant supervisor, kiln supervisor SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Hampden Coal Company LLC · Fall onto or against objects

Taking gate up on #2 and #3 bin, slipped and struck right knee on rail.

July 26, 2008 WV · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Hampden Coal Company LLC · Struck by falling object

Employee was removing a bearing from a centrifugal dryer when the bearing slipped, employee caught the bearing resulting in a cut that required stitches.

May 8, 2008 WV · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Hampden Coal Company LLC · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Injured employee was removing the chute from a coal dryer and twisted his right knee.

February 20, 2008 WV · Coal rotary bucket excavator operator MACHINERY
Hampden Coal Company LLC · Struck against a moving object

Injured employee was operating an excavator on the slate. He swung the bucket around and caught a rock and jerked his lower back.

February 4, 2008 WV · Coal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver POWERED HAULAGE
Hampden Coal Company LLC · Struck against a moving object

The driver backed up in stockpile to dump coal and turned over.

2007 · 2 incidents

December 17, 2007 WV · Coal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Hampden Coal Company LLC · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Tripped over crossbeam support and while falling reached for beam to stop fall, resulting in pulled muscle in right arm.

August 24, 2007 WV · Coal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Hampden Coal Company LLC · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Injured emplyee was carrying a barrel, stumbled, almost dropped the barrel and injured shoulder and neck.

2006 · 1 incident

2003 · 1 incident

February 5, 2003 WV · Coal mine manager, mine foreman, mine owner STRIKING OR BUMPING
Hampden Coal Company LLC · Struck against stationary object

EMPLOYEE WAS WALKING DOWN STEPS TO CHECK ENGINE OIL, HIT KNEE ON ACCESS PANEL HANDLE.

2002 · 1 incident

2001 · 2 incidents

June 14, 2001 WV · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech MACHINERY
Hampden Coal Company LLC · Struck by flying object

ANOTHER EE WAS USING AN AIR MAILER AND HIT A GLANCING MAIL ON WOOD FRAME, THE STRAY NAIL FLEW THOUGHT THE AIR AND STRUCK EE ON RIGHT CHEEK ON HIS FACE.

May 23, 2001 WV · Coal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator DISORDERS (REPEATED TRAUMA)
Hampden Coal Company LLC · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EE WAS DIAGNOSED WITH CARPAL TUNNEL SYNDROME 5-23-01. DOI SHOWN BY WORKERS COMP. EE THEN HAD SURGERY ON 10-22-01. HE WAS OUT OF WORK FROM 10-22-01 THRU 11-5-01 FOR SURGERY ON LEFT ARM.

2000 · 1 incident