Mining Incidents

Mate Creek Loadout Coal

Controlled by Ruffner Woody
Red Jacket, Mingo County, WV  ·  Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 4607484

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
8
Years on record
2002–2007
Latest incident
May 2007
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2000
88
citations
42
significant & substantial
$21,811
proposed penalties
$19,221
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
2011 Q1 0 0 0
2010 Q4 0 0 0
2010 Q3 0 0 0
2009 Q3 0 0 0
2009 Q2 0 0 0
2008 Q3 0 12 2
2008 Q2 1,228 0 0 0.0
2008 Q1 0 19 11
Quarters under 100,000 reported hours are greyed: too few hours for a stable rate.
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

8 on file

2007 · 2 incidents

May 3, 2007 WV · Coal quality control technician, laboratory technician, laboratory assistant SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Mate Creek Energy LLC · Fall down stairs

EE was coming down a set of steps from the loadout when he slipped on wet steps & fell, landing on his tailbone. The steps were wet due to rain.

March 2, 2007 WV · Coal quality control technician, laboratory technician, laboratory assistant SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Mate Creek Energy LLC · Contact with hot objects or substances

Employee was using a torch to cut some scrap metal. During the work he slipped and caught himself with his left hand. When he did this he placed his hand on some hot metal receiving a burn to his left palm. He went to the doctor where he was examined and given a pain shot. He returned to work his next scheduled shift at full capacity.

2005 · 2 incidents

August 22, 2005 WV · Coal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Mate Creek Energy Of W Va Inc · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

WORKING ON METAL CABLE & A PIECE OF METAL WENT INTO LEFT THUMB

2004 · 2 incidents

June 25, 2004 WV · Coal prep plant foreman, supervisor, mill plant supervisor, kiln supervisor HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Mate Creek Energy Of W Va Inc · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

PRYING ROCK WITH SLATE BAR. SLATE BAR SLIPPED OUT FROM UNDER ROCK. PINNED FINGER AGAINST CHUTE.

2003 · 1 incident

December 10, 2003 WV · Coal crane operator, mobile equipment operator (meo), dragline operator, dropball operator, rigger NO VALUE FOUND
Mate Creek Energy Of W Va Inc · No Value Found

EE WAS ASSISTING OTHER EE ON A END LOADER HEATER HE TURNED TO GET ANOTHER TOOL THEN AT THAT POINT SOMETHING HAPPENED TO HIS BACK.

2002 · 1 incident

July 12, 2002 WV · Coal mine manager, mine foreman, mine owner HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Mate Creek Energy Of W Va Inc · Struck against stationary object

EMPLOYEE WAS WORKING ON D-9N DOZER. A WRENCH SLIPPED OFF BOLT AND HIS RIGHT HAND SID THE SIDE OF THE MACHINE BREAKING THE PINKY FINGER.