Mining Incidents

Patriot Mining Company Inc Coal

Controlled by Arch Resources Inc
Star City, Monongalia County, WV  ·  Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 4607654

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
12
Years on record
2000–2012
Latest incident
Jan 2012
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2000
55
citations
29
significant & substantial
$11,397
proposed penalties
$11,397
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
2012 Q4 5,356 0 0 0.0
2012 Q2 14,093 0 0 0.0
2012 Q1 16,541 2 2 120.9
2011 Q4 0 2 1
2011 Q3 0 1 0
2011 Q2 20,384 0 0 0.0
2010 Q4 22,439 0 0 0.0
2010 Q2 24,055 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

12 on file

2012 · 1 incident

January 21, 2012 WV · Coal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Patriot Mining Company LLC · Fall to the walkway or working surface

Employee slipped and fell to the ground landing on right elbow while collecting water samples at a spillway location. Event was not reported to management until day after he received medical treatment on 3-20-2012.

2010 · 1 incident

January 25, 2010 WV · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Patriot Mining Company LLC · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Employee was walking down road from drill bench to service truck and slipped causing a sprain to his right knee. On the 26th didn't report to work & contacted doctor. Reported back to work on the 27th. Went to emergency room on 28th due to pain and swelling.

2009 · 1 incident

January 5, 2009 WV · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Patriot Mining Company LLC · Fall from machine

Contractor was dismounting Cat D-11 dozer. As he got down to the lift arm, he slipped, fell backwards, struck the ground, injuring back and right wrist, sustaining a fractured thoracic vertebrae and right wrist.

2008 · 1 incident

March 10, 2008 WV · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech STEPPING OR KNEELING ON OBJECT
Patriot Mining Company LLC · Struck against stationary object

Employee was working on dissassembled bed of a rock truck that was on the ground. He stepped off the bed to the ground, stepped on a rock and twisted his ankle. First aid was applied and he was transported to the hospital. He was diagnosed as having a chip fracture of his right ankle.

2007 · 1 incident

February 16, 2007 WV · Coal pumper SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Patriot Mining Company LLC · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Employee was loading his 2007 Mack fuel truck with diesel fuel at the diesel fuel station. He stepped in the cab on the passenger side to warm his hands. As he got out of the vehicle, he slipped on a step, suffering a compound fracture to his right leg.

2006 · 1 incident

November 30, 2006 WV · Coal belt foreman, maintenance foreman, maintenance supervisor HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Patriot Mining Company LLC · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

While moving a Cat. D11 single flange roller onto a pallet, the middle finger of the right hand was pinched between the roller shaft and another roller causing a 3 cm laceration in the finger. Employee received 9 stitches and returned to work following the medical treatment.

2005 · 3 incidents

October 4, 2005 WV · Coal drill operator HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Patriot Mining Company LLC · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

EMPLOYEE WAS LIFTING A TABLE BUSHING OUT OF THE MECHANIC'S TRUCK. BUSHING SLIPPED & CAUGHT HIS FINGER BETWEEN THE BUSHING & THE TRUCK BUMPER.

September 29, 2005 WV · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Patriot Mining Company LLC · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Employee was working on dozer and felt a pop in his right shoulder. Went to doctor next day and diagnosis was rotator cuff injury.

September 12, 2005 WV · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Patriot Mining Company LLC · Over-exertion in lifting objects

Employee was helping lift a piece of feeder chain when he felt a sharp pain in chest and lower back. Employee had suffered a severe burn injury of the upper chest from an earlier accident.

2002 · 1 incident

October 14, 2002 WV · Coal driller, highwall operator, highwall drill operator OTHER
Patriot Mining Company LLC · (Not Elsewhere Classified)

MONONGALIA COUNTY CORANER DETERMINED NATURAL DEATH, MASSIVE HEART ATTACK.

2001 · 1 incident

August 21, 2001 WV · Coal greaser, grease man, oiler, lube man, dragline oiler SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Patriot Mining Company LLC · Fall from machine

WHILE WALKING ON DRILL PLATFORM, THE INJURED LOST HIS BALANCE AND FELL TO GROUND LEVEL INJURING HIS RIGHT SHOULDER.

2000 · 1 incident

March 22, 2000 WV · Coal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator MACHINERY
Patriot Mining Company LLC · Struck by flying object

WHILE ATTEMPTING TO UNCLOG A CRUSHER, THE VICTIM WAS STRUCK IN THE FACE BY AN OBJECT EJECTED FROM THE CRUSHER.