Mining Incidents

Mine No 4 Coal

Timco Energy Inc · Underground
Controlled by Edward A Asbury
Cucumber, Mcdowell County, WV  ·  Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 4607887

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
5
Years on record
2001–2006
Latest incident
Jul 2006
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2001
91
citations
18
significant & substantial
$7,601
proposed penalties
$7,601
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
2008 Q1 1,232 0 0 0.0
2007 Q4 6,986 0 0 0.0
2007 Q3 4,134 3 1 725.7
2007 Q2 520 0 0 0.0
2006 Q4 520 0 0 0.0
2006 Q3 520 5 0 9615.4
2006 Q1 520 3 0 5769.2
2005 Q4 7,454 1 0 134.2
Quarters under 100,000 reported hours are greyed: too few hours for a stable rate.
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

5 on file

2006 · 1 incident

2004 · 1 incident

August 9, 2004 WV · Coal continuous miner operator, coal mole operator MACHINERY
Timco Energy Inc · Struck by falling object

Piece of rock fell from roof between the bolts, hit person on right shoulder.

2002 · 2 incidents

June 13, 2002 WV · Coal roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs) MACHINERY
Timco Energy Inc · Struck by falling object

BOLTER OPERATOR WAS INSTALLING HIS 2ND BOLT WHEN A LOOSE PIECE OF DRAW ROCK APP 0-3" THICK 3' LONG & 2' WIDE FELL STRIKING HIM IN THE BACK & BRUISING HIS RIBS. HE WAS SENT TO THE HOSPITAL, TRE ATED & RELEASED. RETURNED TO LITE DUTY NEXT DAY.

March 16, 2002 WV · Coal FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
Timco Energy Inc · Accident type, without injuries

HAD ALREADY SET TIMBER IN THIS AREA. SEEM TO BE STABILIZING THE ROOF. WERE GOING TO ADD MORE TIMBERS BUT WE DID NOT GET BACK TO THE AREA.

2001 · 1 incident

August 29, 2001 WV · Coal roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs) MACHINERY
Timco Energy Inc · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EMPLOYEE WAS BOLTING TOP WHEN THE DRILL BIT BROKE. HE CONTINUED TO PUT UP PRESSURE ON THE DRILL STEEL WHICH BROKE AND HIT HIM ABOVE THE RIGHT EYE.