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Alloy Prep Plant #1 Coal

Boomer, Fayette County, WV  ·  Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 4607968

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Fatalities
1
Total incidents
6
Years on record
2000–2008
Latest incident
Mar 2008
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2000
72
citations
41
significant & substantial
$18,740
proposed penalties
$9,019
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
2015 Q3 0 0 0
2015 Q2 0 0 0
2015 Q1 0 0 0
2014 Q2 0 0 0
2013 Q3 0 0 0
2013 Q2 0 0 0
2013 Q1 0 0 0
2012 Q1 0 0 0
Quarters under 100,000 reported hours are greyed: too few hours for a stable rate.

Fatalities at this mine

1 recorded
March 12, 2008 WV · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech Fatality · MACHINERY
Appalachian Fuels, LLC · Struck by falling object

Victim was removing a machine bottom guard (belly pan) on a Caterpillar D-10 N dozer. Apparently the chain he was using to hold the belly pan while he was removing the bolts that held it in place slipped when the bolts were removed. The belly pan swung down and struck the victim inflicting fatal injuries

Reportable incidents

5 on file (excluding fatalities above)

2005 · 2 incidents

October 29, 2005 WV · Coal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator MACHINERY
Appalachian Fuels, LLC · Struck by falling object

VICTIM WAS ASSISTING WITH INSTALLATION OF NEW BEARINGS ON CRUSHER ROLLS. ONE BEARING HAD BEEN INSTALLED, MAKING PREPARATIONS FOR SECOND. REACHED UNDER THE SHAFT TO REMOVE SOME DEBRIS, WELD ON THE EYE HOLDING THE ROLL BROKE, FELL ON HIS RIGHT HAND. SURGERY PERFORMED ON HIS RIGHT HAND. THE 1ST AND 2ND FINGERS AMPUTATED TO THE KNUCKLE, 3RD AMPUTATED TO THE SECOND JOINT.

May 18, 2005 WV · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Appalachian Fuels, LLC · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

WHILE UNLOADING A TRANSMISSION PUMP FROM THE BACK OF SERVICE TRUCK, HIS FOOT SLIPPED ON THE BUMPER AND HE FELL TO THE GROUND WITH PUMP FALLING ON ARM.

2004 · 1 incident

September 24, 2004 WV · Coal POWERED HAULAGE
Appalachian Fuels, LLC · Accident type, without injuries

HAULING SHOT ROCK TO FORMER SLIP AREA, WHILE DUMPING A ROCK GOT CAUGHT IN TAILGATE OF TRUCK MAKING LOAD UNBALANCED AND THE TRUCK TURNED OVER ON IT'S SIDE. NO ONE WAS INJURED AND DRIVER OF TRUCK RETURNED TO WORK. NO WORK TIME MISSED. DRIVER TO WATCH AREA OF DUMPING AND LOADER NOT TO OVER LOAD AND TO WATCH LOADS.

2001 · 1 incident

February 23, 2001 WV · Coal mine manager, mine foreman, mine owner HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Vandalia Resources Inc · Struck by flying object

EMPLOYEE WAS WORKING IN A CONFINED AREA AND HIS HARD HAT CAME OFF. WHEN HE REPLACED HIS HAT. MATERIAL CAME OUT OF THE HAT AND WENT IN BEHIND HIS SAFETY GLASSES LODGING IN HIS EYE. HE CONTINUED TO WORK BUT HAD TO GO TO THE DOCTOR.

2000 · 1 incident