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Anna Branch Surface Mine Coal

Rum Creek Coal Sales, Inc. · Surface

Controlled by Alpha Metallurgical Resources Inc

Ethel, Logan County, WV · Abandoned

MSHA Mine ID: 4608279

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Fatalities: 0
Total incidents: 5
Years on record: 2002–2010
Latest incident: Jul 2010

Compliance record

MSHA citations since 2001

citations

significant & substantial

$33,877

proposed penalties

$33,355

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
2014 Q1	0	0	0
2012 Q2	0	0	0
2012 Q1	0	0	0
2011 Q3	2,984	3	3	1005.4
2011 Q2	0	0	0
2011 Q1	1,294	7	2	5409.6
2010 Q4	2,093	0	0	0.0
2010 Q3	247	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

5 on file

2010 · 1 incident

July 28, 2010 WV · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON

Mountain Reclamation & Construction · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Climbing down off of EX1100 Excavator, feet slipped out from under person, held body with both arms on ladder handrails. Pulled arms, shoulders & chest. Hanging 8-10" above ground, eased body off onto ground.

2009 · 1 incident

April 28, 2009 WV · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON

Mountain Reclamation & Construction · Fall from machine

Service man was climbing off EX-1100 after putting oil in machine, lost his footing and fell approx 3' and landed on right side, hurting lower back.

2003 · 2 incidents

July 15, 2003 WV · Coal welder (shop) SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON

Rum Creek Coal Sales, Inc. · Fall from machine

HE WAS STANDING ON ROLLER FRAME OF DOZER WHEN HE LOST HIS FOOTING & FELL. HE HIT THE LEFT SIDE OF HIS HEAD AROUND EYE SOCKET & CHEEKBONE LEAVING A CUT ABOUT 1 1/2" FROM LEFT CORNER OF EYE, DOW N CHEEKBONE.

January 20, 2003 WV · Coal NO VALUE FOUND

Rum Creek Coal Sales, Inc. · Fall from machine

MEMBER WAS IN THE PROCESS OF CLEANING HIS FRONT WINDOWS ON A 988F COAL LOADER WHEN HE SLIPPED & FELL.

2002 · 1 incident

March 7, 2002 WV · Coal truck driver SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON

Rum Creek Coal Sales, Inc. · Fall from machine

EE WAS MOUNTING 785 ROCK TRUCK AT START OF SECOND SHIFT, WHEN THE SECOND STEP BROKE CAUSING HIM TO FALL ON THE GROUND. EE RECEIVED A MINOR ABRASION TO THE INSIDE OF HIS RIGHT ANKLE AREA.