Mining Incidents

Crafts Run Mine Coal

Dana Mining Company Inc · Underground
Maidsville, Monongalia County, WV  ·  Abandoned and Sealed
MSHA Mine ID: 4608311

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
21
Years on record
2000–2002
Latest incident
Jun 2002
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2000
51
citations
14
significant & substantial
$3,622
proposed penalties
$3,622
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
2002 Q4 3,961 1 0 252.5
2002 Q3 4,991 4 0 801.4
2002 Q2 4,362 5 0 1146.3
2002 Q1 6,667 2 1 300.0
2001 Q4 9,096 0 0 0.0
2001 Q3 10,091 8 3 792.8
2001 Q2 10,966 0 0 0.0
2001 Q1 10,495 3 1 285.9
Quarters under 100,000 reported hours are greyed: too few hours for a stable rate.
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

21 on file

2002 · 3 incidents

June 13, 2002 WV · Coal beltman, conveyor man, conveyor belt worker, mobile bridge carrierman, feeder operator, conveyor rider MACHINERY
Dana Mining Company Inc · Struck by falling object

MAN WAS HELPING BOLTER WHEN ROCK FELL OUT BETWEEN BOLTS & HIT MAN ON BACK OF HAND & BROKE IT.

April 16, 2002 WV · Coal continuous miner operator, coal mole operator FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
Dana Mining Company Inc · Struck by falling object

MAN WAS LOOKING AT SCOOP & HAD HAND ON FINDER & ROCK FELL OUT BETWEEN BOLTS. ROCK APPROXIMATELY 1" THICK, 10" WIDE, 11" LONG, HIT MAN ON THUMB.

2001 · 5 incidents

September 20, 2001 WV · Coal roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs) MACHINERY
Dana Mining Company Inc · Struck by falling object

WHILE BOLTING A ROCK FELL BETWEEN BOLTS AND SLID DOWN TRS AND HIT GROUND FLIPPING OVER AND HIT MAN ON RIBS (ROCK WAS 2" THICK BY 12" ROUND)

June 25, 2001 WV · Coal roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs) HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Dana Mining Company Inc · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

HE TWISTED TO PICK UP ROOF BOLT TO PUT PLATE ON IT & HURT BACK.

2000 · 13 incidents

July 27, 2000 WV · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
Dana Mining Company Inc · Struck by falling object

WHILE CHANGING BITS ON MINER EMPLOYEE WAS BENT OVER TO PIECE A WEB MEASURING 1"-3" THICK, 16" WIDE 24" LONG FELL OUT AND HIT HIM ON BACK. (ROCK FELL OUT BETWEEN ROOF BOLTS.)

July 25, 2000 WV · Coal shuttle car operator, mantrip operator, ramcar operator, rail runner, buggy operator OTHER
Dana Mining Company Inc · Unclassified, insufficient data

STRAINED GROIN, WAS NOT REPORTED TO MANAGEMENT UNTIL SEVERAL DAYS AFTER INJURED.

July 5, 2000 WV · Coal shuttle car operator, mantrip operator, ramcar operator, rail runner, buggy operator STRIKING OR BUMPING
Dana Mining Company Inc · Struck against stationary object

WALKING TO MANTRIP TO GOT HOME AND DUMPED KNEE ON CORNER OF 4160 WAGON.

June 3, 2000 WV · Coal roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs) MACHINERY
Dana Mining Company Inc · Struck by falling object

A SOAP STONE ROCK AND WATER IN TOP LET ROCK SEPARATE BETWEEN BOLTS, LETTING ROCK BREAK LOOSEAND DROPPING ON EDGE OF CANOPY, THEN SLIDING OFFAND HITTING MAN ON BACK, LEFT ARM AND RIGHT LEG. HE WAS ROOF BOLTING AT THIS TIME.

May 8, 2000 WV · Coal INUNDATION
Dana Mining Company Inc · Accident type, without injuries

WHILE MINING #3 ENTRY 160' INBY SPAD 1530, ENCOUNTERED AN UNCHARTED BOR HOLE, ALLOWING A LARGE INFLOW OF WATER ONTO SECTION.