Mining Incidents

Twilight-Chilton R Mine Coal

Twilight, Boone County, WV  ·  Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 4608514

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
10
Years on record
2000–2001
Latest incident
Jul 2001
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2000
69
citations
49
significant & substantial
$23,196
proposed penalties
$18,946
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
2001 Q4 6,668 0 0 0.0
2001 Q3 20,487 7 3 341.7
2001 Q2 19,229 7 5 364.0
2001 Q1 21,110 6 3 284.2
2000 Q4 17,264 5 2 289.6
2000 Q3 17,313 19 16 1097.4
2000 Q2 15,998 16 13 1000.1
2000 Q1 21,137 9 7 425.8
Quarters under 100,000 reported hours are greyed: too few hours for a stable rate.
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

10 on file

2001 · 4 incidents

July 26, 2001 WV · Coal mine manager, mine foreman, mine owner HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Independence Coal Company Inc · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

INJURED WAS INSTALLING BELT STRUCTURE WHEN THE STRUCTURE FELL PINCHING HIS HAND BETWEEN TWO RAILS. HE WAS TREATED BY EMTS AND LATER WENT TO THE HOSPITAL WERE THEY PUT FI E STITCHES IN HIS RT H AND.

June 27, 2001 WV · Coal FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
Independence Coal Company Inc · Accident type, without injuries

AN UNPLANNED ROOF FALL OCCURRED ON 6-27-01. DISTANCE FROM THE ACTIVE FACE WAS APPROX 4,500'. THERE WERE NO PERSONAL INJURIES AND NO EQUIPMENT WAS INVOLVED. SIZE OF FALL MEASURED 110' X 20' X 8 '. ALL ENTRANCES TO FALL HAVE BEEN BREAKERED OFF.

May 24, 2001 WV · Coal continuous miner operator, coal mole operator FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
Independence Coal Company Inc · Struck by falling object

INJURED WAS TALKING WITH SECTION FOREMAN WHEN A PIECE OF DRAW ROCK APPROX 24" X 18" X 3" FELL AND STRUCK HIM IN THE RIGHT SHOULDER. HE FINISHED HIS SHIFT AND CONTINUED TO WORK HIS REGULARLY SC HEDULED SHIFTS UNTIL 5-30-01. HE SOUGHT MEDICAL ATTENTION AND WAS ADVISED TO REMAIN AWAY FROM WORK UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE. THE SAFETY DEPT. WAS NOT NOTIFIED UNTIL 6-4-01.

January 23, 2001 WV · Coal FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
Independence Coal Company Inc · Accident type, without injuries

AN UNPLANNED ROOF FALL OCCURRED IN THE #2 ENTRY,1 BREAK OUTBY SPAD #3658. DISTANCE FROM THE ACTIVE FACE WAS 1500'. NO PERSONAL INJURIES OR EQUIPMENT INVOLVED. FALL MEASURED 30' X 30' X 8'.

2000 · 6 incidents

July 10, 2000 WV · Coal roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs) OTHER
Independence Coal Company Inc · Bodily reaction, (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EMPLOYEE BENT OVER TO HELP PICK UP A PUMP BUT DID NOT GRASP IT WHEN HE FELT PAIN IN HIS BACK. EMPLOYEE HAS MISSED WORK PREVIOSLY WITH BACK PROBLEMS THROUHOUT HIS MINING CAREER.

May 17, 2000 WV · Coal miner, nec HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Independence Coal Company Inc · Struck by falling object

EMPLOYEE WAS REMOVING THE P-2 CHAIN FROM THE FEEDER WHEN A CO-WORKER PULLED THE WASH DOWN HOSE OFF THE TOP OF THE FEEDER. THE HOSE CAUSED AN UNBOLTED SHIELD TO FALL STRIKING HIM ON THE NECK. H E WAS TAKEN TO THE HOSPITAL AND DIAGNOSED WITH DAMAGE TO THE NECK MUSCLE. HE IS SCHEDULED TO UNDERGO THERAPY.

March 24, 2000 WV · Coal electrician, lineman ELECTRICAL
Independence Coal Company Inc · Contact with electrical current

HE WAS TROUBLESHOOTING THE PANEL OF A 12-12 JOY MINER. HE HAS HIS LEFT HAND ON THE PHASE FILTER WIRE. FOR SOME UNKNOWN REASON, HIS LEFT HAND CAME IN CONTACT WITH THE POWER APPROX. 1000 VOLTS.

February 25, 2000 WV · Coal electrician, lineman HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Independence Coal Company Inc · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

INJURED WAS IN THE PROCESS OF INSTALLING A TAILPIECE GUARD. A PIECE OF BELT WAS IN THE WAY SO EE USED A UTILITY KNIFE TO ATTEMPT TO REMOVE IT. WHILE CUTTING THE BELT, THE KNIFE SLIPPED AND CUT HIS RIGHT ARM. HE WAS TREATED BY EMT'S ON THE SECTION AND TRANSPORTED TO HOSPITAL WHERE HE RECEIVED STITCHES.

January 17, 2000 WV · Coal FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
Independence Coal Company Inc · Accident type, without injuries

AN UNPLANNED ROOF FALL OCCURRED AT 1:00 AM ON 1-17-2000. THE ROOF FALL WAS FOUND ON THE 001-0 SECTION NEAR STATION SPAD #3401. THE FALL MEASURED 130' X 19' X 8'. NO EQUIPMENT WAS INVOLVED AND THERE WERE NO PERSONAL INJURIES. ALL ENTRANCES TO THE FALL HAVE BEEN BREAKERED OFF AND THE FALL WILL BE REHABILITATED.

January 12, 2000 WV · Coal section foreman, bullgang foreman, labor foreman, leadman, shift boss HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Independence Coal Company Inc · Over-exertion in lifting objects

INJURED ASSISTING IN BUILDING CRIBS IN THE BELT ENTRY. HE WAS RETRIEVING A CRIB BLOCK FROM THE SCOOP BUCKET WHEN HE FELT PAIN IN HIS LOWER BACK. HE VISITED HIS PHYSICIAN ON FEB 4, 2000 BECAUSE OF CONTINUED PAIN IN HIS LOWER BACK. HE WAS ADVISED TO REMAIN AWAY FROM WORK FOR AT LEAST ONE WEEK.