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Stony River Mine Coal

Wolf Run Mining Company · Underground
Mt Storm, Grant County, WV  ·  Abandoned and Sealed
MSHA Mine ID: 4608631

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
5
Years on record
2001–2006
Latest incident
Feb 2006
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2000
108
citations
32
significant & substantial
$8,931
proposed penalties
$8,912
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
2007 Q1 0 0 0
2006 Q4 0 0 0
2006 Q3 1,140 0 0 0.0
2006 Q2 2,949 0 0 0.0
2006 Q1 1,440 5 2 3472.2
2005 Q4 13,153 11 2 836.3
2005 Q3 744 10 3 13440.9
2005 Q2 0 2 1
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

February 22, 2006 WV · Coal FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
Wolf Run Mining Company · Accident type, without injuries

UNINTENTIONAL ROOF FALL. FALL MEASURED 20' LONG X 18' WIDE X 40' HIGH. AREA MINED 2/22/06. NO INJURIES OR PROPERTY DAMAGE. ROOF PREVIOUSLY SUPPORTED WITH 6' TORQUE TENSION AND 6' DOUBLE LOCK BOLTS. ONLY ENTRANCE WAS DANGERED OFF AND BROW SUPPORTED WITH 3 CRIBS. FALL MOST LIKELY WILL NOT BE SUPPORTED OR CLEANED.

2005 · 2 incidents

September 20, 2005 WV · Coal continuous miner operator, coal mole operator FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
Wolf Run Mining Company · Struck by falling object

Employee was in a seated position operating a radio remote controlled continuous miner when a small piece of rock fell from the roof & rib and struck him on the back of his shoulder.

August 29, 2005 WV · Coal utility man, errand boy, service truck operator FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
Wolf Run Mining Company · Struck by falling object

Employee was roof bolting #5 Entry. He was on the "off side" of the roof bolter in a squat position with the left knee on the mine floor and the right leg posed in a 90" position. While beginning to drill the first hole a piece of rock being drilled fell from the roof, broke against the canopy, and struck the right knee.

2001 · 2 incidents

September 5, 2001 WV · Coal roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs) MACHINERY
Double H Mining Company Inc · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

INJURED WAS STRAIGHTENING A BENT ROOF BOLT WHEN THE ROOF BOLT SPUN AROUND STRIKING HIM ON LEFT WRIST CAUSING A FRACTURE.