Mining Incidents

Little Muncy Branch Surface Coal

Controlled by Eddie Hurley
Ragland, Mingo County, WV  ·  Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 4608669

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
18
Years on record
2000–2007
Latest incident
Jan 2007
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2000
57
citations
25
significant & substantial
$7,226
proposed penalties
$7,094
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 Q3 894 0 0 0.0
2007 Q2 6,830 3 3 439.2
2007 Q1 11,926 1 0 83.9
2006 Q4 11,071 0 0 0.0
2006 Q1 12,718 0 0 0.0
2005 Q4 11,548 0 0 0.0
2005 Q2 2,436 2 1 821.0
2002 Q4 6,333 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

18 on file

2007 · 1 incident

January 12, 2007 WV · Coal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
New Ridge Coal Company, Inc · Fall onto or against objects

Employee was driving a fence post in the ground. The ground was muddy due to the weather. Employee slipped and fell hitting knee on rocks.

2006 · 1 incident

November 1, 2006 WV · Coal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer MACHINERY
New Ridge Coal Company, Inc · Struck against a moving object

The operator was reclaiming on a slope in an excavator. The excavator started sliding, the right track was on a flat rock & it turned over landing on its right side. The operator was wearing a seat belt & was still in his seat when the first person arrived at the scene.

2001 · 11 incidents

December 9, 2001 WV · Coal electrician, lineman HANDLING OF MATERIALS
New Ridge Coal Company, Inc · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

EE WAS HELPING TO SET A MOTOR ON A MOTOR BASE & GOT HIS RT. INDEX FINGER PINCHED IN BETWEEN THE MOTOR & BASE & CRUSHED THE END OF HIS FINGER.

October 23, 2001 WV · Coal greaser, grease man, oiler, lube man, dragline oiler SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
New Ridge Coal Company, Inc · Fall from machine

CLIMBING DOWN FROM D9 DOZER (SERVICING MACHINE) WHEN HE FELL BACK OFF HITTING HIS BACK ON ROLLER FRAME AND THEN HITTING THE GROUND ON THE SIDE OF HIS FOOT. HE WORKED THE REST OF SHIFT BEYOND 0 400 UNTIL 0530. GOING FOLLOWING DAY TO DR. DID NOT REPORT TO WORK 10-24-01 ON 2ND SHIFT.

October 23, 2001 WV · Coal truck driver POWERED HAULAGE
New Ridge Coal Company, Inc · Struck against a moving object

DRIVING ROCKTRUCK ON SURFACE HAUL ROAD, SAYS HE DROVE THROUGH A DIP IN ROAD CAUSING PAIN TO HIS BACK.

October 12, 2001 WV · Coal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
New Ridge Coal Company, Inc · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EMPLOYEE SLIPPED WHEN GETTING ON DOZER AS IT WASRAINING. HIS LEFT FOOT SLIPPED, BUT THE RIGHT FOOT STAYED SOLID CAUSING ALL HIS WEIGHT TO SHIFT ONTO RIGHT LEG. HE SAYS IT FELT LIKE SOMETHING TORE. HE CAME TO WORK ON 10-13-01. WORKED THRU WK 10-21 AND 10-25 GOING TO DOCTOR ON 10-26 FOR EXAM AND THEN RETURNING TO WORK 10-29-01.

August 31, 2001 WV · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
New Ridge Coal Company, Inc · Fall onto or against objects

STANDING ON LADDER WORKING ON LECTRA HAUL ROCKTRUCK WHEN HE FELL HITTING HIS KNEES, NOTE THIS WAS BEGINNING OF SHIFT, HE WORKED FULL 10 HR SHIFT PLUS TWO HOURS OVERTIME, NEVER REPORTED INCIDEN T TO SUPERVISOR, GATHERED INFO FROM WITNESS.

August 23, 2001 WV · Coal truck driver POWERED HAULAGE
New Ridge Coal Company, Inc · Struck against a moving object

WAS TRAMMING FROM RECLAMATION SITE OF WORK ON ANOTHER COMPANY PERMIT WHEN HE TURNED ABRUPTLY AND LOST CONTROL. WENT INTO CREEK, BUMPING HIS HEAD CAUSING A BUMP ON HIS HEAD.

July 26, 2001 WV · Coal truck driver SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
New Ridge Coal Company, Inc · Fall to the walkway or working surface

WAS FILLING WATER TRUCK & SLIPPED FALLING TO GROUND LANDING ON HIS BACK. SAYS IT BEGAN TO SPASM.SAYS THIS IS COMMON WHEN HE STRESSES HIS BACK DUE TO ON OLD HIGH SCHOOL FOOTBALL INJURY & THEN F ROM AN AUTOMOBILE ACCIDENT FROM THE PAST.

June 8, 2001 WV · Coal blaster, shooter, shotfirer, explosive worker, powder gang/monkey HANDLING OF MATERIALS
New Ridge Coal Company, Inc · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

CLEANING THE AUGER OUT ON POWDER TRUCK. PIECE OF METAL FLEW OFF AND HIT LEFT EYE. TRIED TO WASH OUT ON OWN. HAD TO GO TO ER ON 6-10-01 TO HAVE DR. REMOVE IT.

May 18, 2001 WV · Coal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
New Ridge Coal Company, Inc · Fall from machine

OPERATOR WAS CLIMBING ON THE DOZER WHEN HE SLIPPED AND FELL FROM THE PUSH ARM OF THE DOZER, HURTING HIS RIGHT WRIST.

February 19, 2001 WV · Coal truck driver POWERED HAULAGE
New Ridge Coal Company, Inc · Struck against a moving object

ROCK LOADER OPERATOR WAS LOADING ROCK INTO TRUCK EE WAS IN TO BE LOADED WHEN A LARGE ROCK DROPPED OUT LANDING IN HIS EMPTY BED CAUSING THE ROCK TRUCK TO JAR HIM KNOCKING HIS HEAD INTO THE RIGH T DOOR WINDOW. THE FOLLOWING MORNING BACK OF NECCK STIFF. WENT TO HOSPITAL 2-22-01 FOR CHECKUP. RETURNED TO WORK 2-23-02. NO RESTRICTED ACTIVITY

2000 · 5 incidents

September 29, 2000 WV · Coal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer OTHER
New Ridge Coal Company, Inc · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

DEFECTIVE DIRECTIONAL DETENT CABLE ON DOZER REQUIRING EXTREME WRIST AND HAND EFFORT TO SHIFT FOR CHANGE OF DIRECTION. THIS RESULTED IN DAILY WRIST AND HAND FATIGUE UNDER NORMAL OPERATING CONDI TIONS. STATES LEFT HAND WRIST, FINGERS AND LOWERARM EXPERIENCING PAIN, CONSTANT NUMBNESS, LOSS OF MOTION AND LOSS OF USE.

September 29, 2000 WV · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
New Ridge Coal Company, Inc · Fall onto or against objects

EE WAS DOING MAINTENCE WORK ON EXCAVATOR UNDER WET AND MUDDY CONDITIONS. HIS FOOT SLIPPED ON TRACK, HE FELL, CUTTING LOWER PART OF HIS RIGHT LEG ON SHARP PART OF TRACK.

August 14, 2000 WV · Coal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
New Ridge Coal Company, Inc · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

WHEN EMPLOYEE STEPPED FROM LAST STEP OF LADDER OF HIS ROCK TRUCK, HE HAD ONE FOOT ON STEP AND MOVED HIS OTHER FOOT DOWN ELEVATING HIS BODY TO ONE SIDE AND STRAINING HIS LEFT SIDE OF HIS BACK.

May 16, 2000 WV · Coal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer MACHINERY
New Ridge Coal Company, Inc · Struck against a moving object

OPERATOR WAS WORKING RECLAMATION WHEN DOZER SLID FROM ROCK JARRING HIM CAUSING SEATBELT TO CUT INTO HIS RIGHT SIDE OF ABDOMEN.