Mining Incidents

Sugar Camp Mine Coal

Alex Energy Inc · Underground
Drennen, Nicholas County, WV  ·  Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 4608745

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
18
Years on record
2000–2003
Latest incident
May 2003
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2000
237
citations
79
significant & substantial
$35,251
proposed penalties
$34,076
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
2015 Q3 0 0 0
2015 Q2 0 0 0
2014 Q2 0 0 0
2010 Q4 0 0 0
2010 Q3 0 0 0
2010 Q2 0 0 0
2010 Q1 0 0 0
2009 Q4 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

2003 · 2 incidents

May 28, 2003 WV · Coal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Alex Energy Inc · Struck against stationary object

WASHING BATTERIES ON FAIRCHILD SCOOP, A KINK CAME IN HOSE. WHILE REMOVING KINK THE FORCE OF THE WATER THRU RIGHT HAND INTO THE LID OF SCOOP BATTERY CAUSING A LACERATION TO RIGHT RING FINGER. REQUIRING 5 STITCHES. .

May 7, 2003 WV · Coal FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
Alex Energy Inc · Accident type, without injuries

TWO UNINTENTIONAL ROOF FALLS WERE DISCOVERED ON 5-9-03 THE FIRST FALL WAS LOCATED IN ENTRY NO. 6 NEAR SPAD NO 1405. THE FALL MEASURED 4 1/2' IN HEIGHT BY 20' IN LENGTH BY 20' IN WIDTH. THE SEC OND WAS IN ENTRY NO 7 NEAR SPAD NO 1429. IT WAS 4 1/2' H BY 20' W BY 20' LENGTH. BOTH FALLS HAPPENED APPROX 3:00 PM.

2002 · 7 incidents

November 27, 2002 WV · Coal shuttle car operator, mantrip operator, ramcar operator, rail runner, buggy operator HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Alex Energy Inc · Over-exertion in lifting objects

EE WAS LIFTING CABLE TO TOP AND FELT A STRAIN IN LOWER GROIN AREA. HE DID NOT MISS WORK OR SEEK MEDICAL ATTENTION UNTIL 3-23-03, IN WHICH I WAS NOTIFIED OF THIS ACCIDENT. ON 3-27 HE SOUGHT MED ICAL ATTENTION AND WAS GIVEN REST WITH NO LIFTING OR BENDING AND REFERED TO HIS FAMILY DOCTOR.

October 30, 2002 WV · Coal electrician, lineman POWERED HAULAGE
Alex Energy Inc · Struck against stationary object

EE WAS RIDINBG MANTRIP OVER SIDE HE PLACED HIS FOOT ON SIDE POST OF CONPY WITH THE SIDE OF HIS FOOT OVER SIDE THE CONFINERS OF THE CAR. THE SIDE OF HIS FOOT CAME IN CONTACT WITH THE RIB FORCIN G HIS FOOT SIDEWAYS.

September 6, 2002 WV · Coal laborer, bull gang, faceman, parts runner, roustabout, roof trimmer/scaler POWERED HAULAGE
Alex Energy Inc · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EMPLOYEE HUNG UP MINING CABLE TO CLEAN AREA. HE WAS CHANGING BATTERIES IN SCOOP & WAS WAITING FOR BUGGY. THE MINER TOOK OFF - REMOVING ALL SLACK FROM THE CABLE AND CAUSED IT TO STRIKE HIS SHOU LDER.

August 30, 2002 WV · Coal roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs) HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Alex Energy Inc · Struck by flying object

EE & CO-WORKER WERE BUILDING A PERMANENT STOPPING. TO HELP WEDGE THE STOPPING, EE WAS SPLITTING A GLUT (LARGE WEDGE) WITH AN AXE. TWO CINDER BLOCKS WERE PLACED ON THE MINE FLOOR A FEW INCHES A PART. THE GLUT WAS PLACED ACROSS THE OPENING. WHEN THE GLUT WAS STRUCK BY THE AXE A PIECE OF THE GLUT FLEW UP & STRUCK EE'S FOREHEAD.

July 20, 2002 WV · Coal roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs) MACHINERY
Alex Energy Inc · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

DRILL STEEL WAS RAISED AGAINST THE MINE ROOF. THE STEEL KICKED LOOSE FROM THE TOP AND STRUCK EE BETWEEN THE THUMB AND INDEX FINGER TEARING THE SKIN UNDER THE GLOVE. LEFT HAND.

June 17, 2002 WV · Coal mine manager, mine foreman, mine owner SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Alex Energy Inc · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EE & CO-WORKER WERE CARRYING 48"TOP ROLLERS & PLACING THEM ON BELT RAILS. THE CO-WORKER WAS PUSHING THE TOP ROLLER ACROSS THE BELT RAIL AS EE WAS STEPPING OVER. EE STATES HE TWISTED HIS LEFT K NEE WHEN STEPPING OVER THE BELT. NOTE: EE BEGAN MISSING WORK FRIDAY AUGUST 30, 2002.

January 7, 2002 WV · Coal roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs) SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Alex Energy Inc · Fall onto or against objects

EMPLOYEE WAS WALKING DOWN A HILL FROM THE BATH HOUSE TO THE BREAK HOUSE. HE SLIPPED ON ICE/SNOW AND FELL ON HIS SELF-RESCUER BREAKING 2 RIBS.

2001 · 5 incidents

October 29, 2001 WV · Coal electrician, lineman HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Alex Energy Inc · Struck against stationary object

ON OCTOBER 29, 2001 EE WAS WALKING TO THE SECTION. WHILE WALKING BETWEEN #2 SCOOP CHARGER & POWER CENTER, HE RAN HIS HAND OVER THE BUCKET INSERT AS HE WALKED BY. THERE WAS A SHARP EDGE ON THE CHARGER INSERT, AND IT CUT THROUGH HIS GLOVE AND INTO HIS INDEX FINGER.

July 12, 2001 WV · Coal section foreman, bullgang foreman, labor foreman, leadman, shift boss HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Alex Energy Inc · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

CO-WORKER TURNED 60 LB RAIL OVER USING SLATE BAR. MEMBER ATTEMPTED TO KEEP THE RAIL IN PLACE WITH HIS FOOT AND HAND. THE RAIL ROLLED ONTO HIS HAND LACERATING MIDDLE FINGER. -STITCHES-

July 11, 2001 WV · Coal mine manager, mine foreman, mine owner HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Alex Energy Inc · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

USING PICK HAMMER TO KNOCK OFF SLAG AND LOOSE METAL. WHEN THE METAL WAS STRUCK WITH A PICK HAMMER, A FRAGMENT OF THE HEAD OF THE HAMMER SHIPPED OFF AND PUNCTURED HIS LEFT FOREARM. FRAGMENT WAS EMBEDDED IN ARM. TWO STITCHES.

June 29, 2001 WV · Coal laborer, bull gang, faceman, parts runner, roustabout, roof trimmer/scaler HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Alex Energy Inc · Over-exertion in lifting objects

HE WAS INSTALLING STRUCTURE IN A BELT LINE. WHEN HE TWISTED AROUND TO PICK-UP ANOTHER PIECE OF STRUCTURE HE SPRAINED HIS KNEE. HE HAS BEEN OFF WORK SINCE THEN.

May 18, 2001 WV · Coal continuous miner operator, coal mole operator HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Alex Energy Inc · Over-exertion in lifting objects

EE WAS HELPING MAKE A MOWER MOVE. HE WAS PULLING A S-CAR CABLE UP IN ORDER TO MOVE THE POWER CENTER. HE FELT PAIN IN HIS LOWER BACK. THE CREW TOOK A LUNCH BREAK. AFTER WHICH HE COULDN'T WORK S O HE WAS TRANSPORTED TO THE HOSPITAL AND HE HAS MISSED WORK SINCE.

2000 · 4 incidents

June 13, 2000 WV · Coal FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
Alex Energy Inc · Accident type, without injuries

ROOF FALL 15-20'L X 20'W X 4'HIGH. VENTILATION NOT AFFECTED, PASSAGE OF MEN NOT AFFECTED. NO 1 ENTRY APPROX 15' INBY SPAD #448.

June 13, 2000 WV · Coal FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
Alex Energy Inc · Accident type, without injuries

ROOF FALL 15'L X 20'W X 4'HIGH. NO 2 ENTRY APPROX 140' OUTBY SPAD #260 VENTILATION NOT AFFECTED PASSAGE OF MEN NOT AFFECTED.

April 10, 2000 WV · Coal laborer, bull gang, faceman, parts runner, roustabout, roof trimmer/scaler HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Alex Energy Inc · Over-exertion in lifting objects

EE WAS ARRANGING SUPPLIES ON TOP OF THE ROOF BOLTING MACHINE. HE WAS REACHING ACROSS THE BOLTER AND LIFTING A BUNDLE OF PLATES WHEN HE FELT PAIN IN HIS BACK.

March 30, 2000 WV · Coal roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs) MACHINERY
Alex Energy Inc · Struck by falling object

EE WAS OPERATING THE ROOF BOLTING MACHINE AND WHEN HE PUT THE BIT TO THE MINE ROOF IT KNOCKED LOOSE A PIECE OF MINE ROOF WHICH STRUCK HIS NOSE.