Mining Incidents

No. 50 Mine Coal

Controlled by MELISSA CLINE
Kimball, Mcdowell County, WV  ·  Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 4608776

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Fatalities
1
Total incidents
20
Years on record
2000–2003
Latest incident
Mar 2003
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2000
239
citations
73
significant & substantial
$218,968
proposed penalties
$173,058
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 3,076 10 2 3251.0
2002 Q3 14,161 15 3 1059.2
2002 Q2 1,836 1 0 544.7
2002 Q1 10,100 0 0 0.0
2001 Q4 19,260 11 1 571.1
2001 Q3 4,819 27 9 5602.8
2001 Q2 12,892 20 3 1551.3
2001 Q1 19,938 26 9 1304.0
Quarters under 100,000 reported hours are greyed: too few hours for a stable rate.

Fatalities at this mine

1 recorded
March 23, 2003 WV · Coal section foreman, bullgang foreman, labor foreman, leadman, shift boss Fatality · ELECTRICAL
Energy Plus Inc · Flash burns (electric)

BREAKER BLEW UP AND BURNED EMPLOYEE.

Reportable incidents

19 on file (excluding fatalities above)

2003 · 1 incident

February 27, 2003 WV · Coal shuttle car operator, mantrip operator, ramcar operator, rail runner, buggy operator HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Energy Plus Inc · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EE WAS ASSISTING IN SETTING TAILPIECE WHEN 3/8" CHAIN BROKE AND TURNED ONE SIDE OF TAILPIECE LOOSE STRIKING EE IN LOWER BACK AND BUTTOCKS.

2002 · 6 incidents

September 20, 2002 WV · Coal laborer, bull gang, faceman, parts runner, roustabout, roof trimmer/scaler MACHINERY
Energy Plus Inc · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

EMPLOYEE HAD HAND ON ROOF BOLT WHILE INSTALLING ANS BOLT BENT MASHING HAND.

July 20, 2002 WV · Coal scoop car/scooptram operator, load/haul/dump (lhd) operator, teletram operator POWERED HAULAGE
Energy Plus Inc · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

EE WAS USING MANTRIP TO SUPPLY ROOF BOLTER WHEN FLY BOARD FELL OFF OF MANTRIP. HE STOPPED MANTRIP TO STRAIGHTEN BOARD. HE CRAWLED OFF OF MANTRIP AND MOVED BOARD TURNING A CAN OF OIL OVER AND H ITTING FOOT SWITCH CAUSING MANTRIP TO RUN OVER HIMSELF.

February 5, 2002 WV · Coal electrician, lineman HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Energy Plus Inc · Struck against stationary object

PUTTING DOWN PRESSURE ON WRENCH AND SLIPPED OFF OF BOLT AND EMPLOYEE HIT KNEE AGAINST FLOOR OF COAL MINE.

January 16, 2002 WV · Coal shuttle car operator, mantrip operator, ramcar operator, rail runner, buggy operator HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Energy Plus Inc · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

TAILPIECE PULLED LOOSE ON ONE SIDE STRIKING EMPLOYEE ON LEGS, BRUISED KNEE AND LEG.

January 8, 2002 WV · Coal roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs) MACHINERY
Energy Plus Inc · Struck by falling object

EMPLOYEE WAS INSTALLING ROOF BOLT AND SLAB OF ROCK FELL OUT STRIKING HIM ON SHOULDER.

2001 · 6 incidents

October 25, 2001 WV · Coal shuttle car operator, mantrip operator, ramcar operator, rail runner, buggy operator POWERED HAULAGE
Energy Plus Inc · Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EE WAS HOLDING HARD HAT ON HEAD WHILE RUNNING SCOOP WHEN SCOOP RAN OVER A ROCK IN ROADWAY CRUSHING HAND BETWEEN TOP AND HARD HAT.

April 24, 2001 WV · Coal roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs) MACHINERY
Four Corners Corp · Struck by falling object

A PIECE OF DRAW ROCK FELL OUT BETWEEN BOLTS AND STRUCK EMPLOYEE ON LEFT ANKLE.

February 26, 2001 WV · Coal continuous miner operator, coal mole operator HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Four Corners Corp · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EE WAS MOVING MINER CABLE AND AGGREVATED AN OLD INJURY.

February 10, 2001 WV · Coal scoop car/scooptram operator, load/haul/dump (lhd) operator, teletram operator HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Four Corners Corp · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

TRIP ON PIECE OF ROPE AROUND HIGHWALL.

February 5, 2001 WV · Coal roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs) HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Four Corners Corp · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

HE WAS MOVING A TIMBER OUT OF WAY OF CABLE IN #4 ENTRY. HE WAS HELP MOVING MINER ACROSS SECTION.

2000 · 6 incidents

December 18, 2000 WV · Coal roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs) MACHINERY
Four Corners Corp · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

WHILE BOLTING TOP AND CHANGING PIECES OF STEEL GOT THUMB CAUGHT BETWEEN TTWO PIECES OF STEEL AND MASHED IT.

November 4, 2000 WV · Coal scoop car/scooptram operator, load/haul/dump (lhd) operator, teletram operator POWERED HAULAGE
Four Corners Corp · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

WHILE DRIVING MAC #9 FROM SECTION TO SURFACE AT END OF SHIFT STEERING WHEEL KICKED AROUND AND HIT EE ON HAND. HE DID NOT THINK IT WAS BROKE AT THAT TIME.

October 9, 2000 WV · Coal electrician, lineman POWERED HAULAGE
Four Corners Corp · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

COAL HAULER HIT CORNER OF SCOOP AND PUSHED SCOOP IN TO MINER MACH. CRIB BLOCK HIT ANKLE BETWEEN SCOOP AND MINER MACH.

August 21, 2000 WV · Coal timberman FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
Four Corners Corp · Struck by falling object

HE WAS HELPING MINER OPERATOR SET LIFT TIMBERS IN #5 ENTRY WHEN A KETTLE BOTTOM PINCHED OUT BETWEEN TWO ROOF BOLT PLATES. HE HAD HIS BACK TURNED AWAY FROM IT AND DIDN'T SEE IT. PART OF IT ST RUCK HIS BACK SIDE. HE WAS TAKEN TO HOSPITAL ER AND THEY X-RAYED HIM, CHECKED HIM AND SENT HIM HOME.

August 15, 2000 WV · Coal scoop car/scooptram operator, load/haul/dump (lhd) operator, teletram operator POWERED HAULAGE
Four Corners Corp · Struck against stationary object

RUN SCOOP, PUTTING TIMBER OUT TO MINE WITH IT, EMPLOYEE GOT HEAD IN TOP IN #3 ENTRY.

July 21, 2000 WV · Coal roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs) POWERED HAULAGE
Four Corners Corp · Fall to the walkway or working surface

EE WAS STARTING TO HANG CABLE TO ROOF WHILE SCOOP WAS PULLING POWER CENTER UP RAN OUT OF CABLE AND PULLED CABLE DOWN ON HIM. KNOCKING HIM TO FLOOR. SCOOP OPR SAID HE DID NOT HEAR ON SEE OUTHER MEN FLAGGING AND YELLING FOR HIM TO STOP.