Mining Incidents

Alma Mine Coal

Day Mining Inc · Underground
Controlled by Chris Cline
Bob White, Boone County, WV  ·  Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 4608807

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
14
Years on record
2000–2001
Latest incident
Nov 2001
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2000
64
citations
35
significant & substantial
$9,042
proposed penalties
$9,042
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 Q1 0 0 0
2001 Q4 27,283 0 0 0.0
2001 Q3 25,589 9 4 351.7
2001 Q2 25,332 8 7 315.8
2001 Q1 25,283 9 8 356.0
2000 Q4 30,841 7 6 227.0
2000 Q3 26,282 5 2 190.2
2000 Q2 25,590 17 6 664.3
Quarters under 100,000 reported hours are greyed: too few hours for a stable rate.
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

14 on file

2001 · 6 incidents

November 20, 2001 WV · Coal shuttle car operator, mantrip operator, ramcar operator, rail runner, buggy operator HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Day Mining Inc · Over-exertion in pulling or pushing objects

EMPLOYEE WAS PULLING CABLE FOR SHUTTLE CAR WHEN HE FELT PAIN IN HIS BACK.

September 27, 2001 WV · Coal shuttle car operator, mantrip operator, ramcar operator, rail runner, buggy operator HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Day Mining Inc · Over-exertion in lifting objects

EE WAS LOADING BELT TO BE TAKNE INSIDE WHEN HIS BACK STARTED HURTING. IT GOT WORSE DURING THE SHIFT AND HE HAD TO COME OUTSIDE AT 1830.

September 19, 2001 WV · Coal roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs) HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Day Mining Inc · Over-exertion in lifting objects

EMPLOYEE WAS MOVING A PIECE OF ROCK OUT OF THE ROADWAY WHEN HE PULLED A MUSCLE IN HIS LOWER BACK.

August 22, 2001 WV · Coal scoop car/scooptram operator, load/haul/dump (lhd) operator, teletram operator HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Day Mining Inc · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EE WAS UNLOADING ROOF BOLTS FROM SCOOP, BUCKET WHEN A METAL BAND BINDER STRAP CAUGHT HIM ABOVE THE R KNEE.

May 1, 2001 WV · Coal continuous miner operator, coal mole operator MACHINERY
Day Mining Inc · Struck by falling object

EMPLOYEE WAS SETTING ON RIB WHEN A PIECE OF ROCK FELL FROM BETWEEN BOLTS AND HIT HIM ON TOP OF HEAD.

January 29, 2001 WV · Coal FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
Day Mining Inc · Accident type, without injuries

ROOF FALL OUTBY FALL ABOUT 2700' AT SPAD 298 150' X 20' X 8' DID NOT BLOCK TRAVELWAY.

2000 · 8 incidents

November 30, 2000 WV · Coal roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs) MACHINERY
Day Mining Inc · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EE WAS PUTTING UP 8' BOLTS WITH ROOF BOLTER. WHEN HE TRIED TO BEND THE BOLT HE PULLED SOMETHING IN HIS LOWER BACK.

November 9, 2000 WV · Coal shuttle car operator, mantrip operator, ramcar operator, rail runner, buggy operator HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Day Mining Inc · Over-exertion in pulling or pushing objects

EE WAS PULLING UP MINER CABLE AND PULL SAME IN HIS LOWER BACK.

October 31, 2000 WV · Coal continuous miner operator, coal mole operator HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Day Mining Inc · Over-exertion in lifting objects

EMPLOYEE WAS PULLING UP MINER CABLE WHEN HE PULLED SOMETHING IN HIS GROIN.

July 28, 2000 WV · Coal section foreman, bullgang foreman, labor foreman, leadman, shift boss OTHER
Day Mining Inc · Bodily reaction, (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EE WAS ON HIS KNEES PUTTING A CRIB BLICK UNDER CAR BELT CAR. WHEN HE STOOD UP SAME PULL IN HIS RIGHT KNEE. EE WENT TO DR. ON 8-8-00.

June 19, 2000 WV · Coal FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
Day Mining Inc · Accident type, without injuries

DURING WEEKLY EXAMINATION OF EXCAPEWAY PRIMARY ESCAPEWAY FOUND A ROOF FALL IN THE INTAKE AT SPAD 164 8'HX18'WX70'L.

June 8, 2000 WV · Coal continuous miner operator, coal mole operator HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Day Mining Inc · Over-exertion in lifting objects

EE WAS GETTING ROCK OFF OF MINER AND PULL MUSCLE IN LOWER BACK.

February 8, 2000 WV · Coal continuous miner operator, coal mole operator MACHINERY
Day Mining Inc · Over-exertion in pulling or pushing objects

EE WAS PULLING BOLTER CABLE WHEN MINER HOOK CABLE AND PULLED CABLE. PULLING MUSCLE IN NECK.

February 1, 2000 WV · Coal scoop car/scooptram operator, load/haul/dump (lhd) operator, teletram operator HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Day Mining Inc · Over-exertion in lifting objects

EE WAS LOADING SUPPLY ON ROOF BOLTER HE PICK UP A BOX OF RESIN GLUE TO PUT ON BOLTER AND PULL SOMETHING IN HIS BACK.