Mining Incidents

Drautz Mine Coal

Naugatuck, Mingo County, WV  ·  Abandoned and Sealed
MSHA Mine ID: 4608815

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
27
Years on record
2000–2002
Latest incident
Dec 2002
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2000
114
citations
37
significant & substantial
$11,529
proposed penalties
$11,463
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 26,982 6 2 222.4
2002 Q3 26,412 7 1 265.0
2002 Q2 25,063 1 0 39.9
2002 Q1 19,316 8 3 414.2
2001 Q4 14,305 12 6 838.9
2001 Q3 33,632 15 4 446.0
2001 Q2 36,007 18 7 499.9
2001 Q1 36,763 17 7 462.4
Quarters under 100,000 reported hours are greyed: too few hours for a stable rate.
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

27 on file

2002 · 5 incidents

December 12, 2002 WV · Coal laborer, bull gang, faceman, parts runner, roustabout, roof trimmer/scaler SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Eastern Mingo Coal Company · Fall to lower level, (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EE WAS CARRYING A BAG OF ROCK DUST UP BELT #2 AND STEPPED IN A HOLE AND TWISTED RIGHT KNEE. EE STARTED MISSING WORK ON 2-4-03.

May 22, 2002 WV · Coal roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs) SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Eastern Mingo Coal Company · Fall to lower level, (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EE WAS TRAMMING MOBILE ROOF SUPPORT, & WAS WALKING BACKWARD, & STEPPED IN HOLE & TWISTED LEFT KNEE.

April 23, 2002 WV · Coal roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs) DISORDERS (REPEATED TRAUMA)
Eastern Mingo Coal Company · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EMPLOYEE STARTED MISSING WORK ON 4/23/02 DUE TO CARPAL TUNNEL SYNDROME.

February 20, 2002 WV · Coal laborer, bull gang, faceman, parts runner, roustabout, roof trimmer/scaler HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Eastern Mingo Coal Company · Over-exertion in pulling or pushing objects

WHILE INSTALLING TOP BELT STRUCTURE EE BENT OVER ROPE AND PULLED STRUCTURE UP AND FELT PAIN IN BACK. HE CONTINUED TO WORK. ON 4-11-02 THE DR PUTHIM ON RESTRICTED DUTY FOR A WEEK.

January 26, 2002 WV · Coal laborer, bull gang, faceman, parts runner, roustabout, roof trimmer/scaler HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Eastern Mingo Coal Company · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EMPLOYEE WAS USING LIFTING JACK TO JACK FEEDER AWAY FROM RIB, AND BAR SLIPPED OUT OF JACK, HITTING HIM IN FACE, RESULTING IN CUT TO CORNER OF RIGHT EYE AND BROKEN NOSE.

2001 · 14 incidents

October 18, 2001 WV · Coal laborer, bull gang, faceman, parts runner, roustabout, roof trimmer/scaler SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Eastern Mingo Coal Company · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EMPLOYEE WAS WALKING TO BATTERY CHARGING STATION TO GET SCOOP, AND STEPPED IN HOLE AND TWISTED RIGHT KNEE.

September 17, 2001 WV · Coal laborer, bull gang, faceman, parts runner, roustabout, roof trimmer/scaler MACHINERY
Eastern Mingo Coal Company · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

DRILLING HOLES FOR ANCHOR PINS FOR TAIL PIECE & HYDRAULIC FITTING CAME LOOSE AND SPRAYED OIL IN FACE AND EYES RESULTING IN SCRATCH TO EYE.

August 16, 2001 WV · Coal shuttle car operator, mantrip operator, ramcar operator, rail runner, buggy operator POWERED HAULAGE
Eastern Mingo Coal Company · Struck against a moving object

EE WAS OPERATING SHUTTLE CAR AND TURNED INTO BREAK AND SHUTTLE CAR SKID INTO RIB FROM WET BOTTOM ON MINE FLOOR, CAUSING HIM TO BE JOLTED HURTING HIS BACK.

August 11, 2001 WV · Coal laborer, bull gang, faceman, parts runner, roustabout, roof trimmer/scaler SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Eastern Mingo Coal Company · Fall to lower level, (Not Elsewhere Classified)

CREW WAS MOVING SECTION AND HE STEPPED IN OIL AND FELL AGAINST RIB, HURTING BACK AND NECK AND RIGHT ARM AS HE SLID DOWN RIB.

July 18, 2001 WV · Coal roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs) HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Eastern Mingo Coal Company · Struck against stationary object

EMPLOYEE WAS LOOSING BANDING STRAPS ON RIN SUPPLIES AND PULL HIS LEFT ARM BACK HITTING HIS LEFT ELBOW AGAINST STRAP REQUIRING 5 STICHES.

July 9, 2001 WV · Coal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Eastern Mingo Coal Company · Fall onto or against objects

EE WAS WALKING TO MANTRIP AND STUMBLED AND FELL LANDING ON BLOCK HAMMER HE WAS CARRYING AND BRUISED RIBS.

July 4, 2001 WV · Coal mine manager, mine foreman, mine owner HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Eastern Mingo Coal Company · Struck by falling object

RAISING LID TO CHECK SANDERS ON 14 TON MOTOR, AND LID FELL ON OPPOSITE SIDE CAUSING THE LID ON HIS SIDE TO FALL HITTING HIM ON RIGHT ARM ABOVE WRIST, RESULTING IN FRACTURE TO ARM.

June 22, 2001 WV · Coal shuttle car operator, mantrip operator, ramcar operator, rail runner, buggy operator FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
Eastern Mingo Coal Company · Struck by falling object

WHILE STEPPING OFF BACK OF R/B A PIECE OF ROCK FELL STRIKING HIM ON THE RIGHT RING FINGER.

May 9, 2001 WV · Coal shuttle car operator, mantrip operator, ramcar operator, rail runner, buggy operator POWERED HAULAGE
Eastern Mingo Coal Company · Struck against a moving object

S/C DROPPED OFF A 6" LEDGE CAUSING A JAR TO THE NECK AND SHOULDERS. DIDN'T GO ON RESTRICTED DUTYUNTIL 6-22-01. DID NOT MISS ANY WORK.

February 26, 2001 WV · Coal laborer, bull gang, faceman, parts runner, roustabout, roof trimmer/scaler HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Eastern Mingo Coal Company · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EMPLOYEE WAS WORKING ON BELTS AND ROPE DOG SLIPPED OFF BELT AND CHAIN HIT HIM ON LEFT KNEE.

January 30, 2001 WV · Coal trackman, track worker, track gang POWERED HAULAGE
Eastern Mingo Coal Company · Struck against a moving object

EE WAS OPERATING 6 TON MOTOR ON TRACK & 14 TO MOTOR GOING UP INCLINE SPUN OUT AND SLID BACK INTO 6 TON MOTOR RESULTING IN BRUISED & MILD CONCUSSION TO EE

January 13, 2001 WV · Coal continuous miner operator, coal mole operator FALLING/SLIDING/ROLLING MATERIALS
Eastern Mingo Coal Company · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EE WAS STANDING OUTBY BREAKER TIMBER, WHEN PIZZA FELL, KNOCKING TIMBER DOWN, TIMBER FELL, HITTING HIM ON THE RIGHT ANKLE/FOOT.

January 9, 2001 WV · Coal FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
Eastern Mingo Coal Company · Accident type, without injuries

A LARGE PIECE OF ROCK FELL WHILE PILLARING AND TRAPPED 2 MOBILE ROOF SUPPORTS UNDER ROCK. ROCK WAS APPX. 25 FEET HIGH BY 90 FEET LONG.

2000 · 8 incidents

December 11, 2000 WV · Coal shuttle car operator, mantrip operator, ramcar operator, rail runner, buggy operator DISORDERS (REPEATED TRAUMA)
Eastern Mingo Coal Company · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EMPLOYEE OFF DUE TO LATERAL EPICONDYLITIS.

November 13, 2000 WV · Coal scoop car/scooptram operator, load/haul/dump (lhd) operator, teletram operator HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Eastern Mingo Coal Company · Over-exertion in lifting objects

EE WAS LOADING BAGS OF ROCK DUST ONTO SCOOP AND WHILE LIFTING, HURT LOWER BACK.

November 9, 2000 WV · Coal laborer, bull gang, faceman, parts runner, roustabout, roof trimmer/scaler HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Eastern Mingo Coal Company · Struck by falling object

LAYING TRACK. RAIL SLIPPED OFF LIFTING JACK LANDING ON TOP OF RT. FOOT.

August 30, 2000 WV · Coal supply man, supply worker, nipper MACHINERY
Eastern Mingo Coal Company · Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EE CHIPPED BONE IN HIS LEFT THUM WHEN DRILL STEEL IN HOLE STUCK & CAME LOOSE & PINNED HIS THUMB BETWEEN 2 PIECES OF DRILL STEEL

August 10, 2000 WV · Coal scoop car/scooptram operator, load/haul/dump (lhd) operator, teletram operator POWERED HAULAGE
Eastern Mingo Coal Company · Struck against a moving object

EMPLOYEE WAS PUSHING SCOOP THAT WAS STUCK WITH SCOOP AND SCOOP DROPPED IN HOLE AND BLADE CAME OFF SCOOP HE WAS PUSHING AND JAMMED HIS HEAD AGAINST CANOPY HURTING HIS NECK AND BACK.

July 15, 2000 WV · Coal roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs) MACHINERY
Eastern Mingo Coal Company · Struck by falling object

HURT RT. THUMB WHEN STUCK PIECE OF DRILL STEEL FELL OUT OF HOLE AND PINNED HIS THUMB BETWEEN TWO PIECES OF DRILL STEEL.