Glow Worm Coal Company · Accident type, without injuries
An unintentional roof fall occured in the #2 entry. Approximatly 100 feet out by the fall the fall was above bolts average. No one was injured on this occurence.
Copperhead No. 1 Coal
Richmond Works, Inc.
· Underground
Controlled by
Timothy Lester
Itmann,
Wyoming County,
WV
·
Abandoned and Sealed
MSHA Mine ID: 4608897
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- Fatalities
- 0
- Total incidents
- 4
- Years on record
- 2003–2008
- Latest incident
- Apr 2008
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2002
156
citations
39
significant & substantial
$29,445
proposed penalties
$9,158
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 Q2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2006 Q1 | 1,316 | 5 | 3 | 3799.4 |
| 2005 Q2 | 4,062 | 1 | 0 | 246.2 |
| 2005 Q1 | 4,427 | 1 | 0 | 225.9 |
| 2004 Q3 | 4,134 | 5 | 2 | 1209.5 |
| 2004 Q2 | 1,424 | 7 | 3 | 4915.7 |
| 2002 Q4 | 3,577 | 6 | 1 | 1677.4 |
| 2002 Q3 | 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
4 on file2008 · 2 incidents
Glow Worm Coal Company · Accident type, without injuries
Upon mining the #2 heading. The mining machine cut into an auger hole. The auger hole was determined to contain no water or gasses. No auger holes were projected on mine maps. No injrues occured as a result.
2005 · 1 incident
September 21, 2005
WV · Coal
roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs)
STEPPING OR KNEELING ON OBJECT
C.R.W. Coals, Inc. · Rubbed or abraded
EE STATED THAT CRAWLING IN LOW/WET CONDITIONS WAS CAUSING HIS KNEE TO HURT
2003 · 1 incident
C.R.W. Coals, Inc. · No Value Found
PUSHING UP ROOF BOLT WITH WRENCH, THE WRENCH SLIPPED AND STRUCK EE ON HEAD.