Mining Incidents

No 4 Mine Coal

Chief Mining, Inc. · Underground
Controlled by Kenneth R Calloway
New Richmond, Wyoming County, WV  ·  Temporarily Idled
MSHA Mine ID: 4608959

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
8
Years on record
2003–2012
Latest incident
Sep 2012
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2003
521
citations
173
significant & substantial
$470,419
proposed penalties
$22,251
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
2013 Q2 16,072 15 1 933.3
2012 Q4 2,783 11 4 3952.6
2012 Q3 14,791 10 4 676.1
2012 Q1 2,151 0 0 0.0
2008 Q3 0 20 3
2008 Q1 0 30 0
2007 Q4 642 77 41 119937.7
2007 Q3 982 18 9 18329.9
Quarters under 100,000 reported hours are greyed: too few hours for a stable rate.
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

8 on file

2012 · 2 incidents

September 13, 2012 WV · Coal FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
Chief Mining, Inc. · Accident type, without injuries

The mains section had advanced under a hollow. The #9 intersection began to take weight. The # 9 return entry at 1 break inby spad # 2112 was cribbed off. no effort was made to save the intersection. The intersection in the #8 return entry was reinforced with cribs, steel beams, jacks and longer bolts.

July 25, 2012 WV · Coal laborer, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, roof trimmer/scaler SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Chief Mining, Inc. · Fall onto or against objects

After hanging the miner cable around the intersection in LOB #6 entry, EE was talking to the foreman. The scoop operator inadvertently hooked the miner cable 2 breaks away. Causing the cable to fall down and drag across the intersection causing ee to trip over cable. Resulting in falling on a baseball size rock bruising his back.

2010 · 1 incident

March 18, 2010 WV · Coal FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
Glow Worm Coal Company · Accident type, without injuries

First cut in # 4 entry. Developing barrier. Was finish and awaiting the bolter when the fall occured. Fall extended from the fresh cut and 16 ft outby pulling approx. 4 - 5 rows of roof bolts. No miners or equipment were damaged in fall.

2006 · 1 incident

February 15, 2006 WV · Coal beltman, conveyor man, conveyor belt worker, mobile bridge carrierman, feeder operator, conveyor rider POWERED HAULAGE
Shelby Coal, Inc. · Caught in, under or between running or meshing objects

The miner was attempting to water down the #2 belt at #2 belt drive when apparently the hose got between the belt and the moving discharge roller causing his arm to be dragged around the guard and under the scraper.

2005 · 2 incidents

September 2, 2005 WV · Coal discontinued 1/31/2014. several other codes cover scoop car operator POWERED HAULAGE
Shelby Coal, Inc. · Struck against stationary object

Employee was bringing scoop outside and got against the rib.

May 6, 2005 WV · Coal bull gang foreman, labor foreman, leadman, section foreman, shift boss POWERED HAULAGE
Shelby Coal, Inc. · Struck against a moving object

open wound of scalp close skull ul & fracture & comp insp. Accident MV accident.

2004 · 1 incident

February 10, 2004 WV · Coal MACHINERY
Shelby Coal, Inc. · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

DRILL GOT FOULED UP IN BOTTOM AND STARTED SPINNING AROUND AND HE COULD NOT GET AWAY FROM IT.

2003 · 1 incident

May 17, 2003 WV · Coal NO VALUE FOUND
Century Energy Corporation · No Value Found

EMPLOYEE WAS TRAMMING SCOOP TO FACE AREA HIT A HOLE JAMMED HIS BACK.