Mining Incidents

Lease 1 Surface Mine Coal

Controlled by Douglas M Epling
Cabin Creek, Kanawha County, WV  ·  Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 4608981

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
6
Years on record
2005–2008
Latest incident
Aug 2008
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2003
83
citations
45
significant & substantial
$15,877
proposed penalties
$15,877
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
2010 Q1 0 0 0
2009 Q4 0 0 0
2009 Q3 0 5 1
2009 Q2 560 0 0 0.0
2009 Q1 13,330 19 3 1425.4
2008 Q4 8,751 0 0 0.0
2008 Q3 0 5 0
2008 Q2 173 0 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

6 on file

2008 · 1 incident

August 25, 2008 WV · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Hanover Resources LLC · Fall onto or against objects

I don't think EE was using 3 point contract. EE said he was climbing of fthe 740 Lizzard Truck and slipped and hit his lep on hand rail and knocked out his tooth. I looked around area of truck and did not see any blood or a tooth where he said it happened.

2006 · 4 incidents

October 21, 2006 WV · Coal driller, highwall operator, highwall drill operator HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Hanover Resources LLC · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EMPLOYEE WAS ON THE #42 HIGHWALL MINER DOING MAINTENANCE TAKING THE RIGHT ANGLE CONVEYOR OFF. HE WAS HITTING THE PIN TRYING TO KNOCK IT OUT WITH A SLATE BAR, WHEN THE PIN CAME OUT IT THREW THE SLATE BAR UPWARD STRIKING EMPLOYEE ABOVE THE RIGHT EYE KNOCKING HIM UNCONCIOUS.

October 20, 2006 WV · Coal front-end loader, scraper-loader operator, pan operator, payloader, scraper rig operator SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Hanover Resources LLC · Fall onto or against objects

EMPLOYEE WAS WALKING TOWARDS THE LADDER THAT LEADS UP TO THE SECOND LEVEL, WHEN HE STEPPED ON THE SUMP CYLINDER. HIS FOOT SLIPPED BECAUSE OF THE WET WEATHER CONDITIONS & WHEN HE SLIPPED HE FELL ONTO THE UNCOVERED DODGE COUPLING ON THE #2 HORIZONTAL MOTOR. HE CUT HIS RIGHT THUMB. THE CUT WAS APPROX. 1" LONG.

September 11, 2006 WV · Coal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver POWERED HAULAGE
Hanover Resources LLC · Struck against a moving object

EMPLOYEE RAN TRUCK HE WAS OPERATING OFF THE ROAD & ON TO ITS SIDE IN A DITCH. RESULT OF DRIVER ERROR.

2005 · 1 incident

August 11, 2005 WV · Coal outside foreman, leadman SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Hanover Resources LLC · Fall onto or against objects

Employee was stepping down from the waste oil tank when he tripped on a wood block causing him to fall onto a truck seat, which lacerated his arm.