Mining Incidents

No. 39 Mine Coal

Controlled by James C Justice II
Keystone, Mcdowell County, WV  ·  Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 4608990

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
12
Years on record
2003–2011
Latest incident
Nov 2011
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2003
127
citations
66
significant & substantial
$39,533
proposed penalties
$27,776
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
2019 Q4 0 0 0
2019 Q3 0 0 0
2018 Q4 0 0 0
2018 Q3 0 0 0
2018 Q1 0 0 0
2017 Q4 0 0 0
2017 Q3 0 0 0
2017 Q2 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

12 on file

2011 · 1 incident

November 3, 2011 WV · Coal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Bluestone Coal Corporation · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Preparing rod remove & install cutting edge. Operator engaged blade down causing crib block to flip up and strick employee on upper right side of the nose causing a laceration

2010 · 4 incidents

June 9, 2010 WV · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Bluestone Coal Corporation · Rubbed or abraded

Installing injector on 980H loader and adjusting valves. It was raining and ee wiped his face and glasses off with paper towel. Foreign body entered eye. Treated with opthamologist and given Rx.

May 7, 2010 WV · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech STRIKING OR BUMPING
Bluestone Coal Corporation · Struck against stationary object

Technician was repairing D11; while using air hose, draped it over handrail of machine; turned around and when he turned back around hit mouth/teeth on air hose, breaking left canine tooth.

March 20, 2010 WV · Coal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Bluestone Coal Corporation · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EE reported on 3/29/10 that on 3/20/10 while getting on the dozer he pulled a muscle on his back. EE stated that he did not report the accident at the time because he was going to treat the injury his self. On 3/22/10 he went to Cline Chiropractic for treatment.

2009 · 1 incident

August 29, 2009 WV · Coal FIRE
Bluestone Coal Corporation · Accident type, without injuries

A small fire occurred on the tail pulley of the waste belt. The fire took more than 30 min. to extinguish due to limited access. The fire caused minor damage to belt conveyor and hyd. hoses. No injuries resulted from the fire.

2005 · 1 incident

February 23, 2005 WV · Coal front-end loader, scraper-loader operator, pan operator, payloader, scraper rig operator MACHINERY
Bluestone Coal Corporation · Struck against a moving object

PICKED UP EE AT END OF SHIFT. EE COMPLAINED SAYING BACK HURT DUE TO THE ROCKING OF HOE(MACHINE)

2004 · 4 incidents

July 3, 2004 WV · Coal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver POWERED HAULAGE
Bluestone Coal Corporation · Struck against a moving object

EMPLOYEE WAS DRIVING ON CUSTOMER'S HAUL ROAD WHEN HE HIT A LARGE HOLE IN THE ROAD CAUSING HIS HEAD TO HIT THE CAB OF THE TRUCK.

June 23, 2004 WV · Coal shopman repair cars, mechanic POWERED HAULAGE
Bluestone Coal Corporation · Struck against a moving object

EE WAS DRIVING DOWN THE HAUL ROAD TO THE MINE WHEN THE VEHICLE WENT INTO A POTHOLE CAUSING THE EE TO JERK AND BOUNCE IN THE FIELD SERVICE VEHICLE.

June 11, 2004 WV · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Bluestone Coal Corporation · Struck by falling object

Ee was under D11R inspecting roller and idler cap when debris fell into eye.

May 7, 2004 WV · Coal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer MACHINERY
Bluestone Coal Corporation · Struck against a moving object

WHILE PUSHING ROCK OUT OF NO. 12 COAL SEAM PIT, EE TRAMMED A CAT. D-11R DOZER OVER THE HIGHWALL. (DOZER FELL 120 FEET INTO SOFT MATERIAL; EE WAS NOT THROWN FROM CAB. SEATBELT CAUSED BRUISING TO HIP.)

2003 · 1 incident

September 29, 2003 WV · Coal blaster, shooter, shotfirer, explosive worker, powder gang/monkey SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Bluestone Coal Corporation · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EMPLOYEE STATES THAT AFTER LOADING A HOLE HE TURNED TO LOAD THE NEXT ONE AND STEPPED IN A RUT MADE BY A TRUCK. HE FELT PAIN IN HIS BACK.