Mining Incidents

No. 4 Coal

Varney, Mingo County, WV  ·  Abandoned and Sealed
MSHA Mine ID: 4609038

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
8
Years on record
2005–2007
Latest incident
Aug 2007
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2004
191
citations
61
significant & substantial
$67,539
proposed penalties
$65,597
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
2007 Q4 0 0 0
2007 Q3 9,345 5 2 535.0
2007 Q2 14,432 26 10 1801.6
2007 Q1 16,708 52 24 3112.3
2006 Q4 17,940 19 6 1059.1
2006 Q3 19,470 25 7 1284.0
2006 Q1 15,165 12 2 791.3
2005 Q4 17,093 6 0 351.0
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

2007 · 4 incidents

August 31, 2007 WV · Coal beltman, conveyor man, conveyor belt worker, mobile bridge carrierman, feeder operator, conveyor rider HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Wayco Limited Partnership No. 1 · Over-exertion in lifting objects

Beltman was busting rock with sledge hammer & picking up rock he felt pain in his groin area.

July 24, 2007 WV · Coal shuttle car operator, mantrip operator, ramcar operator, rail runner, buggy operator POWERED HAULAGE
Wayco Limited Partnership No. 1 · Struck against a moving object

Operator was tramming s.c. to face, car hit hole in mine floor jamming back.

April 14, 2007 WV · Coal FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
Wayco Limited Partnership No. 1 · Accident type, without injuries

Fall of roof #5 entry, 1 br inby spad 497. Date mined 4-15-06. Slicken sides, longwall pressure. 3000 feet from working section. No airways or escapeways were affected. 9 cribs and 16 timbers were set around the fall.

2006 · 1 incident

2005 · 3 incidents

September 21, 2005 WV · Coal roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs) FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
Wayco Limited Partnership No. 1 · Struck by falling object

A small piece of draw rock fell, ap. 8" dia. x 1/2" thick striking employee on neck.

January 26, 2005 WV · Coal continuous miner operator, coal mole operator MACHINERY
Wayco Limited Partnership No. 1 · Struck by rolling or sliding object

WHILE CUTTING CROSS CUT FROM #2 TO #1, RIB OF #2 ROLLED OFF STRIKING EMPLOYEE IN THE BACK.