Mining Incidents

Mountain Fork No 2 Coal

C & A Coal Company · Underground
Controlled by Edward A Asbury
Newhall, Mcdowell County, WV  ·  Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 4609100

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
10
Years on record
2006–2012
Latest incident
Dec 2012
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2005
417
citations
112
significant & substantial
$354,829
proposed penalties
$237,154
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
2024 Q3 0 0 0
2023 Q4 0 0 0
2023 Q2 0 0 0
2023 Q1 0 0 0
2022 Q4 0 0 0
2022 Q3 0 0 0
2022 Q2 0 0 0
2022 Q1 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

10 on file

2012 · 3 incidents

December 3, 2012 WV · Coal beltman, conveyor man, conveyor belt worker, mobile bridge carrierman, feeder operator, conveyor rider HANDLING OF MATERIALS
C & A Coal Company · Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)

While shutting air lock door, the hinge broke resulting in the employee mashing his two fingers on his left hand

November 9, 2012 WV · Coal shuttle car operator, mantrip operator, ramcar operator, rail runner, buggy operator OTHER
C & A Coal Company · Bodily reaction, (Not Elsewhere Classified)

WHEN TURNING AROUND IN SHUTTLE CAR SEAT, EMPLOYEE PULLED GROIN AREA

January 22, 2012 WV · Coal FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
C & A Coal Company · Accident type, without injuries

A roof fall measuring approximately 8'x18'x12' occurred during an idle shift. The fall was located in the No. 2 to No. 1 crosscut. 1 Crosscut inby spad No. 362. *The fall was discovered during the pre-shift exam on 1-23-12.

2011 · 3 incidents

May 31, 2011 WV · Coal shuttle car operator, mantrip operator, ramcar operator, rail runner, buggy operator HANDLING OF MATERIALS
C & A Coal Company · Over-exertion in pulling or pushing objects

Pulling miner cable, felt pain in back and left knee

April 7, 2011 WV · Coal wireman, communications man POWERED HAULAGE
C & A Coal Company · Fall from machine

Employee assisting to unload roof bolts off a flatbed truck from Fairmont Supply Company. Employee gave truck operator signal to lift, and unexpectedly the arm of boom swung out striking employee and knocking him off the truck. Causing injury to ankle and wrist.

2010 · 1 incident

August 27, 2010 WV · Coal FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
C & A Coal Company · Accident type, without injuries

A roof fall measuring 18' x 20' x 5' occurred 500' outby the No.1 face near spad No.399. *The fall will not be cleaned up.

2009 · 2 incidents

September 8, 2009 WV · Coal inspector FALLING/SLIDING/ROLLING MATERIALS
C & A Coal Company · Struck by falling object

The state mine inspector was sitting in a chair next to a file cabinet in mine office starting the inspection, when the office door bumped file cabinet causing some parts to a Donaldson Roofbolter to fall, striking inspector on top of the head.

January 6, 2009 WV · Coal FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
C & A Coal Company · Accident type, without injuries

A roof fall measuring approximately 20' x 30' x 15' occurred 1 x-cut outby spad #149 between the #3 & #4 entry. This fall is approximately 40 x-cuts outby the active section in an area where men are not required to work or travel. The fall area has been dangered off and will not be cleaned up.

2006 · 1 incident

August 25, 2006 WV · Coal roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs) MACHINERY
C & A Coal Company · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

The bolter operator was running the machine and when EE reached up to twist the roof bolt plate, his pinky finger on the right hand got caught under the plate, smashing the end of his finger from the back of the nail to the end of the finger.