Mining Incidents

No. 10 Coal

Controlled by James River Coal Company
Gilbert, Mingo County, WV  ·  Abandoned and Sealed
MSHA Mine ID: 4609110

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
9
Years on record
2006–2007
Latest incident
Mar 2007
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2006
29
citations
7
significant & substantial
$2,649
proposed penalties
$2,211
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 Q1 22,485 4 1 177.9
2006 Q4 22,756 11 2 483.4
2006 Q2 9,298 0 0 0.0
2006 Q1 7,308 5 0 684.2
2005 Q4 3,854 0 0 0.0
2005 Q3 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

9 on file

2007 · 3 incidents

March 27, 2007 WV · Coal laborer, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, roof trimmer/scaler FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
Rockhouse Creek Development Corp. · Struck by falling object

Employee was removing bolts from a structure when a piece of draw rock fell hitting him on rt side of neck and shoulder.

February 5, 2007 WV · Coal FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
Rockhouse Creek Development Corp. · Accident type, without injuries

No one was injured or any equipment involved. We have soft top conditions and low cover in this area. No cracks or water was present in this area during normal mining procedures.

January 2, 2007 WV · Coal laborer, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, roof trimmer/scaler MACHINERY
Rockhouse Creek Development Corp. · Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Employee was putting pusher & finisher together caught left index finger between steel, pinching end of finer off.

2006 · 6 incidents

October 11, 2006 WV · Coal FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
Rockhouse Creek Development Corp. · Accident type, without injuries

Unplanned roof fall in return entry. Area cribbed and dangered off to prevent entrance by fellow employees. Fall was approximately 18' wide by 30 ' long and 3' to 4' thick.

July 22, 2006 WV · Coal bull gang foreman, labor foreman, leadman, section foreman, shift boss HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Rockhouse Creek Development Corp. · Over-exertion in lifting objects

Employee was bolting top in the #3 entry. He went to bend the roof bolt and pulled lower back.

May 30, 2006 WV · Coal roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs) FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
Newborn Contracting, Inc. · Struck by falling object

Employee bolting top when bolting operator being performed a piece of draw rock fell striking ee on left foot, lower back and top of head.

May 15, 2006 WV · Coal roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs) FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
Newborn Contracting, Inc. · Struck by falling object

bolting top in #7 hdg., piece of draw rock fell hitting ee on back of neck and forearm. (Contusion)

March 3, 2006 WV · Coal discontinued 1/31/2014. several other codes cover scoop car operator POWERED HAULAGE
Newborn Contracting, Inc. · Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Had left hand outside operator compartment and on rubber bumper block. Steered scoop and caught fingers between bumper block and frame of scoop.

February 13, 2006 WV · Coal roof bolter helper, rock bolter helper, pinner helper FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
Newborn Contracting, Inc. · Struck by falling object

Bolting top, small piece of draw rock approximately 15" square - 1 1/2" to 2" thick fell and hit employee on lower back.