Thoroughbred Highwall Mining LLC · Accident type, without injuries
1200 Hitachi excavator had a hose burst, spraying oil onto the engine starting an oil fire. The operator then used the fire ext to remove himself from cab.
Brushy Fork Coal
Brushy Fork Resources, LLC
· Surface
Controlled by
Ralph Ballard
Bridgeport, WV,
Harrison County,
WV
·
Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 4609122
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- Fatalities
- 0
- Total incidents
- 4
- Years on record
- 2010–2013
- Latest incident
- Jun 2013
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2006
79
citations
32
significant & substantial
$16,249
proposed penalties
$12,440
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 Q1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2016 Q4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2016 Q3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2016 Q1 | 960 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2015 Q4 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2015 Q3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2015 Q2 | 4,000 | 2 | 0 | 500.0 |
| 2015 Q1 | 960 | 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
4 on file2013 · 1 incident
2010 · 3 incidents
October 15, 2010
WV · Coal
bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer
HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Hanover Resources, LLC · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object
Employee was removing a bearing with a wedge when he mashed his finger between the hammer and bearing.
Hanover Resources, LLC · (Not Elsewhere Classified)
Employee suffered a fatal heart attack while sitting in a chair in the security office. It is believed that the heart attack occured shortly after he began his security shift. He was alone at the time of his death. He was not involved in the mining process. He only provided weekend security coverage at the site.
January 21, 2010
WV · Coal
haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver
SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Hanover Resources, LLC · Fall from machine
EE was doing engine oil change on D10 dozer while he was coming down off machine instead of coming down the approved 3 point of contact method he stepped down front words not using the hand rails and fell hurting his right arm.