Mining Incidents

No 3 Miner Coal

Controlled by James C Justice III
Welch, Mcdowell County, WV  ·  Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 4609123

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
7
Years on record
2007–2010
Latest incident
Jul 2010
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2005
56
citations
26
significant & substantial
$354,799
proposed penalties
$148,554
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
2012 Q1 0 5 2
2011 Q4 0 0 0
2010 Q4 15,153 0 0 0.0
2009 Q3 0 1 0
2009 Q2 9,594 1 0 104.2
2008 Q1 12,984 18 11 1386.3
2007 Q4 14,159 0 0 0.0
2007 Q2 3,937 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

7 on file

2010 · 2 incidents

July 12, 2010 WV · Coal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Justice Highwall Mining Inc · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Employee was using a swivel socket to remove bolt. The pin came out of the socket and struck employees left index finger and thumb.

March 3, 2010 WV · Coal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman POWERED HAULAGE
Justice Highwall Mining Inc · Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EE was helping to move the forks on a fork loader his hand was caught between the forks and the back board of the loader.

2008 · 2 incidents

October 1, 2008 WV · Coal driller, highwall operator, highwall drill operator HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Justice Highwall Mining Inc · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Walking off push beam in table, put his left hand on table for balance. When he stepped off push beam a piece of metal broke off in employee's left palm.

June 21, 2008 WV · Coal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Justice Highwall Mining Inc · Struck by falling object

EE was putting the belly pan back on the miner when the lifting eye broke off letting the belly pan drop approx. 16" landing on the employees legs.

2007 · 3 incidents

September 20, 2007 WV · Coal driller, highwall operator, highwall drill operator HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Justice Highwall Mining Inc · Over-exertion in lifting objects

On oct 3rd, EE reported that on 9/20/07, while pulling on a cable he injured his back.

July 10, 2007 WV · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Justice Highwall Mining Inc · Fall to the walkway or working surface

Employee was filling a hydraulic tank with oil when he slipped and fell.

May 23, 2007 WV · Coal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Justice Highwall Mining Inc · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Employee was working on cover over Dodge coupling when a piece of metal struck his rt. hand.