Mining Incidents

Mount View No. 1 Mine Coal

San-West Coal Co., Inc. · Underground
Controlled by Edward A Asbury
Welch, Mcdowell County, WV  ·  Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 4609159

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
5
Years on record
2007–2009
Latest incident
Mar 2009
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2006
69
citations
24
significant & substantial
$45,146
proposed penalties
$19,589
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
2009 Q2 2,652 0 0 0.0
2009 Q1 7,934 18 5 2268.7
2008 Q4 8,251 7 1 848.4
2008 Q2 1,664 8 1 4807.7
2008 Q1 5,115 3 1 586.5
2007 Q3 3,900 8 5 2051.3
2007 Q2 4,204 1 0 237.9
2007 Q1 5,645 7 4 1240.0
Quarters under 100,000 reported hours are greyed: too few hours for a stable rate.
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

5 on file

2009 · 1 incident

March 20, 2009 WV · Coal roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs) FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
San-West Coal Co., Inc. · Struck by falling object

Employee was bolting top when a piece of draw rock fell out between roof bolts and struck employee on the back. Rock measured approx. 3' x 5' x 1-8".

2008 · 1 incident

June 17, 2008 WV · Coal continuous miner helper, coal mole helper, bridgeman MACHINERY
San-West Coal Co., Inc. · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

EE was helping move a 245LN miner, when he reached for the cable, he put his left hand on the cable standoff when the back of the moner came up and caught his arm between the roof and the frame of the miner fracturing his left arm near his wrist.

2007 · 3 incidents

March 7, 2007 WV · Coal roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs) HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
San-West Coal Co., Inc. · Struck by falling object

He was jacking up a coal feeder when it slipped off the blocks striking his left foot. Broke his ankle.

January 30, 2007 WV · Coal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman OTHER
San-West Coal Co., Inc. · Struck by flying object

Employee was putting a breaker in at the surface power center when something flew into and struck his eye.

January 10, 2007 WV · Coal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver POWERED HAULAGE
San-West Coal Co., Inc. · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

Employee got out of his truck to talk to another driver. The truck he got out of started drifting. The employee jumped on the side of the cab of the truck and was partially inside the cab. This truck rolled alongside of another parked truck pinning his right leg between the door and the cab.