Mining Incidents

Eagle #1 Mine Coal

Mammoth Coal Company · Underground
Boomer, Fayette County, WV  ·  Abandoned and Sealed
MSHA Mine ID: 4609164

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
16
Years on record
2007–2008
Latest incident
Dec 2008
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2007
269
citations
84
significant & substantial
$133,642
proposed penalties
$29,498
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 Q1 19,493 68 24 3488.4
2008 Q4 2,644 82 24 31013.6
2008 Q2 21,784 22 12 1009.9
2008 Q1 23,430 23 9 981.6
2007 Q4 19,798 18 2 909.2
2007 Q3 1,686 14 5 8303.7
2007 Q1 17,315 15 5 866.3
2006 Q4 3,232 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

16 on file

2008 · 8 incidents

December 24, 2008 WV · Coal FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
Appalachian Premium Fuels LLC · Accident type, without injuries

A roof fall occured in the intake escapeway in the #3 entry, approximately 3 breaks inby blowing fan. The fall measured approximately 70' long, 6' high and 16' wide. The fall will be cleaned up. The fall effected passage of men and ventilation.

June 24, 2008 WV · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech MACHINERY
Appalachian Premium Fuels LLC · Flash burns (welding)

This electrician was welding on the boom of a miner when he sustained a flash burn to his eyes. Went to doctor on 6-25-08. This was his second day at this mine.

June 17, 2008 WV · Coal roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs) HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Appalachian Premium Fuels LLC · Struck by falling object

He was helping to put flights back in feeder when one of them fell on his finger. Fractured middle finger on his left hand.

June 6, 2008 WV · Coal discontinued 1/31/2014. several other codes cover scoop car operator MACHINERY
Appalachian Premium Fuels LLC · Absorption of radiations, caustics, toxic and noxious substances

Victim was spraying fire proofing plaster on the ribs at the scoop charger station and it got under his safety glasses and into his eyes.

April 6, 2008 WV · Coal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Appalachian Premium Fuels LLC · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Victim was in the bath house trimming a knee pad, when the knife slipped and lacerated the ring finger on his left hand. Received 7 stitches and was on light duty for 5 work days.

March 6, 2008 WV · Coal continuous miner operator, coal mole operator MACHINERY
Appalachian Premium Fuels LLC · Struck by powered moving object

Victim was backing miner out of #1 entry to go to #2 face. He stopped the miner as it rounded a corner to move a cable out of the way. As he bent over to get the cable, he hit the tram levers with his abdomen. The miner struck his upper thigh and pelvic area. He underwent surgery to repair a dislocated hip and fracture to the hip socket.

February 26, 2008 WV · Coal laborer, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, roof trimmer/scaler MACHINERY
Appalachian Premium Fuels LLC · Struck against stationary object

Victim was rockdusting the belt entry using the rock dusting hose. He struck his head on a roof bolt plate at break 46. Laceration to right side of head. He was transported to the hospital. Victim received 8 stitches to treat wound.

January 29, 2008 WV · Coal discontinued 1/31/2014. several other codes cover scoop car operator DUST DISEASE OF LUNGS
Appalachian Premium Fuels LLC · Inhalation of radiations, caustics, toxic and noxious substances

Victim has activated his Part 90, reduced dust standard, option to work in a low-dust area of the mine. He has been relocated to a new work position.

2007 · 8 incidents

October 16, 2007 WV · Coal bull gang foreman, labor foreman, leadman, section foreman, shift boss HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Appalachian Premium Fuels LLC · Struck against stationary object

Employee was cleaning feeder when he exited the scoop striking the belt head hole with his brow.

October 15, 2007 WV · Coal shuttle car operator, mantrip operator, ramcar operator, rail runner, buggy operator POWERED HAULAGE
Appalachian Premium Fuels LLC · Struck against a moving object

Employee was driving buggy when he ran over a block of wood causing his head to strike the canopy.

October 1, 2007 WV · Coal laborer, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, roof trimmer/scaler HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Appalachian Premium Fuels LLC · Over-exertion in pulling or pushing objects

Employee was pulling on a piece of belt during a belt move when he felt pain in his back.

July 7, 2007 WV · Coal discontinued 1/31/2014. several other codes cover scoop car operator HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Appalachian Premium Fuels LLC · Struck by falling object

Employee was lifting a speed reducer by hooking a chain hoist to a roof bolt plate. The hole broke in the plate causing the reducer to fall on his right foot.

January 29, 2007 WV · Coal electrician, lineman HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Appalachian Premium Fuels LLC · Struck by falling object

Employee was hanging miner cables when a hanger broke causing the cable to hit him on the right shoulder knocking him to the ground.

January 24, 2007 WV · Coal laborer, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, roof trimmer/scaler HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Appalachian Premium Fuels LLC · Struck against stationary object

Employee was loading roof jacks into scoop bucket when he struck his right little finger against another jack that had already been place in the bucket.