Mining Incidents

Big Branch No 1 Belt Mine Coal

Consol of Kentucky Inc · Underground
Controlled by CONSOL Energy Inc
Naugatuck, Mingo County, WV  ·  Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 4609177

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
8
Years on record
2007–2009
Latest incident
Sep 2009
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2006
171
citations
54
significant & substantial
$47,529
proposed penalties
$41,668
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 Q2 0 0 0
2012 Q1 942 0 0 0.0
2011 Q4 3,154 4 2 1268.2
2011 Q3 4,819 2 0 415.0
2011 Q2 0 2 1
2011 Q1 0 10 1
2010 Q4 0 5 1
2010 Q3 5,677 12 5 2113.8
Quarters under 100,000 reported hours are greyed: too few hours for a stable rate.
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

8 on file

2009 · 4 incidents

September 1, 2009 WV · Coal laborer, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, roof trimmer/scaler HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Consol of Kentucky Inc · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Carrying timbers, took to #3 seals. Carried them 3 breaks, felt pain shoot down back.

August 13, 2009 WV · Coal beltman, conveyor man, conveyor belt worker, mobile bridge carrierman, feeder operator, conveyor rider HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Consol of Kentucky Inc · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Was using a rake to clean belt and it got caught in roller. Handle hit him on right side of hand.

July 29, 2009 WV · Coal laborer, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, roof trimmer/scaler HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Consol of Kentucky Inc · Over-exertion in lifting objects

Was lifting timbers and pulled his back. The conditions were good, no mud or water. Was not reported until 8-3-09.

2008 · 3 incidents

December 12, 2008 WV · Coal roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs) SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Southern West Virginia Resources LLC · Fall to the walkway or working surface

Employee and a co-worker had been rock dusting and they were pulling the duster hose through the man door, at break 37. Employee stepped on a pile of slate and fell.

June 14, 2008 WV · Coal beltman, conveyor man, conveyor belt worker, mobile bridge carrierman, feeder operator, conveyor rider SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Southern West Virginia Resources LLC · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Working on stoppings, crossing over gob pile, stepped on loose rock, rock went out from under foot and to keep from falling on top of some H beams, EE grabbed a hanging roof bolt and pulled shoulder. Accident 6/14/08 never became reportable until 7/9/08.

2007 · 1 incident

June 6, 2007 WV · Coal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Southern West Virginia Resources LLC · Struck against stationary object

He was sitting in truck at lunch time and blacked out and fell from passenger side of truck and hit the ground.