Mining Incidents

Josephine No. 2-Mead Portal Mine Coal

Controlled by Metinvest B V
Mead, Raleigh County, WV  ·  Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 4609203

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
2
Years on record
2007–2008
Latest incident
Jan 2008
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2007
42
citations
10
significant & substantial
$11,087
proposed penalties
$11,087
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
2008 Q1 18,596 21 4 1129.3
2007 Q4 16,011 10 0 624.6
2007 Q3 2,304 3 1 1302.1
2007 Q2 1,800 8 5 4444.4
Quarters under 100,000 reported hours are greyed: too few hours for a stable rate.
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

2 on file

2008 · 1 incident

January 8, 2008 WV · Coal discontinued 1/31/2014. several other codes cover scoop car operator FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
Pocahontas Coal Company LLC · Struck by falling object

Operator installed outside roof bolt and began to swing head in. A piece of rock 18"L X 8" W X 2" thick fell and struck his right hand which he had placed near the drill pot. He sustained a simple fracture to his ring and little finger of his right hand. Medical treatment was to splint (tape them together). This is to report medical treatment only.

2007 · 1 incident

October 25, 2007 WV · Coal electrician, lineman SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Pocahontas Coal Company LLC · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

While crossing the belt at the #2 tailpiece employee's right foot slipped off the tailpiece causing him to twist his right knee. He continued to work until the day of his surgery.