Mining Incidents

Bearpen Surface Mine Coal

ICG Eastern LLC · Surface
Tioga, Nicholas County, WV  ·  Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 4609220

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
4
Years on record
2010–2013
Latest incident
Jun 2013
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2010
7
citations
1
significant & substantial
$1,446
proposed penalties
$1,446
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
2017 Q4 1,210 0 0 0.0
2017 Q1 1,370 0 0 0.0
2016 Q4 789 0 0 0.0
2016 Q3 770 0 0 0.0
2015 Q2 990 0 0 0.0
2015 Q1 930 0 0 0.0
2014 Q4 788 0 0 0.0
2014 Q2 890 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

4 on file

2013 · 1 incident

June 27, 2013 WV · Coal welder (shop) HANDLING OF MATERIALS
ICG Eastern LLC · Struck against stationary object

While employee was disassembling metal shelving, he came in contact with a sharp corner. This resulted in a laceration to the right forearm that required four stitches.

2011 · 2 incidents

March 28, 2011 WV · Coal drill operator HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
ICG Eastern LLC · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EE stated that he was in process of turning the drill carousel with a slate bar when he felt something "pop" in his lower back. He sustained a strained muscle as a result.

February 22, 2011 WV · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech MACHINERY
ICG Eastern LLC · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

The Mechanic and a co-worker were in process of installing cutting edges on #1014, D11 bulldozer. While lifting a cutting edge with the boom and chain from the mechanic's truck, the eyelet on the cutting edge suddenly broke loose causing it and the chain to fly up and strike him on his hand. He sustained a laceration to his left hand as a result.

2010 · 1 incident

December 29, 2010 WV · Coal outside foreman, leadman POWERED HAULAGE
ICG Eastern LLC · Struck against a moving object

The injured was driving on the Bearpen haulroad and as he started to negotiate a 3-4 percent grade and curve at road marker #18, his pickup truck slid into a loaded coal truck. Due to the potential serious injuries sustained to his head and chest areas, he was air lifted to a local hospital; he was released on 12/31/2010. The coal truck driver sustained first aid injuries.