Mining Incidents

Beckley No. 1 Mine Coal

Controlled by Metinvest B V
Odd, Raleigh County, WV  ·  Abandoned and Sealed
MSHA Mine ID: 4609229

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
9
Years on record
2008–2009
Latest incident
Oct 2009
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2008
69
citations
22
significant & substantial
$14,796
proposed penalties
$14,796
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
2010 Q3 0 0 0
2010 Q2 0 0 0
2010 Q1 0 0 0
2009 Q3 0 2 0
2009 Q2 800 0 0 0.0
2009 Q1 15,200 0 0 0.0
2008 Q4 26,469 6 2 226.7
2008 Q3 600 17 7 28333.3
Quarters under 100,000 reported hours are greyed: too few hours for a stable rate.
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

9 on file

2009 · 1 incident

October 28, 2009 WV · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Pocahontas Coal Company LLC · Struck by rolling or sliding object

Mechanic was sorting steel beams in the maintenance yard and a piece of the steel slid down and caught his right foot. He worked until 11/6/09 when he was notified he had a fractured tarsal bone in his right foot.

2008 · 8 incidents

December 19, 2008 WV · Coal electrician, lineman HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Pocahontas Coal Company LLC · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Employee was using a utility knife to cut open a splice in a shuttle car cable when the knife slipped and cut his middle and ring fingers of his left hand causing lacerations that required approximately 8 stitches to close.

October 10, 2008 WV · Coal FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
Pocahontas Coal Company LLC · Accident type, without injuries

While traveling airways a roof fall was identified in the old Mains Section at break #62 in the #1 entry near spad #358. The fall extended right handed into the crosscut and measured approx. 20'L X 25'W X 6'H. The area was supported with 5' torque tension and 12' supplemental supports. The area has been dangered off and timbers have been set.

July 29, 2008 WV · Coal utility man, errand boy, service truck operator SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Pocahontas Coal Company LLC · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Utility man was walking from parking lot to the supply yard storage trailer when he slipped on the gravel and twisted his left ankle. He continued to work until 8/7/08 when he was diagnosed with a fractured metatarsal bone in his left foot.

June 14, 2008 WV · Coal FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
Pocahontas Coal Company LLC · Accident type, without injuries

On Saturday, June 14th at approx. 2:30p.m., a roof fall was identified on the old Mains Section in the #4 entry intersection near spad #364. The area measured 20'L X 20'W X 8'H. The area was supported with 5' torque tension bolts and supplemental 8' and 10' cable bolts. The area was mined approx. 6/12/08. The area has been dangered off and timbers have been set.

June 4, 2008 WV · Coal FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
Pocahontas Coal Company LLC · Accident type, without injuries

A roof fall occurred on the Mains Section at break #59 near spad #346 in the intersection of #6 entry. The fall was approx. 25'L X 40'W X 10'H. The area was supported with 4' resin supplemental supports were added including 5' torque tension and 8' cable bolts. The area was mined approx. 5/31/08. The area has been dangered off and timbers have been set.

May 22, 2008 WV · Coal bull gang foreman, labor foreman, leadman, section foreman, shift boss STEPPING OR KNEELING ON OBJECT
Pocahontas Coal Company LLC · Struck against stationary object

Employee was working in the belt entry on the mains section putting up a string to mark belt hangers when he stepped on a rock and twisted is right ankle. This resulted in a fracture to his 5th metatarsal of his right foot. A split was applied and the employee has continued to work. This is to report medical treatment only.

April 14, 2008 WV · Coal electrician, lineman HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Pocahontas Coal Company LLC · Struck by flying object

Employee was removing a welder ground clamp from a piece of metal by pulling on the cable. The cable caught on a piece of fence and the employee jerked on the cable. The cable came lose and the clamp flew up and struck his nose lacerating it. This required (5) sutures. This is to report medical treatment only.

January 12, 2008 WV · Coal continuous miner operator, coal mole operator MACHINERY
Pocahontas Coal Company LLC · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

While backing up the continuous miner after cleaning up some rock in the No. 1 entry the miner operator caught his right leg between the cable standoff and the rib. The operator sustained a fracture to his right femur.