Mining Incidents

Coalburg No. 2 Mine Coal

Emerald Processing, LLC. · Underground
Controlled by Patriot Coal Corporation
Comfort, Kanawha County, WV  ·  Abandoned and Sealed
MSHA Mine ID: 4609231

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
21
Years on record
2009–2012
Latest incident
Feb 2012
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2008
284
citations
66
significant & substantial
$168,416
proposed penalties
$127,989
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 Q3 0 1 1
2012 Q2 2,966 2 0 674.3
2012 Q1 0 5 0
2011 Q4 30,619 19 6 620.5
2011 Q3 36,900 39 18 1056.9
2011 Q2 30,892 7 2 226.6
2011 Q1 690 18 3 26087.0
2010 Q4 3,567 22 6 6167.6
Quarters under 100,000 reported hours are greyed: too few hours for a stable rate.
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

21 on file

2012 · 2 incidents

February 15, 2012 WV · Coal shuttle car operator, mantrip operator, ramcar operator, rail runner, buggy operator POWERED HAULAGE
Newtown Energy, Inc. · Struck against a moving object

Injured was operating shuttle car and hit knee against deck.

January 24, 2012 WV · Coal utility man, errand boy, service truck operator SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Newtown Energy, Inc. · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Injured was walking down belt line and left knee gave out.

2011 · 5 incidents

December 12, 2011 WV · Coal utility man, errand boy, service truck operator HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Newtown Energy, Inc. · Over-exertion in lifting objects

Injured strained back while lifting miner cable. Did not report until 12/14/11 - Started missing 12/13/11.

May 3, 2011 WV · Coal rodman, surveyor/transit helper STEPPING OR KNEELING ON OBJECT
Newtown Energy, Inc. · Struck against stationary object

Employee reported that he stepped off a mantrip into water and stepped on a piece of rock or coal and twisted his right ankle.

April 11, 2011 WV · Coal bull gang foreman, labor foreman, leadman, section foreman, shift boss HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Newtown Energy, Inc. · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Employee was reach on a roof bolter and cut arm on mine strap.

April 1, 2011 WV · Coal roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs) HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Newtown Energy, Inc. · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Injured was loading resin on roof bolter when he felt pain in chest.

January 8, 2011 WV · Coal utility man, errand boy, service truck operator HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Newtown Energy, Inc. · Over-exertion in pulling or pushing objects

Injured was moving miner cable when he felt pain in back. Did not start missing until 1/17/2011

2010 · 9 incidents

November 11, 2010 WV · Coal laborer, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, roof trimmer/scaler HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Newtown Energy, Inc. · Over-exertion in lifting objects

Injured was picking up lifting jack for bolter and stained groin area. Did not start missing until 12/6/10.

November 11, 2010 WV · Coal FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
Newtown Energy, Inc. · Accident type, without injuries

Fall discovered in outby entry - approximately 4' thick x 50-60' long x 18' wide approximately 3000 ft outby 2 section between #7 - 8 entry.

September 16, 2010 WV · Coal shuttle car operator, mantrip operator, ramcar operator, rail runner, buggy operator MACHINERY
Newtown Energy, Inc. · Struck by powered moving object

Injured had gotten off shuttle car to check cable when miner backed up hitting car causing car to hit operator.

September 8, 2010 WV · Coal utility man, errand boy, service truck operator HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Newtown Energy, Inc. · Over-exertion in lifting objects

Injured was lifting belt structure when he strained lower back.

June 1, 2010 WV · Coal FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
Newtown Energy, Inc. · Accident type, without injuries

Fall in intersection on 1A belt (crosscut between #3 & 4 entry) - BRK 10-1-A Fall was approximately 18w x 40l x 4-5h.

March 1, 2010 WV · Coal electrician, lineman HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Newtown Energy, Inc. · Over-exertion in lifting objects

Injured was loading shear jack for miner and felt pain in neck and right shoulder. *Did not start missing work until 6/8/10.

2009 · 5 incidents

August 12, 2009 WV · Coal utility man, errand boy, service truck operator FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
Newtown Energy, Inc. · Struck by falling object

Injured was drilling top whose piece of coal/roll fell striking right hand middle finger which was on canopy lever

July 27, 2009 WV · Coal utility man, errand boy, service truck operator MACHINERY
Newtown Energy, Inc. · Flash burns (welding)

Injured was welding and let arc burn eyes.

July 7, 2009 WV · Coal FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
Newtown Energy, Inc. · Accident type, without injuries

Roof fall approximately 19'W x 20'L x 5-6'H in #2 entry 1 brk inby spad 324. The area had been bolted with 5' mechanical anchor resin assisted bolts. Fall creates no hazard.

February 5, 2009 WV · Coal roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs) MACHINERY
Newtown Energy, Inc. · Struck by falling object

Injured was drilling top when piece of metal came off steel and became imbedded in eye.