Brooks Run Mining Company LLC · Accident type, without injuries
A roof fall was discovered just outby No. 7 entry spad location 178. The fall measured approximately 20'x50'x4-1/2' thick. No injuries resulted from this occurence.
Bens Creek No 1 Mine Coal
Brooks Run Mining Company LLC
· Underground
Controlled by
Pristine Clean Energy LLC
Iaeger,
Mcdowell County,
WV
·
Abandoned and Sealed
MSHA Mine ID: 4609247
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- Fatalities
- 0
- Total incidents
- 9
- Years on record
- 2008–2010
- Latest incident
- Mar 2010
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2008
97
citations
20
significant & substantial
$15,516
proposed penalties
$14,190
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 Q2 | 2,979 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2010 Q1 | 3,992 | 13 | 1 | 3256.5 |
| 2009 Q4 | 27,487 | 26 | 6 | 945.9 |
| 2009 Q3 | 19,556 | 50 | 11 | 2556.8 |
| 2009 Q2 | 697 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2009 Q1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2008 Q4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 2008 Q3 | 0 | 7 | 1 |
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 file2010 · 4 incidents
Brooks Run Mining Company LLC · Accident type, without injuries
A roof fall was discovered adjacent to spad location 286 between the No. 1 and No. 2 entries. The fall measured approximately 70' long x 20' wide x 4-1/2' thick. No injuries resulted from this occurrence.
Brooks Run Mining Company LLC · Accident type, without injuries
A roof fall was discovered in the crosscut between spad locations 248 and 256. The fall was approximately 60' long X 20' Wide x 4-1/2' thick. No injuries, damage to equipment or disruption to ventilation resulted.
Brooks Run Mining Company LLC · Accident type, without injuries
A roof fall was found in the No. 3 entry at the No. 4 crosscut intersection. The fall measured approximately 20' wide x 20' long and 5' thick. No injuries or equipment damage resulted from this occurrence.
2009 · 4 incidents
Brooks Run Mining Company LLC · Accident type, without injuries
A roof fall occurred in the no. 6 entry between no. 14 crosscut and no. 15 crosscut. The fall measured approximately 20' wide, 25' long and 6' high. There were no injuries or damage to equipment from this occurrence.
November 9, 2009
WV · Coal
roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs)
POWERED HAULAGE
Brooks Run Mining Company LLC · Struck by flying object
A scoop was being used to pull belt through the tailpiece and belt drive. The wire rope connected to the scoop broke causing the rope to fly back. The rope struck the employee across the forehead and cheek.
September 30, 2009
WV · Coal
roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs)
MACHINERY
Brooks Run Mining Company LLC · Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)
Employee was drilling a roof bolt hole when a piece of drill steel dropped off the drill tray to the inside of the drill boom. He instinctively reached for the steel and got his finger pinched between the long and short drill boom leveling arms. This caused a laceration to the end of his right index finger.
Brooks Run Mining Company LLC · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)
Employee complained of consistent pain in his back while engaged in various work activities over a two day period.
2008 · 1 incident
July 7, 2008
WV · Coal
bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer
POWERED HAULAGE
Riverside Energy Company, LLC · Struck against a moving object
Operator lost control of truck and ran into the ditch and embankment, overturning the cab. The driver's side of the cab was on the ground, the rest of the truck remained upright.