Atlantic Leaseco, LLC · Accident type, without injuries
Mine foremen went in to check on pump that had been set early in day and found fall in ret.
Black Pearl Underground Mine Coal
Atlantic Leaseco, LLC
· Underground
Controlled by
Walter Energy Incorporated
Calvin,
Nicholas County,
WV
·
Abandoned and Sealed
MSHA Mine ID: 4609289
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- Fatalities
- 0
- Total incidents
- 8
- Years on record
- 2009–2011
- Latest incident
- Aug 2011
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2009
202
citations
52
significant & substantial
$251,432
proposed penalties
$185,772
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 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2012 Q2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2012 Q1 | 212 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2011 Q4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | |
| 2011 Q3 | 952 | 2 | 0 | 2100.8 |
| 2011 Q2 | 8,673 | 59 | 19 | 6802.7 |
| 2011 Q1 | 9,902 | 5 | 0 | 504.9 |
| 2010 Q3 | 24,967 | 32 | 7 | 1281.7 |
Quarters under 100,000 reported hours are greyed: too few hours for a stable rate.
No fatalities recorded at this mine.
Reportable incidents
8 on file2011 · 2 incidents
Atlantic Leaseco, LLC · Inhalation of radiations, caustics, toxic and noxious substances
Employee filed for Black Lung then the following month quit. Letter received on 11/1/11 in HR department. Part 50 audit at Maple Coal revealed that this needed reported.
2010 · 4 incidents
Atlantic Leaseco, LLC · Struck by flying object
While employee was operating the continuous miner in the #3 face a piece of rock was thrown back off the cutter head and struck the ee in the RT eye and nose. It was reported that the ee had his safety glasses on and they were knocked off and/or broken.
December 1, 2010
WV · Coal
bull gang foreman, labor foreman, leadman, section foreman, shift boss
SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Atlantic Leaseco, LLC · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)
Employee was crossing the #5 belt when he slipped and started to fall. He had a hold of a belt chain with his left hand and while trying to catch himself he pulled his left shoulder. The mine was idle and the belts were all off.
Atlantic Leaseco, LLC · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object
Employee was cutting side boards off #2 s/c he was up in the boom of the s/c and step backwards causing him to slip. His leg went between a brace across the end of the boom and the conveyor chain, this cause a bruise to the left leg.
Atlantic Leaseco, LLC · Struck by flying object
EE was watching miner cut in the #5 entry. While observing the miner, a small piece of rock was thrown back off the cutter head, striking him in the right eye. Rock went under and around by the side of his safety glasses.
2009 · 2 incidents
Atlantic Leaseco, LLC · Contact with electrical current
EE was trouble shooting in miner panel when right elbow came in contact with 1 phase of 990 volts. He continued to work for approx 1 hr when he said he felt funny and was going to hospital and get checked out.
Atlantic Leaseco, LLC · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)
EE was using a razor knife cutting car cable splice open when the knife slipped off of the cable cutting EE's right leg above the knee.