Mining Incidents

Twin Bridges 2 Coal

United Coals, Inc · Underground
Controlled by Jeffrey A Goldizen
Sardis, Harrison County, WV  ·  Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 4609304

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
4
Years on record
2009–2011
Latest incident
Aug 2011
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2008
361
citations
124
significant & substantial
$158,021
proposed penalties
$18,633
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
2013 Q1 0 0 0
2012 Q4 0 0 0
2012 Q3 0 0 0
2012 Q2 396 3 0 7575.8
2012 Q1 4,279 25 11 5842.5
2011 Q4 14,067 51 28 3625.5
2011 Q3 16,622 62 21 3730.0
2011 Q2 3,683 21 7 5701.9
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

2011 · 1 incident

August 15, 2011 WV · Coal utility man, errand boy, service truck operator HANDLING OF MATERIALS
United Coals, Inc · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

Building ventilation wall and smashed finger between two 6" solid concrete blocks.

2010 · 1 incident

October 30, 2010 WV · Coal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
United Coals, Inc · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EE was using a slate bar to free a pin on the scoop batteries when the stuck pin came free the weight of the batteries kicked the slate bar sideways and hit the EE in the face.

2009 · 2 incidents

August 27, 2009 WV · Coal laborer, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, roof trimmer/scaler HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Shelby Mining Company, LLC · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

While cutting a rock dust hose with utility knife the knife slipped cutting left hand between thumb and finger.

August 26, 2009 WV · Coal discontinued 1/31/2014. several other codes cover scoop car operator HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Shelby Mining Company, LLC · Struck against stationary object

While loading supplies on the roof bolter a very sharp edge on a roof plate cut thru the glove and cut the right thumb.