Mining Incidents

Coalburg Mine Coal

Southeastern Land, LLC · Underground
Controlled by James H Booth
Naugatuck, Mingo County, WV  ·  Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 4609362

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Fatalities
1
Total incidents
18
Years on record
2012–2020
Latest incident
Mar 2020
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2012
340
citations
70
significant & substantial
$116,227
proposed penalties
$71,459
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
2021 Q1 0 0 0
2020 Q4 0 0 0
2020 Q3 3,152 4 0 1269.0
2020 Q1 20,357 36 9 1768.4
2019 Q4 893 22 4 24636.1
2019 Q3 1,028 15 1 14591.4
2019 Q1 357 2 0 5602.2
2018 Q4 14,687 9 1 612.8
Quarters under 100,000 reported hours are greyed: too few hours for a stable rate.

Fatalities at this mine

1 recorded
February 23, 2017 WV · Coal bull gang foreman, labor foreman, leadman, section foreman, shift boss Fatality · FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
C K Coal Corporation · Struck by falling object

A piece of draw slate approximately (3 foot by 2 foot by 3 inches thick) broke across the strap and fell striking ee. Injured miner was transported to a medical center. Due to medical complications from the injuries ee sustained ee died on 4/6/17

Reportable incidents

17 on file (excluding fatalities above)

2020 · 1 incident

March 6, 2020 WV · Coal utility man, errand boy, service truck operator HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Southeastern Land, LLC · Fall from ladders

Employee was plastering a return stopping when the ladder employee was standing on fell over. Employee fell to the ground trying to catch themselves by putting out right hand. Employee hit the ground injuring right shoulder and right hip.

2019 · 2 incidents

December 27, 2019 WV · Coal roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs) MACHINERY
Southeastern Land, LLC · Struck by flying object

Employee was starting to drill a new hole when the steel hit them on the back of hand.

June 21, 2019 WV · Coal roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs) HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Southeastern Land, LLC · Absorption of radiations, caustics, toxic and noxious substances

Employee was plastering a stopping and splattered plaster in their right eye.

2018 · 3 incidents

January 8, 2018 WV · Coal FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
C K Coal Corporation · Accident type, without injuries

A non-injury roof fall occurred on the #3 Belt Conveyor on Northwest Mains at survey station #546. The fall measured approximately 20 feet wide by 5 feet thick by 50 feet in length. A roof fall clean up plan has been submitted to MSHA and has been approved for clean up of the fall. This fall was immediately reported to MSHA. No person(s) were involved in the fall.

January 8, 2018 WV · Coal FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
C K Coal Corporation · Accident type, without injuries

A non-injury roof fall occurred in the #4 on the Southwest Mains at survey station #976. The fall measured approximately 20 feet wide by 8 feet high by 50 feet in length. It is not affecting or impairing ventilation. It is located in a return air course. We do not intend on cleaning the fall up. We are dangering it off. No person(s) or equipment was involved in the fall.

January 8, 2018 WV · Coal FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
C K Coal Corporation · Accident type, without injuries

A non-injury roof fall occurred in the #3 entry on the Southwest Mains at survey station #994. The fall measured approximately 20 feet wide by 8 feet high by 80 feet in length. It is not affecting or impairing ventilation. It is located in a return air course. We do not intend on cleaning the fall up. We are dangering it off. No person(s) or equipment was involved in the fall.

2017 · 9 incidents

October 21, 2017 WV · Coal FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
C K Coal Corporation · Accident type, without injuries

Roof Fall--70' in by the survey station #1042 in the cross cut between #4 entry and #3 entry on the 2nd Northwest Mains 3,400 feet from our section. This is an area where we pulled back from. It measured 6' thick by 16' wide by 35' in length. It is not affecting ventilation. We will not be cleaning the fall up, we are dangering it off. No employees or equipment was involved.

September 22, 2017 WV · Coal utility man, shift tech, service/dump truck operator POWERED HAULAGE
C K Coal Corporation · Struck against a moving object

The accident took place on the haul road at #1 Pond area. EE came to the mine to pick up paycheck. EE left to go home traveling on the haul road. The location where the accident occurred was at the #1 Pond area, EE hit a coal truck head on in a curve driving EE's personal vehicle. EE was treated by Elite ambulance technicians and transported to ARH hospital in South Williamson.

September 14, 2017 WV · Coal FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
C K Coal Corporation · Accident type, without injuries

The fall was located at the Northwest Mains 70' inby survey station 777 in the #6 intake entry. 30' wide by 30' long by 4' thick. Dangered off not cleaning up. No persons or equipment involved.

September 13, 2017 WV · Coal FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
C K Coal Corporation · Accident type, without injuries

The location the fall took place was #1 entry 20 feet inby survey station 1021 of the Southwest Mains. The fall was 19' wide by 30' long by 8' thick. Dangered off not cleaning up. No persons or equipment involved.

August 7, 2017 WV · Coal FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
C K Coal Corporation · Accident type, without injuries

Fall was outby survey station in the #2 neutral entry on Southwest Mains. It fell in an intersection and measured 30' long by 30' wide by 8' in thickness. It was located approximately 1800' outby the 010 mmu. No persons or equipment were affected by the fall. Set at least 2 rows of timbers on each side of the fall. Do not intend on cleaning the fall up. No ventilation was impaired.

August 1, 2017 WV · Coal FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
C K Coal Corporation · Accident type, without injuries

The fall occurred in the #1 return entry of Southwest Mains 70 ft inby survey station 970. The fall was in an intersection and measured 20 ft wide by 20 ft long by 8 ft thick. The fall did not impair ventilation and we do not intend to clean up the fall. It was blocked off by setting 8 breaker timbers in all entrances. No persons or equipment involved. Roof fall only.

July 31, 2017 WV · Coal FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
C K Coal Corporation · Accident type, without injuries

The fall occurred at the crosscut entry between #5 and #6 intake entry 140ft inby survey station #983 located on the Southwest Mains. The fall measured approximately 30ft long by 18 to 19ft wide by 7 to 8ft thick. The fall did not impair ventilation or obstruct the primary escape way. No persons or equipment were involved. The area was blocked off and isn't intended to be cleared.

July 10, 2017 WV · Coal FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
C K Coal Corporation · Accident type, without injuries

A fall measuring 20' wide X 25' long X 4.5' thick occurred at 140' inby survey station 925 in the #7 right return entry on the Northwest Mains. The fall will not be cleaned up. We are re-routing the return around the fall. No persons of equipment were effected. All entrances to the fall will be barricaded with timbers or cribbed off

2013 · 1 incident

February 12, 2013 WV · Coal FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
C K Coal Corporation · Accident type, without injuries

A roof fall measuring approximately 20' wide by 20' long by 6' thick was discovered 60' inby spad 403 in the #2 entry of west - sub mains. The fall will not be cleaned up.

2012 · 1 incident

May 11, 2012 WV · Coal FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
C K Coal Corporation · Accident type, without injuries

The mine had a roof fall at survey station #10 in an intersection. The fall measured 30' L. X 7' Thick X 12' W. An addendum to the approved roof control plan will be submitted to MSHA to rehab the fall area.