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Medicine Bow Mine Coal

Arch Of Wyoming LLC · Surface

Controlled by Arch Resources Inc

Hanna, Carbon County, WY · Abandoned

MSHA Mine ID: 4800900

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Fatalities: 0
Total incidents: 7
Years on record: 2000–2005
Latest incident: Nov 2005

Compliance record

MSHA citations since 2000

citations

significant & substantial

$14,459

proposed penalties

$13,387

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
2006 Q2	1,972	0	0	0.0
2005 Q4	3,795	2	1	527.0
2005 Q2	3,884	0	0	0.0
2005 Q1	0	0	0
2004 Q4	3,334	6	0	1799.6
2004 Q3	1,050	28	0	26666.7
2004 Q2	5,925	0	0	0.0
2004 Q1	7,814	0	0	0.0

Quarters under 100,000 reported hours are greyed: too few hours for a stable rate.

No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

7 on file

2005 · 1 incident

November 17, 2005 WY · Coal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman HANDLING OF MATERIALS

Arch Of Wyoming LLC · Struck by rolling or sliding object

Crew was moving 8x8 oak timbers when one rolled onto the employees (L) thumb causing a laceration. Treatment required stitches and restricted duty.

2004 · 1 incident

September 23, 2004 WY · Coal front-end loader, scraper-loader operator, pan operator, payloader, scraper rig operator SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON

Arch Of Wyoming LLC · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EMPLOYEE SLIPPED AND DID THE SPLITS WHEN GETTING OFF MACHINE WHICH SHE HAS DONE WITHOUT INCIDENT MANY TIMES BEFORE.

2003 · 1 incident

March 10, 2003 WY · Coal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman HANDLING OF MATERIALS

Arch Of Wyoming LLC · Over-exertion in pulling or pushing objects

THE EE WAS REMOVING A WOODEN PALLET FROM THE BACK OF A PICK-UP & PULLED A MUSCLE IN HIS LEFT SHOULDER. HE CONTINUED TO WORK UNTIL MAY 16,03 AT THAT TIME HE WENT TO A DR. AND WAS PLACED ON LIMITED DUTY.

2000 · 4 incidents

November 30, 2000 WY · Coal electrician, lineman SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON

Arch Of Wyoming LLC · Fall to lower level, (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EE WAS WALKING NEAR 8000 DRAGLINE CARRYING TOOL BAG, STEPPED INTO SNOW-COVERED HOLE AND JARRE BACK. EE THOGUHT HE AGGRAVATED AN OLD INJUR-HAD BACK SURGERY ON 4-5-00. DID NOTHING MORE THAN REPO RT INCIDENT ON TIME CARD. BACK CONTINUED TO BOTHER EE. SAW DR. ON 12-26-00. FOUND HE HAD INJURED SAME AREA IN BACK AGAIN. EE SCHEDULED FOR BACK SURGERY ON 1-9-01. HAS MISSED NO WORK TO DATE.

September 18, 2000 WY · Coal greaser, grease man, oiler, lube man, dragline oiler HANDLING OF MATERIALS

Arch Of Wyoming LLC · Over-exertion in lifting objects

LIFTING A BARREL AND PULLED BACK.

August 2, 2000 WY · Coal welder (shop) HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)

Arch Of Wyoming LLC · Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)

WHILE LOWERING BREAKER SEGMENT TO SECONDARY CRUSHER, THE SEGMENT CAUGHT THE LIP OF THE CRUSHER STRUCTURE WHICH IS THE ONLY WAY TO INSTALL THE SEGMENT. THE SEGMENT TWISTED WHEN IT WENT OVER THE EDGE, THUS STRIKING EE AND KNOCKING HIM OVER THE EDGE OF THE CHUTE TO THE FLOOR. HIS SHOULDER HIT A 5 GALLON BUCKET AND THE CEMENT WALL.

April 5, 2000 WY · Coal electrician, lineman SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON

Arch Of Wyoming LLC · Fall onto or against objects

EE WAS ASSISTING SETTING CRIBBING UNDER A DRAGLINE PINION THAT WAS GOING TO BE WORKED ON IN THE WELDING SHOP. AFTER SETTING CRIBBING MATERIALS EE TOOK A STEP BACKWARDS & PLACED FOOT ON A HOIS T LINK LOST HIS BALANCE & FELL BACKWARDS ONTO THE SHOP FLOOR. EE'S LOWER BACK AREA LANDED UPON A CLEVIS THAT WAS LAYING ON THE FLOOR IN THE WORK AREA. EE CONT TO WORK THAT AM & REQUESTED PM