Mining Incidents

Dorchester Enterprises, Inc. operator

Controlled by Alpha Natural Resources, Inc.
MSHA operator ID: P22858

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Fatalities
1
Total incidents
86
Mines on record
2
Years on record
2000–2012
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2000
1,564
citations
586
significant & substantial
$1,252,834
proposed penalties
$987,979
paid to date
Source: MSHA violations data, updated weekly.

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Incident timeline

2012
10
2011
10
2010
11
2009
1
2008
8
2007
12
2006
5
2005
6
2004
6
2003
6 (1f)
2002
1
2000
10

Mines on record

Fatalities under this operator

1 recorded
January 21, 2003 VA · Coal laborer, bull gang, faceman, parts runner, roustabout, roof trimmer/scaler Fatality · ELECTRICAL
Dorchester Enterprises, Inc. · Contact with electrical current

THE VICTIM WAS ELECTROCUTED NEAR THE FACE OF NO.8 ENTRY OF THE 001-0 MMU WHILE INSTALLING SUPPLEMENTAL ROOF SUPPORTS. WHEN ANOTHER WORKER FINISHED CUTTING A STEEL BEAM WITH A TORCH, AN ENERGIZ ED TRAILING CABLE WAS DAMAGED CAUSING THE BEAM & TRAILER ON WHICH IT RESTED TO BECOME ENERGIZED. THE VICTIM THEN CAME IN CONTACT WITH THE TRAILER, RESULTING IN ELECTROCUTION.