Mining Incidents

BELCHER BRANCH Coal

Frontier Coal Company · Underground
Controlada por James C Justice III
Pineville, Wyoming Condado, WV  ·  Activa
ID de mina MSHA: 4609474

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Muertes
0
Incidentes totales
23
Años en registro
2022–2026
Último incidente
Feb 2026
Historial de cumplimiento
Citaciones de MSHA desde 2021
1,404
citaciones
367
significativas y sustanciales
$4,605,150
multas propuestas
$371,013
pagado a la fecha
Fuente: datos de violaciones de MSHA, actualizados semanalmente.
Tasas de seguridad trimestrales
Citaciones por millón de horas trabajadas, según lo reportado a MSHA
Trimestre Horas trabajadas Citaciones S&S Por 1M hrs
2025 Q4 21,313 77 11 3612.8
2025 Q2 20,058 64 18 3190.7
2025 Q1 2,130 113 28 53051.6
2024 Q4 2,136 149 40 69756.6
2024 Q3 15,826 117 46 7392.9
2024 Q2 17,528 51 10 2909.6
2024 Q1 25,320 102 25 4028.4
2023 Q3 25,383 56 8 2206.2
Los trimestres con menos de 100,000 horas reportadas aparecen atenuados: muy pocas horas para una tasa estable.
No se registran muertes en esta mina.

Incidentes reportables

23 en archivo

2026 · 3 incidentes

26 de febrero de 2026 WV · Carbón Operador de carro lanzadera, Operador de transporte de personal, Operador de ramcar, Operario de vía, Operador de buggy OTRO
Frontier Coal Company · Reacción corporal, no clasificada en otra parte

Employee was switching seats to go back to the feeder, twisted right knee and said they heard a loud popping sound.

14 de febrero de 2026 WV · Carbón Obrero, Cuadrilla, Mensajero de repuestos, Peón, Desconchador de techo MANEJO DE MATERIALES
Frontier Coal Company · Sobreesfuerzo al manejar o lanzar objetos

Employee was shoveling dust out onto the #5 conveyor belt. At that time the employee stated that they felt their left bicep pull.

26 de enero de 2026 WV · Carbón Obrero, Cuadrilla, Mensajero de repuestos, Peón, Desconchador de techo HERRAMIENTAS MANUALES (SIN MOTOR)
Frontier Coal Company · Golpeado por objeto proyectado

Employee was using a 4LB hammer to brad a splice when a piece of the hammer broke off and went into the employee's right forearm

2025 · 8 incidentes

26 de diciembre de 2025 WV · Carbón Empernador de techo, Empernador de roca, Empernador, Operador de soporte de techo móvil (MRS) RESBALÓN O CAÍDA DE PERSONA
Frontier Coal Company · Sobreesfuerzo, no clasificado en otra parte

employee went to step down off the platform to tram the bolter and misplaced EE's footing and all EE's weight went on EE's left ankle

13 de noviembre de 2025 WV · Carbón Capataz de cuadrilla, Capataz de obreros, Cabo, Capataz de sección, Jefe de turno MANEJO DE MATERIALES
Frontier Coal Company · Atrapado en, bajo o entre un objeto en movimiento y uno fijo

Injured Employee was putting in belt structure and smashed right index finger.

13 de noviembre de 2025 WV · Carbón Electricista, Liniero MANEJO DE MATERIALES
Frontier Coal Company · Atrapado en, bajo o entre un objeto en movimiento y uno fijo

Injured employee was placing expanded metal guarding on the head drive when the metal slid around and caught EE's left pinky finger against the rib.

9 de noviembre de 2025 WV · Carbón Empernador de techo, Empernador de roca, Empernador, Operador de soporte de techo móvil (MRS) MANEJO DE MATERIALES
Frontier Coal Company · Golpeado por objeto proyectado

Employee was dropping the high voltage cable and tie wire went under the employee's safety glasses striking the employee's right eye.

9 de noviembre de 2025 WV · Carbón Empernador de techo, Empernador de roca, Empernador, Operador de soporte de techo móvil (MRS) MANEJO DE MATERIALES
Frontier Coal Company · Caída desde escaleras de mano

Employee was plastering stopping when the employees foot slipped of the ladder causing the employee to fall and roll right ankle.

23 de junio de 2025 WV · Carbón Electricista, Liniero MAQUINARIA
Frontier Coal Company · Golpeado por... no clasificado en otra parte

While using a drill with a wire wheel, EE was cleaning off a flanged surface. Unknowingly EE left a thin metal shim on one of the surfaces. When the wire wheel made contact with the shim. It spun it around at high speed resulting in cuts to EE's right hand.

28 de marzo de 2025 WV · Carbón Obrero, Cuadrilla, Mensajero de repuestos, Peón, Desconchador de techo TRANSPORTE MOTORIZADO
Frontier Coal Company · Golpeado por objeto que cae

Ran into rib with scoop causing the rib to slough and hit the operator.

24 de enero de 2025 WV · Carbón Operador de scoop tram, Operador de cargue/acarreo/descargue MANEJO DE MATERIALES
Frontier Coal Company · Atrapado en, bajo o entre un objeto en movimiento y uno fijo

The employee had watered the scoop batteries. While letting the lid back down to cover them. One of the lids slipped from EE's grip striking the other hand and smashing two fingers on EE's right hand.

2024 · 5 incidentes

8 de diciembre de 2024 WV · Carbón Electricista, Liniero HERRAMIENTAS MANUALES (SIN MOTOR)
Frontier Coal Company · Golpeado por... no clasificado en otra parte

Employee was cutting open a miner cable splice. The knife slipped and cut the top of EE's left hand. The employee was taken to Welch hospital were EE received five stitches. The employee returned to work later that evening.

2 de noviembre de 2024 WV · Carbón Empernador de techo, Empernador de roca, Empernador, Operador de soporte de techo móvil (MRS) MAQUINARIA
Frontier Coal Company · Golpeado por objeto que cae

A bundle of bolt plates fell into the operator's deck of the bolter while tramming to another place. The plates struck EE on the hand. This caused a cut on EE's hand.

25 de junio de 2024 WV · Carbón Examinador, Jefe de gas (fire boss), Examinador de preturno, Examinador de mina MANEJO DE MATERIALES
Frontier Coal Company · Sobreesfuerzo al levantar objetos

EE was hanging high line in the intake. The cable was above EE's head so lifting the cable over 6.5ft was required. While lifting and hanging the cable EE felt a pop in EE's back and began hurting. Ambulance was refused and EE finished the shift.

17 de junio de 2024 WV · Carbón Empernador de techo, Empernador de roca, Empernador, Operador de soporte de techo móvil (MRS) ELÉCTRICO
Frontier Coal Company · Absorción de radiaciones, cáusticos, sustancias tóxicas y nocivas

EE WAS HELPING THE ELECTRICIAN WORK ON THE MANTRIP. WHILE TROUBLE SHOOTING THE RIDE A LED MUST HAVE ARCED OVER CAUSING ONE OF THE BATTERIES TO BLOW UP. DO TO EE'S LOCATION EE RECEIVED THE MAJORITY OF THE IMPACT. EE HAD MATERIAL HIT EE IN THE EYES AND IN THE NOSE. EE IMMEDIATLY SEATED KEEP CALM AND BEGAN FLUSHING EE'S EYES WITH WATER

9 de febrero de 2024 WV · Carbón DESPRENDIMIENTO DE TECHO O BÓVEDA
Frontier Coal Company · Tipo de accidente, sin lesiones

HAD A ROOF FALL ON THE OLD S.W. MAINS IN THE #4 ENTRY BETWEEN BRK 28-29. THE FALL IS APPROX. 60'L X 20'W. NOBODY WAS IN THIS AREA AND NO AIR COURSE WAS BLOCKED.

2023 · 5 incidentes

12 de octubre de 2023 WV · Carbón Electricista, Liniero HERRAMIENTAS MANUALES (SIN MOTOR)
Frontier Coal Company · Golpeado por... no clasificado en otra parte

Employee was cutting cable away from themselves with a razor knife. When they took another swipe with the knife they cut their right pinky finger.

7 de septiembre de 2023 WV · Carbón Operador de minador continuo, Operador de topo de carbón RESBALÓN O CAÍDA DE PERSONA
Frontier Coal Company · Caída sobre o contra objetos

The miner operator got tripped up in miner cable slack. The miner then fell into a shuttle car that was parked beside the slack. Injuring right side and ribs.

23 de agosto de 2023 WV · Carbón DESPRENDIMIENTO DE TECHO O BÓVEDA
Frontier Coal Company · Tipo de accidente, sin lesiones

We had a roof fall between the intake and the belt line. the fall is located a brk 7 on the number 4 belt. It is approx. 60' in length and 20' wide. It is a non-injury fall and the primary escapeway was not affected due to having a second intake entry.

5 de junio de 2023 WV · Carbón DESPRENDIMIENTO DE TECHO O BÓVEDA
Frontier Coal Company · Tipo de accidente, sin lesiones

We had a roof fall outby the section in the return in the no.9 entry. Inby spad #312 extending approx. 60ft. the fall was approx. 60' long 20' wide 6' high. This is a non injury fall and the travel way is not blocked.

26 de enero de 2023 WV · Carbón Operador de carro lanzadera, Operador de transporte de personal, Operador de ramcar, Operario de vía, Operador de buggy MANEJO DE MATERIALES
Frontier Coal Company · Sobreesfuerzo al jalar o empujar objetos

Shuttle car cable was not reeling up. The operator got off EE's shuttle car to pull the cable slack out of the road. The cable was in mud so this made it hard to pull out of the road. When EE pulled the slack put off the road EE felt a sharp pain in EE's lower back.

2022 · 2 incidentes

12 de noviembre de 2022 WV · Carbón DESPRENDIMIENTO DE TECHO O BÓVEDA
Frontier Coal Company · Tipo de accidente, sin lesiones

#3 Entry Roof Fall. Inby spad #311 and outby spad #316. The roof fall was approximately 140' in length by approximately 20' in width by approximately 10' in height.

4 de octubre de 2022 WV · Carbón Operador de carro lanzadera, Operador de transporte de personal, Operador de ramcar, Operario de vía, Operador de buggy DESPRENDIMIENTO DE TECHO O BÓVEDA
Frontier Coal Company · Golpeado por objeto que cae

Draw rock and changing roof conditions. EE was helping drop bolter cable. When they dropped the last hanger, EE stepped back toward the corner. It was then a piece of draw rock fell out striking EE on the head.