Mining Incidents

Empire/White Coal

Valley Mining, Inc. · Facility
Controlled by Mary J Brown
Uhrichsville, Tuscarawas County, OH  ·  Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 3302763

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
19
Years on record
2000–2011
Latest incident
Mar 2011
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2001
30
citations
5
significant & substantial
$2,910
proposed penalties
$2,910
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 Q2 17 0 0 0.0
2013 Q1 1,042 0 0 0.0
2012 Q4 687 0 0 0.0
2012 Q3 1,733 0 0 0.0
2012 Q2 815 0 0 0.0
2012 Q1 158 0 0 0.0
2011 Q4 834 4 2 4796.2
2011 Q1 2,387 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

19 on file

2011 · 1 incident

March 3, 2011 OH · Coal greaser, grease man, oiler, lube man, dragline oiler HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Valley Mining, Inc. · Struck by falling object

While attempting to turn the bumper of the lube truck, on the forks of the lift, using a support leg, the bumper shifted and rolled off the forklift onto the victim's leg. The victim was taken by fellow employee, to the hospital e.r. for treatment. Injury was minimal. EE was released to return to work the next day.

2009 · 2 incidents

October 5, 2009 OH · Coal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Valley Mining, Inc. · Fall to the walkway or working surface

Miner tripped over tounge of brush hog, causing him to fall forward catching himself with his arms, he wrenched/landed wrong on his right shoulder.

September 14, 2009 OH · Coal welder (shop) MACHINERY
Valley Mining, Inc. · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Left eye of miner/welder appears red, irritated, slightly swollen.

2008 · 2 incidents

December 2, 2008 OH · Coal assayer, geologist, metallurgist, engineer, engineer management SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Valley Mining, Inc. · Fall to the walkway or working surface

Injured worker was walking from Main office to Training Trailer, slipped on snow covered ice, and fell hard to concrete with bodyweight landing on right leg and foot.

July 28, 2008 OH · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Valley Mining, Inc. · Caught in, under or between running or meshing objects

Employee was attempting to install new belt on portable air compressor. Left ring finger was pulled between belt and roller, smashed flat, with nail avulsion, fracture to fingertip, and possible nerve & tendon damage.

2007 · 2 incidents

September 10, 2007 OH · Coal outside foreman, leadman POWERED HAULAGE
Valley Mining, Inc. · Fall from machine

Loading auger on to truck. Loader man was pushing with loader and when he pulled back from auger the part that the man was standing on fell 1 to 2 feet and he flipped over.

February 20, 2007 OH · Coal front-end loader, scraper-loader operator, pan operator, payloader, scraper rig operator FALL OF FACE/RIB/PILLAR/SIDE/HIGHWALL
Valley Mining, Inc. · Struck by flying object

Ice & snow covered highwall, thawing. EE was unpinning auger flite approx 4' from highwall. Big rock fell from highwall, hit auger, rock guard, pipe, split, 1/2 rock hit EE's left leg @ knee area.

2005 · 2 incidents

October 24, 2005 OH · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Valley Mining, Inc. · Fall from machine

IT WAS RAINING AND HE WAS GETTING INTO A 1989 MACK TRUCK/TRACTOR WHEN HE LOST HIS FOOTING AND FELL TO THE GROUND AND LANDED ON HIS RIGHT WRIST.

February 15, 2005 OH · Coal outside foreman, leadman POWERED HAULAGE
Valley Mining, Inc. · Struck by powered moving object

Was walking across the shop parking area headed to the office at 6:00 am when it was dark. another ee was backing pick-up truck out of shop bay toward office. the driver of the truck said he was dark and he did not see EE walking toward the office tuntil he hit him, knocking him to the ground. hit in left shoulder area.

2004 · 4 incidents

March 8, 2004 OH · Coal auger operator, auger crew supervisor MACHINERY
Valley Mining, Inc. · Struck against a moving object

EE WAS RIDING ON THE SALEM AUGER WHILE A LOADER PULLED & A DOZER PUSHED THE MACHINE UP OUT OF THE PIT. THE PIN HOLDING THE HITCH TO THE LOADER BROKE CAUSING THE AUGER TO TILT FORWARD DROPPING ABOUT FOUR FEET. THE FALLINGOF THE MACHINE JARRED THE EE'S NECK, BACK AND RIGHT SHOULDER WHEN IT LANDED.

March 2, 2004 OH · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech MACHINERY
Valley Mining, Inc. · Struck by flying object

EE WAS CLEANING RUST OFF AIR BAG BRACKET WITH AN AIR GRINDER WHEN THE WHEEL CAME APART AND STRUCK EE IN THE LEFT ARM. THE LACERATION REQUIRED SUTURES.

January 12, 2004 OH · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Valley Mining, Inc. · Struck by falling object

EE WAS REMOVING A TIRE FROM AN OLD SCRAP MECHANIC TRUCK WHEN THE DOOR TO THE UTILITY BED FELL DOWN AND LANDED ON HIS HEAD. THE EDGE OF THE DOOR CAUSED A LACERATION REQUIRING 6 SUTURES.

January 12, 2004 OH · Coal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer POWERED HAULAGE
Valley Mining, Inc. · Struck by powered moving object

Employee was assisting another load auger flights onto a flatbed truck using a loader. Employee was the ground man directing the flights onto the truck. The loader operator lost sight of him and hit his head with the bucket.

2003 · 4 incidents

December 16, 2003 OH · Coal welder (shop) MACHINERY
Valley Mining, Inc. · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EE WAS USING AN AIR HOSE TO BLOW DEBRIS OFF THE BUMPER OF HIS TRUCK WHEN A PIECE OF METAL/DIRT FLEW INTO HIS LEFT EYE. WENT TO DR. TO GET FOREIGN OBJECT REMOVED.

September 15, 2003 OH · Coal truck driver SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Valley Mining, Inc. · Fall from machine

EE WAS STEPPING DOWN OFF A 50 TON ROCK TRUCK ANDHIS FOOT ROLLED WHEN HE LANDED IN A LOW AREA OF THE GROUND CAUSING HIS LEFT KNEE TO TWIST.

May 27, 2003 OH · Coal auger operator, auger crew supervisor SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Valley Mining, Inc. · Fall onto or against objects

EMPLOYEE WAS CLEANING OUT THE BED OF THE TRUCK AND WE ATTEMPTED TO GET OUT OF THE TRUCK, HE SLIPPED AND HIS LEFT HAND WENT ONTO A BOLT WHICH WASHOLDING A VICE ONTO THE TRUCK BUMPER CAUSING A CONTUSION WHICH REQUIRED SUTURES.

January 21, 2003 OH · Coal backhoe operator, trackhoe operator, crane operator STEPPING OR KNEELING ON OBJECT
Valley Mining, Inc. · Struck against stationary object

IT WAS COLD AND THE GROUND WAS SNOW COVERED WHEN EE WAS WALKING FROM HIS SERVICE TRUCK TO A MACHINE WHEN HE SLIPPED FROM STEPPING ON A MACHINE PART THAT WAS ON THE GROUND UNDER THE SNOW. THE S LIP CAUSED HIM TO SPRAIN HIS LEFT ANKLE.

2001 · 1 incident

January 27, 2001 OH · Coal welder (shop) MACHINERY
Valley Mining, Inc. · Struck by flying object

EE WAS USING A GRINDER WITH A WIRE WHEEL TO CHIPOFF PAINT ON A PORT SO HE COULD WELD IT. ONE OF THE WIRES FROM THE WHEEL BROKE LOOSE & WENT INTOHIS RIGHT FOREARM. HE DIDN'T NOTICE IT FOR A FEW DAYS & THEN BEGAN TO HURT. HE WENT TO THE DOCTORTO HAVE IT REMOVED.

2000 · 1 incident

February 14, 2000 OH · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Valley Mining, Inc. · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EE SQUATTED DOWN TO ROLL BRAKE DRUM AND WHEN HE WENT TO ROLL IT HE FELT A SPRAIN IN HIS BACK.