Mining Incidents

Auger #1 Coal

Valley Mining, Inc. · Surface
Controlled by Mary J Brown
New Athens, Harrison County, OH  ·  Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 3303758

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
5
Years on record
2008–2013
Latest incident
Mar 2013
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2007
15
citations
4
significant & substantial
$1,899
proposed penalties
$1,899
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 4 0 0 0.0
2013 Q1 241 0 0 0.0
2012 Q4 179 0 0 0.0
2012 Q3 2,490 0 0 0.0
2012 Q2 15,104 1 0 66.2
2012 Q1 13,499 0 0 0.0
2011 Q4 7,758 0 0 0.0
2011 Q3 11,414 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

5 on file

2013 · 1 incident

March 18, 2013 OH · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech OTHER
Valley Mining, Inc. · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Employee was stepping off a water pump barge and the barge flipped over hitting him in the lower back.

2012 · 1 incident

March 20, 2012 OH · Coal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Valley Mining, Inc. · Fall from machine

While walking across the cat walk of a 777 the miner slipped and fell to the ground approximately twelve feet landing on his right side. The result was 4 broken ribs and a bruised lung.

2011 · 1 incident

July 1, 2011 OH · Coal welder (shop) HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Valley Mining, Inc. · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

While driving in a bogey pin into a D-10 bogey on a side frame, using a sledge hammer the victim partially struck the track frame which caused him to strike himself in the lower right leg. This was a struck by injury. He was treated and released.

2008 · 2 incidents

November 18, 2008 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

Checking water pump, slipped on snow covered rock and fell hurting left ankle.

January 2, 2008 OH · Coal rotary bucket excavator operator SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Valley Mining, Inc. · Fall from machine

After fueling Cat 345 Hoe (excavator) miner trying to dismount machine, his foot slipped off due to ice & snow on machine, and other foot slipped on frozen ground, landing miner on his back. The miner states it hurt his lower neck and lower back. Miner continued working until end of shift on 1/2/08.