L & J Equipment Company · Accident type, without injuries
Rock fall on #2 belt, approx 2,400' underground. The fall is covering 6' to 10' of belt line.
No. 4 Coal
L & J Equipment Company
· Underground
Controlled by
Fred McGlothlin
Dante,
Dickenson County,
VA
·
Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 4400280
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- Fatalities
- 0
- Total incidents
- 4
- Years on record
- 2003–2006
- Latest incident
- Oct 2006
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2000
266
citations
103
significant & substantial
$24,724
proposed penalties
$23,443
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2007 Q2 | 9,875 | 12 | 5 | 1215.2 |
| 2007 Q1 | 9,817 | 35 | 13 | 3565.2 |
| 2006 Q4 | 9,469 | 1 | 0 | 105.6 |
| 2006 Q3 | 9,767 | 10 | 1 | 1023.9 |
| 2006 Q2 | 10,059 | 29 | 16 | 2883.0 |
| 2006 Q1 | 10,220 | 4 | 1 | 391.4 |
| 2005 Q4 | 11,004 | 5 | 1 | 454.4 |
| 2005 Q3 | 9,973 | 17 | 11 | 1704.6 |
Quarters under 100,000 reported hours are greyed: too few hours for a stable rate.
No fatalities recorded at this mine.
Reportable incidents
4 on file2006 · 1 incident
2005 · 1 incident
July 21, 2005
VA · Coal
bull gang foreman, labor foreman, leadman, section foreman, shift boss
MACHINERY
L & J Equipment Company · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)
EMPLOYEE WAS INSTALLING A SPOT BOLT ON LEFT CORNER OF #4 ENTRY. WHEN HE LET THE ATRS DOWN A PIECE OF ROCK FELL OFF OF THE ATRS AND STRUCK HIM ON THE TOP OF HIS HARD HAT. HE WAS HURTING ON HIS NECK.
2004 · 1 incident
L & J Equipment Company · Accident type, without injuries
Mine electrician was traveling underground when he found the fall. Two others went to check fall. It stopped falling at 10:40 a.m.
2003 · 1 incident
L & J Equipment Company · Accident type, without injuries
ROCK FALL OCCURED IN THE #5 ENTRY ONE BREAK OUT-BY FACE, SURVEY POINTS 296-297. ROCK WAS APPROX.7-8'THICK, 18'WIDE & 60'LONG.