Mining Incidents

No 1 Coal

Controlled by Ervin Stiltner
Norton, Wise County, VA  ·  Abandoned and Sealed
MSHA Mine ID: 4400285

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
9
Years on record
2000–2003
Latest incident
Feb 2003
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2000
210
citations
105
significant & substantial
$26,843
proposed penalties
$26,843
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
2003 Q3 13,976 6 2 429.3
2003 Q2 18,766 8 4 426.3
2003 Q1 19,725 7 1 354.9
2002 Q4 19,361 26 16 1342.9
2002 Q3 19,473 26 15 1335.2
2002 Q2 21,375 33 18 1543.9
2002 Q1 21,232 18 9 847.8
2001 Q4 21,756 24 12 1103.1
Quarters under 100,000 reported hours are greyed: too few hours for a stable rate.
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

9 on file

2003 · 1 incident

February 21, 2003 VA · Coal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman POWERED HAULAGE
Regent Allied Carbon Energy Inc · Struck by powered moving object

EMPLOYEE WAS HOOKING UP CHAIN TO LIFT ROOF BOLTS UP WITH THE ENDLOADER, THE OPERATOR WAS GOING TO BACK THE LOADER UP, WHEN THE LOADER WENT FORWARD STRIKING EMPLOYEE ON THE RIGHT LEG.

2002 · 3 incidents

December 2, 2002 VA · Coal FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
Regent Allied Carbon Energy Inc · Accident type, without injuries

AT SPAD #1486 ROCK FALL IN #6 ENTRY ON MAINS EXTENDED INBY FOR A DISTANCE OF APPROX 80' - 20' WIDE AND 5' THICK. AREA HAD ALREADY BEN TIMBERED AND DANGERED OFF PRIOR TO FALL. APPROX 650' OUTBY WORKING SECTION - SECTION IS ON RETREAT MINING.

July 8, 2002 VA · Coal section foreman, bullgang foreman, labor foreman, leadman, shift boss FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
Regent Allied Carbon Energy Inc · Struck by falling object

THE SECTION FOREMAN WAS HELPING MOVE THE CONT. MINER TO ANOTHER WORKING PLACE WHILE WATCHING THE MINER CABLE A PIECE OF ROCK FELL FROM BETWEEN THE ROOF BOLTS STRIKING HIM ON THE RIGHT SHOULDER AND ARM.

February 11, 2002 VA · Coal roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs) MACHINERY
Regent Allied Carbon Energy Inc · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

ROOF BOLTER OPER. WAS INSTALLING A ROOF BOLT IN THE ROOF-HE PUSHED IT UP ABOUT 2/3 OF THE WAY THE BOLT BENT. HE SET THE MACHINE OVER TO PUT UP ANOTHER BOLT HE PUSHED THE LEVER THE WRONG WAY-TH E HEAD CAME OVER ON HIS LEFT KNEE.

2001 · 2 incidents

September 27, 2001 VA · Coal FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
Regent Allied Carbon Energy Inc · Accident type, without injuries

APPROX 20' IN BY SPAD 1334 IN #5 ENTRY ON MAINS, A ROOF FALL OCCURRED, THE FALL LOOKS TO BE APPROX 0-5' THICK IN BY RANGES UP TO 5' THICK FOR A DISTANCE OF APPROX 230' IN LENGTH.

September 24, 2001 VA · Coal FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
Regent Allied Carbon Energy Inc · Accident type, without injuries

APPROX. 15' INBY SPAD #1359 IN #4 ENTRY ON MAINS(BELT) A ROOF FALL WAS DISCOVERED DURING THE PRESHIFT. FALL MEASURED ~20' WIDE; STARTS OUT ~3'ONONE END & ~5' THICK ON THE OTHER FOR A DISTANCE OF ~170' IN LENGTH. ROOF WAS BOLTED WITH 4' RESIN RODS.

2000 · 3 incidents

August 7, 2000 VA · Coal continuous miner operator, coal mole operator MACHINERY
Regent Allied Carbon Energy Inc · Struck by rolling or sliding object

CONT. MINR OPERATOR WAS CUTTING THE #4 RIGHT CROSS CUT THEN HE HAD HIS BACK TURNED TOWARD THE RIB. WHEN A PIECE OF ROCK ROLLED FROM THE RIB STRIKING HIM IN HIS LOWER BACK.

May 4, 2000 VA · Coal FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
Regent Allied Carbon Energy Inc · Accident type, without injuries

DISCOVERED A ROOF FALL ON THE INTAKE IN #3 ENTRY APPROX 400' UNDERGROUND FROM THE SURFACE AT SPAD #15. THE FALL WAS IN AN AREA THAT HAS BEEN CRIBBED OFF FOR APPROX 2 MONTHS OR LONGER. THE FALL IS APPROX 12'W, 5'H, 15'L. THIS ENTRY WAS NOT BEING USED AS A TRAVELWAY.

February 1, 2000 VA · Coal shuttle car operator, mantrip operator, ramcar operator, rail runner, buggy operator ELECTRICAL
Regent Allied Carbon Energy Inc · Flash burns (electric)

EE SAW THE CIRCUIT BREAKER FOR THE ROOF BOLTER HAD DROPPED OUT-WHEN HE WENT TO RESET IT-IT WENT PHASE TO PHASE AND BURNT HIS FINGERS.