Mining Incidents

Meridian #2 Coal

Calico Coal Inc · Underground
Controlled by Cecil T Brinager
Whitewood, Buchanan County, VA  ·  Abandoned and Sealed
MSHA Mine ID: 4401486

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
8
Years on record
2004–2017
Latest incident
Feb 2017
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2004
1,441
citations
392
significant & substantial
$879,137
proposed penalties
$224,616
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
2020 Q4 0 0 0
2020 Q3 0 0 0
2020 Q2 0 0 0
2020 Q1 0 1 1
2019 Q4 0 3 0
2019 Q3 6,974 26 7 3728.1
2019 Q2 23,362 26 8 1112.9
2019 Q1 23,380 36 9 1539.8
Quarters under 100,000 reported hours are greyed: too few hours for a stable rate.
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

8 on file

2017 · 1 incident

February 22, 2017 VA · Coal laborer, bull gang, faceman, parts runner, roustabout, roof trimmer/scaler FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
Calico Coal Inc · Struck by falling object

Employee was operating the left side of the double head roof bolter installing cable type bolts. Employee set up and started drilling a hole when a piece of rock broke off, slid down the steel, spinning around, striking employee on the left forearm, causing a laceration on employee's arm.

2016 · 2 incidents

May 28, 2016 VA · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech POWERED HAULAGE
Calico Coal Inc · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

EE was operating a shuttle car running from the miner in #4 Left break to the feeder in #6. As EE was traveling started to lose hard hat, reached up to grab it and was so close to the rib, arm came in contact with it and was pulled back between the cable guide post and the rib. EE then backed the car up to get arm free.

May 1, 2016 VA · Coal laborer, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, roof trimmer/scaler POWERED HAULAGE
Calico Coal Inc · Struck against a moving object

EE was operating a man trip for transportation when ee ran in front of a scoop trade long across an intersection. The scoop controls malfunctioned and the operator was unable to stop the scoop before it hit the man trip the ee was operating. The ee complained of pain and swelling in foot initially but now is complaining of multiple injuries.

2015 · 3 incidents

August 5, 2015 VA · Coal shuttle car operator, mantrip operator, ramcar operator, rail runner, buggy operator POWERED HAULAGE
Calico Coal Inc · Struck against a moving object

EE was operating a shuttle car when he attempted to avoid the line curtain on the off side. He got too close to the rib/brow on his side and came in contact with the rib.

June 27, 2015 VA · Coal laborer, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, roof trimmer/scaler HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Calico Coal Inc · Over-exertion in lifting objects

Employee was unloading rock dust from a scoop to another ride when he felt something pull in his back

April 1, 2015 VA · Coal laborer, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, roof trimmer/scaler POWERED HAULAGE
Calico Coal Inc · Struck by powered moving object

Injured employee was behind the 3 wheeler they were using for underground transportation when another employee accidentally backed up on him

2004 · 2 incidents

November 19, 2004 VA · Coal shuttle car operator, mantrip operator, ramcar operator, rail runner, buggy operator HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Calico Coal Inc · Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Injured was changing seats in shuttle car and caught his head between top and buggy, straining his neck. Injured went to hospital, was told he was ok. Company was told a week later his neck was hurting. Last work day was 12-2-04.

August 17, 2004 VA · Coal shuttle car operator, mantrip operator, ramcar operator, rail runner, buggy operator POWERED HAULAGE
Calico Coal Inc · Struck against stationary object

Injured stated that he pulled off bump & ran over something & bounced head against top.