FILLING BATTERIES ON SMALL THREE-WHEEL MANTRIP, HE STARTED FOR MORE WATER WHEN MANTRIP STARTED IN REVERSE. HIGH TRAM TRAPPED HIM BETWEEN TOP AND TOP OF MANTRIP AND ROLLED HIM IN TOP.
No 3 Coal
Cove Coal Co., Inc.
· Underground
Controlled by
Glenn K Mitchell; Marty Fuller
Dante,
Dickenson County,
VA
·
Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 4405331
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- Fatalities
- 0
- Total incidents
- 6
- Years on record
- 2002–2004
- Latest incident
- Jun 2004
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2001
214
citations
90
significant & substantial
$48,132
proposed penalties
$0
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2004 Q4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2004 Q3 | 0 | 19 | 8 | |
| 2004 Q2 | 10 | 21 | 3 | 2100000.0 |
| 2004 Q1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2003 Q4 | 1,675 | 9 | 5 | 5373.1 |
| 2003 Q3 | 3,632 | 22 | 11 | 6057.3 |
| 2003 Q2 | 4,407 | 14 | 3 | 3176.8 |
| 2003 Q1 | 7,957 | 41 | 25 | 5152.7 |
Quarters under 100,000 reported hours are greyed: too few hours for a stable rate.
No fatalities recorded at this mine.
Reportable incidents
6 on file2004 · 2 incidents
June 21, 2004
VA · Coal
discontinued 1/31/2014. several other codes cover scoop car operator
POWERED HAULAGE
Cove Coal Co., Inc. · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object
Cove Coal Co., Inc. · Accident type, without injuries
ROCK FALL ON INTAKE SPAD #904 TO 905. 4 FT. THICK X 20 FT. WIDE X 80 FT. LONG CROSS CUT.
2003 · 3 incidents
October 29, 2003
VA · Coal
roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs)
MACHINERY
Cove Coal Co., Inc. · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)
WAS IN SQUATTING POSITION INSTALLING ROOF BOLTS AND DROPPED BOOM ON KNEE.
September 16, 2003
VA · Coal
roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs)
HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Cove Coal Co., Inc. · Over-exertion in lifting objects
HE PICKED UP A CAN OF OIL AND TWISTED HIS BACK.
Cove Coal Co., Inc. · Accident type, without injuries
ROOF FALL ON 001-0 SECTION 70 FEET TO THE RIGHT OF SURVEY STATION 870. ENTRAPPED THE MINER. IT WAS AN UNDETECTED SLIP.
2002 · 1 incident
November 19, 2002
VA · Coal
roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs)
MACHINERY
Cove Coal Co., Inc. · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)
RUNNING ROOF BOLTING MACHINE PUT LEFT HAND ON BOOM OF MACHINE AND LET ATRS DOWN ON HAND.