Mining Incidents

No. 9 Coal

Four O Mining Corp · Underground
Controlled by Ricky L Owens
Haysi, Wise County, VA  ·  Abandoned and Sealed
MSHA Mine ID: 4405385

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
15
Years on record
2000–2004
Latest incident
Nov 2004
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2000
218
citations
109
significant & substantial
$22,863
proposed penalties
$13,327
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
2005 Q2 0 0 0
2005 Q1 6,868 11 9 1601.6
2004 Q4 7,470 26 17 3480.6
2004 Q3 6,664 9 4 1350.5
2004 Q2 892 1 1 1121.1
2003 Q4 288 0 0 0.0
2003 Q3 5,229 5 2 956.2
2003 Q2 5,204 8 4 1537.3
Quarters under 100,000 reported hours are greyed: too few hours for a stable rate.
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

15 on file

2004 · 3 incidents

November 5, 2004 VA · Coal laborer, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, roof trimmer/scaler HANDLING OF MATERIALS
CMZ Enterprises, Inc. · Over-exertion in pulling or pushing objects

EE STATED HE WAS PULLING MINER CABLE AND FELT PAIN IN LOWER BACK RIGHT SIDE.

July 12, 2004 VA · Coal INUNDATION
CMZ Enterprises, Inc. · Accident type, without injuries

ESCAVATOR OPERATOR FOR DICKENSON RUSSELL COAL CO. WAS CLEANING A SUMP & RUPTURED A GAS LINE. (NOTE: I DO NOT FEEL THIS WAS THE OBLIGATION OF CMZ ENTERPRISES IN THAT THIS INCIDENT OCCURRED OFF OF OUR PERMIT.)

July 12, 2004 VA · Coal INUNDATION
CMZ Enterprises, Inc. · Accident type, without injuries

An excavator operator was cleaning out and sump when the tooth of the bucket ruptured the pipeline. the excavator was out off and the gas company was immediately watified. this accident occurred off of mine and permitted property.

2003 · 2 incidents

January 27, 2003 VA · Coal beltman, conveyor man, conveyor belt worker, mobile bridge carrierman, feeder operator, conveyor rider NO VALUE FOUND
Providence Mining Inc · No Value Found

INJURED WAS CRAWLING, WHILE IN THE PROCESS RAISED HIS HEAD UP SOME AND HIT HIS HEAD ON A ROOF BOLT. ACCIDENT WASN'T REPORTED UNTIL 1-29-03 INJURED WORKED ALL SHIFT 1-27-03 WORKED ALL SHIFT ON 1-28-03, WORKED 2 HOURS ON 1-29-03, CAME OUTSIDEREPORTED ACCIDENT THEN WENT HOME.

January 14, 2003 VA · Coal STEPPING OR KNEELING ON OBJECT
Providence Mining Inc · Rubbed or abraded

INJURED WAS CRAWLING FROM ONE HEADING OVER TO ANOTHER. WHEN CROSSING OVER A PIECE OF CURTAIN THAT WAS LYING IN HALLWAY A NAIL FROM THE CURTAIN STUCK IN INJURED'S LEG.

2002 · 4 incidents

August 6, 2002 VA · Coal roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs) MACHINERY
Providence Mining Inc · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

INJURED WAS IN THE PROCESS OF INSTALLING ROOF BOLTS IN THE TOP OF THE #3 LEFT HEADING WHEN HIS BOLT WRENCH CAME LOOSE FROM THE ROOF BOLT HE WAS INSTALLING SMACKING HIS HAND.

July 27, 2002 VA · Coal scoop car/scooptram operator, load/haul/dump (lhd) operator, teletram operator MACHINERY
Providence Mining Inc · Struck by falling object

INJURED WAS TRAMMING THE ROOF BOLTER INTO THE #2 HEADING TO START BOLTING TOP WHEN A PIECE OF ROCK FELL HITTING HIM, KNOCKING HIM INTO THE MACHINE CAUSING HIM TO HIT HIS HEAD ON THE DECK.

April 23, 2002 VA · Coal FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
Providence Mining Inc · Accident type, without injuries

FALL AT SURVEY STATION 978 EXTEND APP. 45' TOWARD SURVEY STATION 981. HEIGHT IS UNKNOWN BUT HAVE DETERMINED THE FALL WAS ABOVE SUPPORT.

March 13, 2002 VA · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Providence Mining Inc · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

SUBJECT WAS USING A BALLPIEN HAMMER WHILE IN PROCESS OF DRIVING OUT A AXLE PIN SUBJECT HIT THUMB WITH HAMMER ACCIDENT OCCURED IN SHOP AREA OF MINES ON SURFACE.

2001 · 4 incidents

September 28, 2001 VA · Coal laborer, bull gang, faceman, parts runner, roustabout, roof trimmer/scaler SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Providence Mining Inc · Fall onto or against objects

EE FELL IN PARKING LOT, MASHING AND CUTTING FINGER ON A ROCK INDEX FINGER-RIGHT HAND.

June 1, 2001 VA · Coal continuous miner operator, coal mole operator HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Providence Mining Inc · Over-exertion in lifting objects

INJURED WAS IN THE PROCESS OF REMOVING A PIECE OF ROCK OUT OF THE THROAT OF THE CONTINUOUS MINER WHEN INJURED FELT PAIN IN LOWER BACK.

May 21, 2001 VA · Coal section foreman, bullgang foreman, labor foreman, leadman, shift boss POWERED HAULAGE
Providence Mining Inc · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

INJURED WAS IN THE PROCESS OF TIGHTENING UP THE CONVEYOR BELT LONG JOHN WITH THE S & S BATTERY SCOOP WHEN THE CHAIN CAME LOOSE FLYING BACK HITTING THE SCOOP OPERATOR IN THE RIGHT SIDE OF THE H EAD CAUSING A LACERATION UNDER THE RIGHT EYE.

May 9, 2001 VA · Coal electrician, lineman HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Providence Mining Inc · Inhalation of radiations, caustics, toxic and noxious substances

INJURED WAS DOING REPAIR WORK ON THE JEFFREY CONTINUOUS MINER, INJURED WAS IN THE PROCESS OF ROLLING THE CONTINUOUS MINER'S RIPPER HEAD MANUALLY WHEN INJURED FELT PAIN IN HIS LOWER BACK.

2000 · 2 incidents

August 1, 2000 VA · Coal beltman, conveyor man, conveyor belt worker, mobile bridge carrierman, feeder operator, conveyor rider HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Providence Mining Inc · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

INJURED WAS IN THE PROCESS OF CLEANING OUT A CONVEYER CHAIN THAT HAD FOWLED UP AND GOBBED OFF, INJURED WAS REMOVING THE GOB BY HAND WHEN GOB BROKE FREE, FREEING UP FOWLED CHAIN WHEN THIS HAPPE NED CONVEYER CHAIN CAUGHT INJURED'S LEFT HAND RESULTING IN THE INJURY.

June 13, 2000 VA · Coal section foreman, bullgang foreman, labor foreman, leadman, shift boss HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Providence Mining Inc · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

ACCIDENT HAPPENED ON 6/13/00; VICTIM DIDN'T RPT IT UNTIL 6/20/00. HE WAS HELPING MAKE A BELT SPLICE ON THE #4 BELT CONVEYOR LINE, MINE HEIGHTAPPOX. 38" TO 42" AT THIS LOCATION. HE WAS SIT- TING ON THE MINE FLOOR WORKING A HAND-OPERATED CHAIN HOIST WHICH WAS BEING USED TO PULL THE BELT BACK TOGETHER WITH WHILE IN THIS PROCESS HESAID HE FELT A PAIN IN HIS LOWER BACK.