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Stoker Coal

Red River Coal Company Inc · Facility

Controlled by William D Humphreys

Norton, Wise County, VA · Abandoned

MSHA Mine ID: 4405971

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Fatalities: 0
Total incidents: 9
Years on record: 2000–2018
Latest incident: Dec 2018

Compliance record

MSHA citations since 2001

159

citations

significant & substantial

$26,860

proposed penalties

$22,896

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
2022 Q4	0	0	0
2022 Q3	0	0	0
2022 Q2	0	0	0
2022 Q1	0	0	0
2021 Q4	499	0	0	0.0
2021 Q3	912	0	0	0.0
2021 Q2	1,052	4	3	3802.3
2021 Q1	873	0	0	0.0

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

2018 · 1 incident

December 12, 2018 VA · Coal prep plant foreman, supervisor, mill plant supervisor, kiln supervisor HANDLING OF MATERIALS

Red River Coal Company Inc · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Employee stated had climbed down onto belt #1 to take pry bar to belt wipe on belt #2 to get unstuck. As EE was climbing out off belt #1, EE reached for the hand rail on the catwalk. EE swung legs toward catwalk and when EE did, felt a pop and pain in low right side back area. Went to get checked out and missed work starting 12/13/18.

2009 · 1 incident

July 29, 2009 VA · Coal pumper SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON

Red River Coal Company Inc · Fall from machine

Employee stated that he was mounting the loader. His left foot slipped off of the second step. He slid down the steps onto the ground while holding onto the hand rails. Remounted loader and proceeded to work. Felt pain in left leg later. Went to doctor, checked out and returned to work. Became reportable when he missed work on 8-24-09.

2008 · 1 incident

September 23, 2008 VA · Coal pumper SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON

Red River Coal Company Inc · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Employee stated that he was starting down the ladder on the loader. When he grabbed for the right hand rail, he missed it. His left hand was on the left rail and caught his body as he slid down the ladder onto the ground. He felt a pop in his left shoulder.

2007 · 2 incidents

March 12, 2007 VA · Coal pumper STEPPING OR KNEELING ON OBJECT

Red River Coal Company Inc · Struck against stationary object

Employee stated that he was coming down steps at the #1 vibrator at the stoker plant. He stepped down onto the ground and onto a lump of coal which caused him to roll his left foot over resulting in sprain. Reportable due to restricted work activity.

February 7, 2007 VA · Coal prep plant foreman, supervisor, mill plant supervisor, kiln supervisor HANDLING OF MATERIALS

Red River Coal Company Inc · Over-exertion in lifting objects

Employee stated that he was lifting a coal sample off of the tailgate of his pickup truck. He lifted and turned to set the sample beside the screening machine when he felt back pain. Reportable when lost time was incurred on 3-1-07.

2004 · 2 incidents

September 27, 2004 VA · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)

Red River Coal Company Inc · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Employee stated that he was splicing a conveyor belt. The utility knife which he was using to cut the belt slipped off of the belt and struck his leg causing a laceration to his right leg requiring staples to suture the laceration.

March 8, 2004 VA · Coal pumper HANDLING OF MATERIALS

Red River Coal Company Inc · Over-exertion in lifting objects

Employee had riffled down and split a coal sample using the coal splitter. He knelt down to pull out the drawer containing the coal sample. When he bent over to pick up the drawer and rose back up, he felt a pop in his back. Persistant pain occurred and he went to the doctor on 3-9-04 which is his first lost workday.

2001 · 1 incident

January 9, 2001 VA · Coal coal sampler HANDLING OF MATERIALS

Red River Coal Company Inc · Over-exertion in pulling or pushing objects

EMPLOYEE STATED THAT HE WAS DROPPING RAILROAD CARS REQUIRING HIM TO TURN THE WHEEL SO AS TO TIGHTEN THE BRAKES TO STOP THE CARS. HE BEGAN FEELING PAIN IN HIS LOWER BACK WHICH CONTINUED THROUGH OUT THE DAY. BACK PAIN PERSISTED DURING THE WEEKAND HE MISSED WORK AND WENT TO THE DOCTOR ON 1-12-01. LOST TIME IS INCURRED.

2000 · 1 incident

July 31, 2000 VA · Coal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman HANDLING OF MATERIALS

Red River Coal Company Inc · Struck against stationary object

EMPLOYEE STATEDTHAT HE WAS ON THE BACK OF A RAILROAD CAR CHECKING AN AREA ON THE CAR TO SEE IF IT NEEDED TO BE PATCHED. HE STARTED TO DUCK HIS HEAD UNDER A METAL BAR ON THE RAILROAD CAR TO GO UNDERNEATH IT. HE RAISED UP HIS HEAD TOO QUIK AND HIT HIS HEAD AGAINST THE METAL BAR RESULTING IN A CERVICAL STRAIN.