Mining Incidents

Mine No. 12 Coal

Dominion Coal Corporation · Underground
Pilgrim Knob, Buchanan County, VA  ·  Abandoned and Sealed
MSHA Mine ID: 4406592

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
3
Years on record
2000–2001
Latest incident
Aug 2001
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2000
113
citations
38
significant & substantial
$8,791
proposed penalties
$8,791
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
2002 Q3 0 0 0
2002 Q2 0 0 0
2002 Q1 6,033 16 8 2652.1
2001 Q4 5,124 11 3 2146.8
2001 Q3 5,652 9 1 1592.4
2001 Q2 6,904 11 1 1593.3
2001 Q1 5,905 21 7 3556.3
2000 Q4 5,737 15 3 2614.6
Quarters under 100,000 reported hours are greyed: too few hours for a stable rate.
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

3 on file

2001 · 2 incidents

August 3, 2001 VA · Coal roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs) MACHINERY
Chad Coal Corp · Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EE WAS BOLTING TOP WITH A ROOF BOLTER WHILE PUTTING HIS STEEL TOGETHER, HE CAUGHT HIS LEFT INDEX FINGER BEWEEN STEEL, RIPPING A PIECE OF SKIN AND MEAT FROM HIS INDEX FINGER ON HIS LEFT HAND.

July 11, 2001 VA · Coal laborer, bull gang, faceman, parts runner, roustabout, roof trimmer/scaler HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Chad Coal Corp · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EMPLOYEE AND CO-WORKER WERE UNLOADING ROCK DUST FROM A SCOOP AND PUTTING IT ON A BELT. EMPLOYEE TWISTED WHILE HANDLING A BAG OF DUST TO CO-WORKER AND PULLED SOMETHING IN HIS BACK.

2000 · 1 incident

August 22, 2000 VA · Coal shuttle car operator, mantrip operator, ramcar operator, rail runner, buggy operator SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Chad Coal Corp · Fall from machine

EMPLOYEE WAS GETTING INTO OPERATORS DECK OF SHUTTLE CAR WHEN HIS WET BOOT SLIPPED CAUSING HIM TOLOSE HIS BALANCE, FALL AND HIT HIS RIBS ON THE EDGE OF THE OPERATORS DECK.