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Mine No. 12 Coal

Dominion Coal Corporation · Underground

Controlled by SunCoke Energy Incorporated

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

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.