Hasco Inc · Accident type, without injuries
FOUND ROCK FALL AT 5:30 AM DURING PRESHIFT EXAM. FALL ON SURFACE #2 ENTRY AT PORTAL BEHIND APRON. ROCK IS APPROX 16 FT LONG 7 FT WIDE 6 FT THICK. TIMBERED AND DANGERED BOTH SIDES.
Middleton Mine Coal
Hasco Inc
· Underground
Controlled by
James A Hubbard
Appalachia,
Wise County,
VA
·
Abandoned and Sealed
MSHA Mine ID: 4406880
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- Fatalities
- 0
- Total incidents
- 12
- Years on record
- 1998–2001
- Latest incident
- Feb 2001
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2000
90
citations
39
significant & substantial
$9,705
proposed penalties
$0
paid to date
0% of proposed penalties paid to date — a $9,705 gap.
Source: MSHA violations data, updated weekly.
Inspection activity
MSHA inspections since 2000
38
inspections on record
665
inspection hours
n/a
citations per 100 inspection hours
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This rate is recorded citations divided by MSHA inspection hours, per 100 hours. It reflects inspection effort, not mine size or production.Rate withheld: 665 inspection hours is too few for a stable rate. A minimum of 1,000 inspection hours is required.
Source: MSHA inspections data, updated weekly.
Quarterly safety rates
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Citations per million reported employee-hours. Rates begin in 2000, when MSHA's quarterly employment data starts; earlier incidents are counted but cannot be rate-adjusted. Quarters under 100,000 reported hours are greyed: too few hours for a stable rate.Citations per million employee-hours, as reported to MSHA
| Quarter | Hours worked | Citations | S&S | Per 1M hrs |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2001 Q1 | 4,290 | 6 | 6 | 1398.6 |
| 2000 Q3 | 14,581 | 30 | 13 | 2057.5 |
| 2000 Q2 | 8,320 | 19 | 9 | 2283.7 |
| 2000 Q1 | 3,618 | 24 | 8 | 6633.5 |
No fatalities recorded at this mine.
Reportable incidents
12 on file2001 · 1 incident
2000 · 1 incident
Hasco Inc · Over-exertion in lifting objects
EMPLOYEE WAS REMOVING RAIL FROM CONTINUOUS MINER. PULLED OR STRAINED WRIST.
1999 · 3 incidents
Middleton Mining Llc · Struck by rolling or sliding object
EMPLOYEE WAS KNEELING BETWEEN THE MINER AND THE RIGHT RIB WHEN A RIB ROLL OCCURED AND A PIECE OF ROCK/COAL HIT EMPLOYEE ON THE RIGHT FOOT.
May 20, 1999
VA · Coal
shuttle car operator, mantrip operator, ramcar operator, rail runner, buggy operator
HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Middleton Mining Llc · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)
EE WAS USING A SLEDGE HAMMER. HE HIT A WIRE ROPE AND A SMALL SLIVER OF WIRE FLEW INTO HIS EYE.
February 2, 1999
VA · Coal
section foreman, bullgang foreman, labor foreman, leadman, shift boss
FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
Middleton Mining Llc · Struck by falling object
EMPLOYEE WAS ON KNEES SETTING TIMBERS, ROCK FELLFROM TOP AND HIT EMPLOYEE ON RIGHT THIGH.
1998 · 7 incidents
Middleton Mining Llc · Fall to the walkway or working surface
EMPLOYEE WAS STEPPING OVER A SHUTTLE CAR CABLE WHEN THE SHUTTLE CAR STARTED TO MOVE CAUSING EMPLOYEE TO FALL.
Middleton Mining Llc · Over-exertion in lifting objects
EE WAS LIFTING BELT STRUCTURE AND FELT PAIN IN BACK.
April 25, 1998
VA · Coal
roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs)
FALL OF FACE/RIB/PILLAR/SIDE/HIGHWALL
Middleton Mining Llc · Struck by falling object
EMPLOYEE WAS OPERATING A ROOF BOLTER WHEN A RIB ROLL FELL ON HIS LEFT CALF.
April 25, 1998
VA · Coal
laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman
HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Middleton Mining Llc · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)
EMPLOYEES CUT HIS LEG WHILE CUTTING A PIECE OF BELT.
April 1, 1998
VA · Coal
continuous miner helper, coal mole helper, bridgeman
FALL OF FACE/RIB/PILLAR/SIDE/HIGHWALL
Middleton Mining Llc · Struck by falling object
EE WAS SITTING ON RIB & A PIECE OF RIB 3'L, 1'W & 8" THICK ROLLED OFF & STRUCK HIM IN THE BACK.
March 30, 1998
VA · Coal
shuttle car operator, mantrip operator, ramcar operator, rail runner, buggy operator
HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Middleton Mining Llc · Over-exertion in pulling or pushing objects
PULLING A LINE CURTAIN OUT OF A WATER HOLE IN #5HEADING & HURT HIS BACK
Middleton Mining Llc · Over-exertion in pulling or pushing objects
WHILE PULLING WATER LINE BY HAND EE INJURED HIS BACK.