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Mine No 1 Coal

South Fork Mine Inc · Underground

Controlled by Paul Ison

Norton, Wise County, VA · Abandoned and Sealed

MSHA Mine ID: 4406889

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Fatalities: 0
Total incidents: 5
Years on record: 2001–2002
Latest incident: Mar 2002

Compliance record

MSHA citations since 2000

157

citations

significant & substantial

$18,015

proposed penalties

$5,608

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
2003 Q3	0	0	0
2002 Q3	0	2	1
2002 Q2	4,130	4	2	968.5
2002 Q1	9,747	9	1	923.4
2001 Q4	6,435	7	2	1087.8
2001 Q3	4,300	22	9	5116.3
2001 Q2	5,871	17	6	2895.6
2001 Q1	6,297	31	12	4923.0

Quarters under 100,000 reported hours are greyed: too few hours for a stable rate.

No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

5 on file

2002 · 3 incidents

March 14, 2002 VA · Coal roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs) MACHINERY

South Fork Mine Inc · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

TRAMMING BOLT MACHINE FROM ENTRY AND CAUGHT RIGHT HAND WRIST BETWEEN MACHINE & COAL RIB. BRUISED RIGHT WRIST.

January 24, 2002 VA · Coal mine manager, mine foreman, mine owner SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON

South Fork Mine Inc · Fall to the walkway or working surface

RAINING, INCLINE, SLIPPERY GROUND. PULLING WATER LINE ON INCLINE. SLIPPED AND FELL INJURING KNEE.

January 16, 2002 VA · Coal roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs) HANDLING OF MATERIALS

South Fork Mine Inc · Over-exertion in lifting objects

LIFTED BELT ROLLER CATCH IN RIGHT HIP.

2001 · 2 incidents

April 13, 2001 VA · Coal roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs) MACHINERY

Hosanna Llc · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

INSTALLING A ROOF BOLT. PLACED HAND BETWEEN TOP AND PLATE. PRESSED PLATE TO TOP AND CAUGHT HIS LITTLE FINGER AND MASHED IT.

March 19, 2001 VA · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech POWERED HAULAGE

Hosanna Llc · Struck against a moving object

EE WAS ON THREE-WHEELER AND A SCOOP CAME UP ON HIS RIGHT SIDE, HIT THE THREE WHEELER ON THE RIGHT REAR. HE LEFT THE THREE WHEELER AND WAS HIT AND KNOCKED DOWN. THIS OCCURRED AT THE TAILPIECE W HERE COAL WAS DUMPED BY SCOOPS.