Tri-State Leasing Corp · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)
STEAM CLEANING A PICKUP TRUCK, HIS CLEANING HOSE HAD GOT DOWN INT HE MUD AROUND THE TRUCK, HE JERKED THE HOSE TO GET IT OUT OF THE MUD, CAUSING A CRICK IN HIS NECK.
Whitley Fork Surface Mine Coal
Mill Branch Coal Corp
· Surface
Controlled by
Alpha Natural Resources, Inc.
Pardee,
Wise County,
VA
·
Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 4406921
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- Fatalities
- 0
- Total incidents
- 10
- Years on record
- 2000–2001
- Latest incident
- Nov 2001
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2000
5
citations
2
significant & substantial
$483
proposed penalties
$483
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 Q2 | 212 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2002 Q1 | 2,715 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2001 Q4 | 15,005 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2001 Q3 | 18,448 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2001 Q2 | 24,897 | 2 | 0 | 80.3 |
| 2001 Q1 | 27,587 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2000 Q4 | 34,215 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2000 Q3 | 30,101 | 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
10 on file2001 · 5 incidents
Tri-State Leasing Corp · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)
WHILE HE WAS TRYING TO MOVE A ROCK FROM UNDER HIS HAULER HE GOT HIS FOOT IN A STRAIN AND SPRAINED A MUSCLE.
Tri-State Leasing Corp · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)
HE WAS SERVICING A 992G AND WAS GIVING TO DRAIN THE ENGINE OIL. WHEN HE TRIED TO LOOSEN THE PLUG THE RATCHET SLIPPED AND HIT HIM IN THE MOUTH ADN BROKE HIS TOOTH.
March 22, 2001
VA · Coal
front-end loader, scraper-loader operator, pan operator, payloader, scraper rig operator
SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Tri-State Leasing Corp · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)
EE WAS EXITING HIS LOADER AT THE END OF THE SHIFT WHEN HIS KNEE GAVE AWAY
February 28, 2001
VA · Coal
laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman
HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Tri-State Leasing Corp · Over-exertion in lifting objects
WHILE UNLOADING PALLETS EE TWISTED AROUND TO THROW ONE OFF THE TRUCK AND TWISTED HIS ANKLE.
2000 · 5 incidents
Tri-State Leasing Corp · Struck by falling object
A ROCK FELL OFF THE HIGHWALL AND STRUCK EE'S RIGHT ARM.
October 25, 2000
VA · Coal
coal/ore shovel operator, shoveler, power shoveler
SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Tri-State Leasing Corp · Fall from machine
HE WAS GETTING ON THE EXCAVATOR WHEN HIS RIGHT KNEE GAVE OUT ON HIM AND CAUSED HIM TO FALL.
October 2, 2000
VA · Coal
bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer
SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Tri-State Leasing Corp · Fall from machine
OPERATOR WAS EXITING MACHINE, DESCENDING FRONT LADDER WHEN HE SLIPPED. THIS RESULTED IN A FALL OF APPROX 8' TO THE GROUND, WHERE HE LANDED ON HIS BACK, ARM AND HIP. FOREMAN TRANSPORTED OPERATO R TO NORTON COMMUNITY HOSPITAL WHERE DR EXAMINED AND RELEASED HIM. AN APPOINTMENT WITH OCCUMED WAS SCHEDULED 10/3/00.
September 19, 2000
VA · Coal
blaster, shooter, shotfirer, explosive worker, powder gang/monkey
HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Tri-State Leasing Corp · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)
EE WAS TRIMMING A CONE TO BE USED IN A DRILL HOLE. HE WAS HOLDING THE CONE BETWEEN HIS LEGS, WHEN HIS HAND SLIPPED & THE KNIFE CUT HIS THIGH
Tri-State Leasing Corp · Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)
PINCHED LITTLE FINGER ON RIGHT HAND IN LEGS OF SURVEYING INSTRUMENT. CAUSED DEEP LACERATION REQUIRING 8 STITCHES TO CLOSE THE WOUND. ACCIDENT OCCURRED WHILE TRYING TO SET UP SURVEYING TRIPOD.