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No 1 Coal

Champion Coal Company Inc · Underground

Controlled by Garrick Miller

Wise, Dickenson County, VA · Abandoned and Sealed

MSHA Mine ID: 4406922

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Fatalities: 0
Total incidents: 5
Years on record: 2000–2003
Latest incident: Aug 2003

Compliance record

MSHA citations since 2000

citations

significant & substantial

$9,060

proposed penalties

$4,415

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
2005 Q1	0	0	0
2003 Q4	2,061	0	0	0.0
2003 Q3	6,174	3	3	485.9
2003 Q2	5,431	7	1	1288.9
2003 Q1	5,967	3	2	502.8
2002 Q4	7,545	12	7	1590.5
2002 Q3	8,256	9	5	1090.1
2002 Q2	7,809	8	2	1024.5

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

2003 · 2 incidents

August 18, 2003 VA · Coal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman STRIKING OR BUMPING

Champion Coal Company Inc · Struck against stationary object

VICTIM WAS WORKING ON STACKER BELT. VICTIM WALKED UNDER CATWALK AND RAISED HIS HEAD UP BEFORE CLEARING STRUCTURE. VICTIM'S HEAD STRUCK CATWALK CAUSING INJURY.

June 4, 2003 VA · Coal roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs) MACHINERY

Champion Coal Company Inc · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

ROOF BOLT OPERATOR BENDING (36" BOLT)

2001 · 1 incident

September 25, 2001 VA · Coal roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs) MACHINERY

Champion Coal Company Inc · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

ROOF BOLT OPERATOR. BENDING (36" BENDABLE RESIN BOLTS) ROOF BOLTS AND STRAINED MUSCLES IN BACK.

2000 · 2 incidents

April 18, 2000 VA · Coal roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs) MACHINERY

Papaw Coal Company Inc · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

BOLTING ROOF OF MINE - CAUGHT LEFT INDEX FINGER BETWEEN PUSHER & FINISHING STEEL ON ROOF BOLTER MACHINE CAUSING FINGER TO BE SMASHED.

January 13, 2000 VA · Coal beltman, conveyor man, conveyor belt worker, mobile bridge carrierman, feeder operator, conveyor rider HANDLING OF MATERIALS

Papaw Coal Company Inc · Over-exertion in pulling or pushing objects

MOVING WATER LINE. BENDING OVER MOVING AND PULLING WATER LINE AWAY FROM MOBILE BRIDGE. STATED HIS BACK POPPED.