Mining Incidents

No. 3 Mine Coal

Controlled by Cecil Nichols
Nora, Dickenson County, VA  ·  Abandoned and Sealed
MSHA Mine ID: 4406939

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
5
Years on record
2002–2005
Latest incident
Mar 2005
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2000
379
citations
199
significant & substantial
$62,962
proposed penalties
$62,962
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
2007 Q2 0 0 0
2007 Q1 3,110 1 0 321.5
2006 Q4 5,365 13 5 2423.1
2006 Q3 5,758 5 2 868.4
2006 Q2 5,595 29 19 5183.2
2006 Q1 4,656 30 19 6443.3
2005 Q4 4,263 28 14 6568.1
2005 Q3 5,202 34 18 6535.9
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

2005 · 1 incident

March 25, 2005 VA · Coal electrician, lineman MACHINERY
Apple Jacks Coal Company, Inc. · Contact with hot objects or substances

Ee was atempting to remove dust from inside of an electric motor, by using oregen to blow it out. The dust and oxegon mixture ignited, burning his right arm from elbow to his wrist.

2004 · 2 incidents

January 26, 2004 VA · Coal shuttle car operator, mantrip operator, ramcar operator, rail runner, buggy operator POWERED HAULAGE
Apple Jacks Coal Company, Inc. · Struck by falling object

CANOPY'S WERE BEING USED IN 42" TO 45" COAL SEAM WHEN CANOPY STRUCK ROOF CAUSING IT TO DISLODGE AND FALL ON S/CAR OPERATOR.

January 8, 2004 VA · Coal NO VALUE FOUND
Apple Jacks Coal Company, Inc. · No Value Found

ON KNEES LIFTING CABLE TO HANG AND HAD PAINS IN NECK, SHOULDER AND BACK.

2003 · 1 incident

January 21, 2003 VA · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech NO VALUE FOUND
Apple Jacks Coal Company, Inc. · No Value Found

EMPLOYEE WAS TAKING RIPPER MOTOR OFF OF MINER. RIPPER MOTOR RELL ON HIS RIGHT HAND MASHING HIS FINGERS.

2002 · 1 incident

October 23, 2002 VA · Coal electrician, lineman HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Apple Jacks Coal Company, Inc. · Inhalation of radiations, caustics, toxic and noxious substances

EE WAS FLUSHING MOTOR ON 14CMS JOY MINER, WHEN HE ACCIDENTLY INHALED FUMES FROM MURATIC ACID CAUSING HIM TO HAVE BREATHING DIFFUCULTY