Mining Incidents

No 2 Mine Coal

Caney Coal Inc · Surface
Controlled by Bobby W Hill
Appalachia, Wise County, VA  ·  Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 4406954

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
3
Years on record
2000–2001
Latest incident
Apr 2001
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2000
12
citations
10
significant & substantial
$1,632
proposed penalties
$1,632
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
2001 Q3 5,831 0 0 0.0
2001 Q2 8,144 2 1 245.6
2001 Q1 5,647 2 2 354.2
2000 Q4 9,589 4 4 417.1
2000 Q3 7,847 2 1 254.9
2000 Q2 8,028 0 0 0.0
2000 Q1 6,330 2 2 316.0
Quarters under 100,000 reported hours are greyed: too few hours for a stable rate.
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

3 on file

2001 · 1 incident

April 16, 2001 VA · Coal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman RESPIRATORY CONDITIONS (TOXIC AGENTS)
Caney Coal Inc · Inhalation of radiations, caustics, toxic and noxious substances

PAINTING WAS BEING DONE ON HIGHWALL MINER BETWEEN THE DATE OF 4/16- 4/20 2001. EMPLOYEE REPORTED PROBLEMS WITH HIS BREATHING.

2000 · 2 incidents

December 5, 2000 VA · Coal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Caney Coal Inc · Fall from machine

EMPLOYEE SAID AS HE WAS CLIMBING DOWN THE LADDER FROM THE ELCTRIC CONTROL ROOM ON THE HIGHWALL MINER HE THOUGHT HIS FOOT SLIPPED CAUSING HIM TO FALL ABOUT 4 OR 5 FT HURTING HIS LEFT RIB CAGE.

November 14, 2000 VA · Coal mine manager, mine foreman, mine owner FALL OF FACE/RIB/PILLAR/SIDE/HIGHWALL
Caney Coal Inc · Struck by flying object

ROCK FELL FROM TOP HITTING THE HIGHWALL MINER. ROCK BUSTED INTO SEVERAL PIECES. ONE PIECE OF ROCK APPROX. THE SIZE OF A SHOE HIT EE IN THE NECK AREA.