Mining Incidents

Deep Mine # 9 Coal

Coeburn, Wise County, VA  ·  Abandoned and Sealed
MSHA Mine ID: 4407027

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
3
Years on record
2001
Latest incident
Sep 2001
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2001
15
citations
8
significant & substantial
$1,085
proposed penalties
$1,085
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
2004 Q4 0 0 0
2004 Q3 0 0 0
2004 Q2 0 0 0
2004 Q1 0 0 0
2003 Q4 0 0 0
2003 Q1 0 0 0
2002 Q2 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

3 on file

2001 · 3 incidents

September 22, 2001 VA · Coal roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs) MACHINERY
Coastal Coal Company, LLC · Struck by falling object

EMPLOYEE HIT DRILL STEEL THAT FELL AS HE WAS TRYING TO REMOVE IT FROM DRILLED HOLE. FRACTURED PINKIE FINGER ON LEFT HAND.

September 13, 2001 VA · Coal roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs) POWERED HAULAGE
Coastal Coal Company, LLC · Struck against a moving object

EMPLOYEE WAS TAKING HEADERS AND WEDGES TO FINISH STOPPING. HE COULD NOT MAKE A TURN SO HE START-ED TO BACK UP WHEN HE ROLLED FORWARD CAUSING THESTEERING WHEEL TO SPIN AROUND AND HITTING HIS LEFT THUMB.

August 24, 2001 VA · Coal continuous miner operator, coal mole operator OTHER
Coastal Coal Company, LLC · (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EE WAS FOUND FACE DOWN BESIDE THE CONTINUOUS MINER WITH NO BREATHING AND NO PULSE. EE EXPERIENCED A FATAL HEART ATTACK.