Mining Incidents

No 1 Washer Coal

Controlled by Charles D Mullins
Appalachia, Wise County, VA  ·  Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 4407029

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
4
Years on record
2002–2007
Latest incident
Feb 2007
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2002
153
citations
103
significant & substantial
$39,615
proposed penalties
$38,977
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
2009 Q2 0 0 0
2009 Q1 960 0 0 0.0
2008 Q4 2,173 0 0 0.0
2008 Q3 2,207 0 0 0.0
2008 Q2 3,088 0 0 0.0
2008 Q1 3,731 6 3 1608.1
2007 Q4 4,490 0 0 0.0
2007 Q3 4,558 2 0 438.8
Quarters under 100,000 reported hours are greyed: too few hours for a stable rate.
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

4 on file

2007 · 2 incidents

February 9, 2007 VA · Coal POWERED HAULAGE
Commonwealth Mining Corp · Accident type, without injuries

Denny & Sons (L379) was in the process of unloading his truck when the weight shifted because of the coal being frozen to the bed of the trailer. As the weight shifted it caused the trailer to give and the result was the trailer falling onto its left side. The truck was sitting in a level area when the trailer shifted. No injuries as a result of this accident.

February 8, 2007 VA · Coal POWERED HAULAGE
Commonwealth Mining Corp · Accident type, without injuries

Jerry Minor Trucking (BA7) was in the process of unloading his loaded truck when the weight shifted because of the coal being frozen to the bed of the trailer. As the weight shifted it caused the trailer to give and the result was trailer falling onto its right side. The truck was sitting in a level area when the trailer shifted. No injuries as a result of this accident.

2004 · 1 incident

June 11, 2004 VA · Coal prep plant foreman, supervisor, mill plant supervisor, kiln supervisor MACHINERY
Commonwealth Mining Corp · Absorption of radiations, caustics, toxic and noxious substances

EE WAS WORKING ON PROCESSING COAL. A HOSE CAME LOOSE, SPRAYING CHEMICAL ONTO HIS FACE.

2002 · 1 incident

October 11, 2002 VA · Coal beltman, conveyor man, conveyor belt worker, mobile bridge carrierman, feeder operator, conveyor rider SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Commonwealth Mining Corp · Fall to the walkway or working surface

EE WAS RETURNING FROM PORTABLE TOILET USING THE FORBIDDEN FOOTPATH WHEN HE LOST HIS BALANCE FELLFELL BACKWARD -HURT BACK-