The offside Pinner Operator was bolting in #2 heading of the new panel. There was a cavity in the roof as they proceeded to drill a hole on the inside bolt a chunk of rock fell onto canopy and slid off striking the miner in the shoulder area. The rock was 4 inches by 10 inches.
Lower Mill Coal
CBS Energy, Inc..
· Underground
Controlled by
Anthony H Dye
Grundy,
Buchanan County,
VA
·
Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 4407268
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- Fatalities
- 0
- Total incidents
- 6
- Years on record
- 2017–2020
- Latest incident
- Jan 2020
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2017
170
citations
30
significant & substantial
$26,960
proposed penalties
$26,839
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 Q1 | 7,172 | 9 | 1 | 1254.9 |
| 2019 Q4 | 7,823 | 14 | 3 | 1789.6 |
| 2019 Q3 | 10,501 | 61 | 13 | 5809.0 |
| 2019 Q2 | 9,028 | 10 | 0 | 1107.7 |
| 2019 Q1 | 10,490 | 10 | 1 | 953.3 |
| 2018 Q4 | 7,442 | 6 | 0 | 806.2 |
| 2018 Q3 | 3,060 | 4 | 1 | 1307.2 |
| 2018 Q2 | 6,708 | 16 | 2 | 2385.2 |
Quarters under 100,000 reported hours are greyed: too few hours for a stable rate.
No fatalities recorded at this mine.
Reportable incidents
6 on file2020 · 1 incident
January 13, 2020
VA · Coal
roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs)
FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
CBS Energy, Inc.. · Struck by falling object
2019 · 1 incident
CBS Energy, Inc.. · Accident type, without injuries
Rock Fall was found at 12:59PM. Approximately 100-150 feet underground, near Fan Entry, First Break in Return. Rock Fall blocked return where you couldn't travel return in its entirety.
2018 · 3 incidents
May 14, 2018
VA · Coal
scoop car/scooptram operator, load/haul/dump (lhd) operator, teletram operator
FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
D&H Mining, Inc.. · Struck by falling object
Piece of rock fell and hit employee on the hat. Possible concussion.
April 10, 2018
VA · Coal
scoop car/scooptram operator, load/haul/dump (lhd) operator, teletram operator
HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
D&H Mining, Inc.. · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)
Stuck a screw driver in hand.
March 13, 2018
VA · Coal
scoop car/scooptram operator, load/haul/dump (lhd) operator, teletram operator
HANDLING OF MATERIALS
D&H Mining, Inc.. · Struck against stationary object
Employee caught nose on a cable hanger.
2017 · 1 incident
November 9, 2017
VA · Coal
scoop car/scooptram operator, load/haul/dump (lhd) operator, teletram operator
FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
D&H Mining, Inc.. · Struck by falling object
Employee was operating the roof bolter. A small piece of rock fell and hit employee in the head.