Mining Incidents

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 file

2020 · 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

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.

2019 · 1 incident

May 21, 2019 VA · Coal FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
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.