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Maple Surface Coal

Omega Surface Mining, LLC · Surface

Controlled by Omega Holdings LLC

Honaker, Russell County, VA · Abandoned

MSHA Mine ID: 4407314

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Fatalities: 0
Total incidents: 3
Years on record: 2014
Latest incident: Jul 2014

Compliance record

MSHA citations since 2013

citations

significant & substantial

$3,408

proposed penalties

$3,408

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
2018 Q4	0	0	0
2018 Q3	0	0	0
2018 Q2	0	0	0
2018 Q1	0	0	0
2017 Q4	0	0	0
2017 Q3	0	0	0
2017 Q2	0	0	0
2017 Q1	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

2014 · 3 incidents

July 3, 2014 VA · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech MACHINERY

Omega Surface Mining, LLC · Struck by flying object

Blowing slag with an air nibbler when a piece of metal enter left eye

June 6, 2014 VA · Coal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver POWERED HAULAGE

Omega Surface Mining, LLC · Struck against a moving object

Driver was opening lunch box 2 hours into the shift when front wheel of truck struck beam damaging rim and tire. He signed form stating carelessness was the cause of accident and was sent home for three shifts. This was on 6/9 he made no mention of being injured. On 6/11 he called and stated he needed medical information for filing workers compensation claim.

March 4, 2014 VA · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)

Omega Surface Mining, LLC · Over-exertion in pulling or pushing objects

Breaking bolt loose on rocker box of loader when wrenched slipped and felt a strain.