Mining Incidents

Preparation Plant No 1 Coal

Controlled by James H Booth
Drennen, Nicholas County, WV  ·  Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 4602295

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
21
Years on record
2000–2009
Latest incident
Jan 2009
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2001
114
citations
45
significant & substantial
$11,872
proposed penalties
$9,530
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 Q2 0 0 0
2020 Q1 0 0 0
2019 Q4 0 0 0
2019 Q3 0 0 0
2019 Q2 0 0 0
2019 Q1 0 0 0
2018 Q4 0 0 0
2018 Q3 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

21 on file

2009 · 1 incident

January 5, 2009 WV · Coal FIRE
Terry Eagle Coal Company LLC · Accident type, without injuries

A raw coal pile of approximately 100,000 tons had been stockpiled over a period of many months. The fringes of the pile, because of a lack of compaction, became hot and eventually started to burn throught the crust of the pile.

2008 · 1 incident

June 22, 2008 WV · Coal security guard, watchman SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Terry Eagle Coal Company LLC · Fall to the walkway or working surface

Officer on foot patrol at prep plant-inside. She stepped over a cat that was laying on the floor, bumped into floor fan and fell down, hurting her knee.

2007 · 3 incidents

March 21, 2007 WV · Coal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator MACHINERY
Terry Eagle Coal Company LLC · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EE & others were replacing the top belt on the #2 belt press. Takeup assembly was secured with a 3/4 ton chain come-a-long, both air regulators were backed off so as not to apply pressure & a stand with a 2"x12" steel pipe was holding the new belt. The air valve was opened & the takeup swung forward, broke the chain & the pipe struck the injured on left ear which required stitches.

February 1, 2007 WV · Coal utility man, errand boy, service truck operator DUST DISEASE OF LUNGS
Terry Eagle Coal Company LLC · Inhalation of radiations, caustics, toxic and noxious substances

Notified on 2/1/07 that claimant was awarded permanent partial disability for occupational pneumoconiosis.

January 28, 2007 WV · Coal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Terry Eagle Coal Company LLC · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Right hand between wrist and knuckles-eas pulling belt rubberon to structure using 1" rope attached to a truck. was in process of rehooking when came loose and struck hand.

2006 · 2 incidents

June 28, 2006 WV · Coal miner, prospector, nec STRIKING OR BUMPING
Terry Eagle Coal Company LLC · Struck against stationary object

Employee scraped his knee while coming off the steel. He had a mild abrasion (similar to a carpet burn) and continued to work until 7/7/06 when he went to the doctor for an infection of the knee. Management was not made aware of his medical visit until 7/19/06 when notified by comp carrier.

March 18, 2006 WV · Coal assayer, geologist, metallurgist, engineer, engineer management HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Terry Eagle Coal Company LLC · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

INJURED & CO-WORKER WERE REMOVING A SPEED REDUCER FROM THE END OF A MAGNETITE AUGER. AS THEY ATTEMPTED TO REMOVE THE REDUCER USING A CHAIN HOIST, THE REDUCER BECAME STUCK. THE INJURED USED A SLATE BAR TO PRY LOOSE, IT SWUNG & HIT HIS RT. KNEE CAUSING DAMAGE TO A LIGAMENT.

2005 · 4 incidents

August 20, 2005 WV · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech MACHINERY
Terry Eagle Coal Company LLC · Struck by falling object

INJURED WAS USING AN OVERHEAD HOIST AND A GRAB LIFT TO REMOVE A 2'X4'X1/2" STEELPLATE FROM THE STORAGE RACK. HE RAISED THE PLATE APPROX 5' FROM THE FLOOR AND WAS ATTEMPTING TO ROLL THE HOIST WHEN IT REFUSED TO MOVE. HE TRIED SEVERAL TIMES TO PULL THE HOIST WHEN THE PLATE FELL OUT OF THE GRAB, STRIKING AND FRACTURING HIS LOWER RIGHT LEG

May 3, 2005 WV · Coal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver POWERED HAULAGE
Terry Eagle Coal Company LLC · Struck against a moving object

Employee turned the truck over while dumping at the stockpile. He complained of right shoulder pain. Ambulance took him to the hospital to get checked out.

April 8, 2005 WV · Coal pumper HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Terry Eagle Coal Company LLC · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

EMPLOYEE WAS ATTEMPTING TO OPEN THE ENGINE DOOR & HAD HIS RT. HAND ON TOP OF THE DOOR. WHEN INJURED OPENED THE LATCH WITH HIS LEFT HAND & PULLED, THE END OF HIS RT. RING FINGER GOT PINCHED BETWEEN THE DOOR & THE FRAME CAUSING THE INJURY.

March 7, 2005 WV · Coal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator DISORDERS (REPEATED TRAUMA)
Terry Eagle Coal Company LLC · (Not Elsewhere Classified)

NOTIFIED ON 6/7/05 THAT CLAIMANT WAS GRANTED A 3.4% PERMANENT PARTIAL DISABILITY AWARD FOR HEARING LOSS.

2004 · 4 incidents

September 16, 2004 WV · Coal quality control technician, laboratory technician, laboratory assistant DUST DISEASE OF LUNGS
Terry Eagle Coal Company LLC · Inhalation of radiations, caustics, toxic and noxious substances

NOTIFIED ON 9/16/04 THAT CLAIMANT WAS GRANTED AN AWARD OF 10% FOR OCCUPATIONAL PNEUMOCONIOSIS.

July 27, 2004 WV · Coal car dropper, car shake out operator SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Terry Eagle Coal Company LLC · Fall to the walkway or working surface

INJURED WAS ASSISTING OTHER EMPLOYEES WHILE INSTALLING A 6" POYURETHENE FRESH WATER LINE. AS THE PIPE WAS BEING PULLED TO THE POND, THE INJURED STEPPED OVER THE PIPE. THE INJURED CAUGHT HIS RIGHT FOOT ON THE PIPE CAUSING HIM TO FALL TO THE GROUND FRACTURING HIS RIGHT FEMUR.

May 10, 2004 WV · Coal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Terry Eagle Coal Company LLC · Fall from machine

INJURED WAS CLIMBING UP ONTO THE DOZER & HAD A FLASHLIGHT IN HIS RT. HAND. HE STEPPED UP ONTO THE TRACK & ATTEMPTED TO GRAB ONTO A HAND HOLD WITH HIS RIGHT HAND BUT MISSED CAUSING HIM TO FALL APPROX. 4'TO THE GROUND. HE FELL ONTO HIS LEFT SIDE CAUSING BRUISING TO HIS RIB AREA.

March 29, 2004 WV · Coal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Terry Eagle Coal Company LLC · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Truck driver pulled under refuse bin to load his vehicle. While exiting, he slipped on the step of the vehicle and lost hand contact. After regaining hand contact with the truck door he pulled a muscle in his neck area. physician at summersville memorial hospital documented a return to work date of 4/2/04.

2003 · 1 incident

March 24, 2003 WV · Coal electrician, lineman DUST DISEASE OF LUNGS
Terry Eagle Coal Company LLC · Inhalation of radiations, caustics, toxic and noxious substances

REPORTED CLAIM ON OCCUPATIONAL PNEUMOCONIOSIS BY WV WORKER'S COMP. DUE TO EXPOSURE TO DUST.

2002 · 1 incident

August 8, 2002 WV · Coal front-end loader, scraper-loader operator, pan operator, payloader, scraper rig operator HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Terry Eagle Coal Company LLC · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

INJURED WAS REMOVING IDLER PULLEY FROM ENGINE OF LOADER. HE REMOVED BELTS HOLDING PULLEY AND USED A BAR TO DISLODGE THE PULLEY. INJURED WAS PUSHING ON PRY BAR WITH BOTH HANDS AND WHEN PULLEY C AME LOOSE HE LUNGED FORWARD INJURING HIS BACK.

2001 · 1 incident

December 10, 2001 WV · Coal coal sampler MACHINERY
Terry Eagle Coal Company LLC · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

INJURED EMPLOYEE STEPPED ON HOIST CABLE. OPERATOR ENGAGED HOIST CABLE JERKED SLAPPING BOTTOM OF HEEL.

2000 · 3 incidents

January 28, 2000 WV · Coal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator DUST DISEASE OF LUNGS
Terry Eagle Coal Company LLC · Inhalation of radiations, caustics, toxic and noxious substances

CLAIMANT WAS NOTIFIED ON 1/24/01 THAT HE WAS GRANTED A 5% AWARD FOR OCCUPATIONAL PNEUMOCONIOSIS ON 1/22/01.

January 27, 2000 WV · Coal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator DISORDERS (REPEATED TRAUMA)
Terry Eagle Coal Company LLC · (Not Elsewhere Classified)

NOTIFIED ON 4/3/01 THAT EMPLOYEE WAS GRANTED 4.67% AWARD FOR NOISE INDUCED HEARING LOSS ON 3/28/01.

January 27, 2000 WV · Coal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator DISORDERS (REPEATED TRAUMA)
Terry Eagle Coal Company LLC · (Not Elsewhere Classified)

NOTIFIED ON 3/27/01 THAT EMPLOYEE WAS GRANTED 8.88% AWARD FOR NOISE INDUCED HEARING LOSS ON 3/22/01.