Mining Incidents

No 1 Strip Coal

Elk Garden, Mineral County, WV  ·  Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 4602489

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
1
Years on record
2012
Latest incident
Feb 2012
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2000
54
citations
12
significant & substantial
$7,098
proposed penalties
$7,098
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
2021 Q4 185 0 0 0.0
2021 Q3 746 0 0 0.0
2021 Q2 657 0 0 0.0
2021 Q1 892 0 0 0.0
2020 Q4 2,093 0 0 0.0
2020 Q3 2,230 0 0 0.0
2020 Q2 1,170 1 0 854.7
2020 Q1 2,068 0 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

1 on file

2012 · 1 incident

February 16, 2012 WV · Coal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman STRIKING OR BUMPING
D & L Coal Company Inc · Struck against stationary object

Employee was changing a hose on the Cat 992C Front End Loader. When finished, he raised up to come to a standing position, not realizing that the arm bracket to the mirror was above his head. He hit his head on the arm bracket, jamming his neck.