Mining Incidents

Juliana Prep Plant #1 Coal

Controlled by Arch Resources Inc
Cowen, Webster County, WV  ·  Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 4605863

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
34
Years on record
1984–1999
Latest incident
Mar 1999
Inspection activity
MSHA inspections since 2000
1
inspections on record
7
inspection hours
n/a
citations per 100 inspection hours
This rate is recorded citations divided by MSHA inspection hours, per 100 hours. It reflects inspection effort, not mine size or production.
Rate withheld: 7 inspection hours is too few for a stable rate. A minimum of 1,000 inspection hours is required.
Source: MSHA inspections data, updated weekly.
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

34 on file

1999 · 1 incident

March 26, 1999 WV · Coal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Juliana Mining Company Inc · Over-exertion in lifting objects

EE REPORTED TO HIS FOREMAN AT LUNCH TIME ON 3-26-99 THAT HE HAD PAIN IN HIS LOWER BACK & NECK AFTER LIFTING THE LID ON THE HEAVY MEDIA CYCLONE ON THE 3RD FLOOR, A SIDE OF THE PLANT. ON 3-30-99 HE REPORTED TO MANAGEMENT THAT THE PAIN WAS PERSISTING & HE HAD A DR. APPT. FOR 3-31-99. HE STARTED OFF WORK ON 4-1-99.

1998 · 1 incident

March 24, 1998 WV · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech MACHINERY
Juliana Mining Company Inc · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EE WAS USING AN AIR DRILL TO REMOVE A BROKEN IDLER CAP BOLT FRAME D-8N DOZER. WHILE WEARING APAESCRIPTION SAFETY GLASSES WITHOUT SIDE SHIELDS A SMALL PIECE OF METAL GOT IN HIS RIGHT EYE CAUSIN G CORNEAL ABRAISIONS. HE WAS TREATED WITH ANTIBIOITICE EYE DROPS AND A PRESSURE DRESSING AND MISSED 3 DAYS OF WORK.

1996 · 2 incidents

January 22, 1996 WV · Coal electrician, lineman HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Juliana Mining Company Inc · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EMPLOYEE WAS KNEELING ON THE BELT FEED PLATFORM WIRING UP A BELT SWITCH. HE LEANED BACK TO PICK UP HIS KNIFE AND FELT A SHARP PAIN IN HIS LEFT KNEE.

1995 · 4 incidents

December 23, 1995 WV · Coal HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Juliana Mining Company Inc · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

REMOVING SCREEN DECK-LIFTING WITH CHAIN FALLS. WHEN DECK SLIPPED PINNING EMPLOYEE'S RIGHT THUMB BETWEEN DECK AND SIDE BOARD.

February 7, 1995 WV · Coal welder (shop) HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Juliana Mining Company Inc · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

ON 2-7-95 DURING A MEETING WITH MNGMT, EE ANNOUNCED HE HAD INJURED HIS LEFT WRIST AND WAS ADVISIED TO SEEK MEDICAL ATTENTION. EE WAS SEEN BY A PHYSICIAN AND DIAGNOSED WITH A CONTUSED, SWOLLEN LEFT CARPAL AREA. HE WAS RELEASED TO RETURN TO WORK ON 2-13-95. THIS INJURY OCCURED ON 2-5-95 WHEN EE AND OTHER EE GOT INTO AN ARGUMENT AND FIGHT AT THE PREP PLANT. MNGMT WAS NOT AWARE OF AN I

January 11, 1995 WV · Coal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Juliana Mining Company Inc · Struck against stationary object

WHILE PUSHING A PIECE OF SIDING, EMPLOYEE'S HAND SLIPPED AND CUT HIS FINGER. CUT RESULTED IN 5 STITCHES AND NO LOST WORK DAYS TO DATE.

January 2, 1995 WV · Coal FIRE
Juliana Mining Company Inc · Accident type, without injuries

SPONTANEOUS COMBUSTION OF COAL STOCKPILE AFFECTING APPROXIMATELY 1000 TONS AREA WAS TUNNELED & WATERED & EXTINGUISHED A@ 4:00PM ON 01-03-9 5

1994 · 3 incidents

June 20, 1994 WV · Coal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator POWERED HAULAGE
Juliana Mining Company Inc · Struck by powered moving object

EE WAS WALKING IN FRONT OF THE SCALE HOUSE WHEN HE WAS STRUCK BY AN ENDLOADER BUCKER T IN THE BACK AND WAS KNOCKED TO THE GROUND, RESULTING IN 3 FRACTURED RIBS ON HIS RT SIDE.

May 2, 1994 WV · Coal prep plant foreman, supervisor, mill plant supervisor, kiln supervisor HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Juliana Mining Company Inc · Over-exertion in lifting objects

EMPLOYEE PICKED UP A 50 LB. BAG OF FLOCK AND CARRIED IT OVER TO THE MIXING BUCKET. WHEN HE TURNED IT OVER TO DUMP IT IN THE BUCKET HE FELT A SHARP PAIN IN HIS LOWER BACK.

1993 · 4 incidents

July 14, 1993 WV · Coal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman POWERED HAULAGE
Juliana Mining Company Inc · Fall to the walkway or working surface

INJURED WAS OPERATING A BOB-CAT LOADER/FORKLIFT. HE STOPPED ON A GRADE TO PICK UP A PIECE OF SCRAP METAL. HE SHUT THE MACHINE OFF TO GET OUT AND PICK ED IT UP AND THE MACHINE STARTED ROLLING DOWN THE GRADE AND STRUCK A POST EJECTING HIM FROM THE OPERATORS DECK. HE DID NTO START OFF UNTIL 9-13-93.

March 7, 1993 WV · Coal front-end loader, scraper-loader operator, pan operator, payloader, scraper rig operator POWERED HAULAGE
Juliana Mining Company Inc · Struck by falling object

HE WAS WELDING A PLATE IN THE FEED BIN WHEN A ROCK FELL FROM THE GRIZZLEY AND STRUCK HIM IN THE BACK OF HIS HEAD AND BACK. HE HAS A LACERATION REQUIRING SUTURES AND A COMPRESSION FRACTURE OF H IS 2ND LUMAR VERTABRAE.

February 2, 1993 WV · Coal superintendent HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Juliana Mining Company Inc · Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EMPLOYEE WAS ATTEMPTING TO SEAL A LEAKING TAILGATE ON A COAL TRUCK USED TO HAUL WATER BY PLACING RAGS BETWEEN GATE AND CARGO BODY. EMPLOYEE WAS USING HANDS TO FORCE GATE AGAINST BODY AND INSTR UCTED TRUCK DRIVER TO APPLY THE TAILGATE LATCH. THE CLOSING LATCH CAUGHT THE EMPLOYEE'S LEFT RING FINGER, BREAKING THE BONE.

1992 · 3 incidents

February 13, 1992 WV · Coal greaser, grease man, oiler, lube man, dragline oiler POWERED HAULAGE
Juliana Mining Company Inc · Caught in, under or between running or meshing objects

FREEING STUCK IDLER BY STRIKING IT WITH A WRENCH WITH BELT RUNNING AND BELT PULLED HAND IN BETWEEN BELT AND IDLER MAKING A CUT ON LEFT THUMB AND HAND WAS SWOLLEN.

1991 · 6 incidents

September 29, 1991 WV · Coal greaser, grease man, oiler, lube man, dragline oiler SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Juliana Mining Company Inc · Fall to the walkway or working surface

I.NAME CHANGING OIL IN DOZER WHEN HE SLIPPED ON TRACK CAUSING SMALL CUT ON RIGHT LEG.

June 26, 1991 WV · Coal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator OTHER
Juliana Mining Company Inc · Struck by flying object

WALKING DOWN STEPS; FOREIGN BODY BLEW IN EYE.

May 22, 1991 WV · Coal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver OTHER
Juliana Mining Company Inc · (Not Elsewhere Classified)

NO ACCIDENT INJURY. DRIVER DIED OF APPARENT HEART ATTACK.

April 16, 1991 WV · Coal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Juliana Mining Company Inc · Over-exertion in pulling or pushing objects

PULLING ON WA TER HOSE WHILE WASHING FLOORS

February 26, 1991 WV · Coal prep plant foreman, supervisor, mill plant supervisor, kiln supervisor HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Juliana Mining Company Inc · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

NOZZLE CAME OFF WATER HOSE WHILE IN USE CAUSING HOSE TO SHIP BACK AND HIT EMPLOYEE ABOVE LEFT EYE.

1990 · 2 incidents

July 3, 1990 WV · Coal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Juliana Mining Company Inc · Absorption of radiations, caustics, toxic and noxious substances

FLY ASH SETTLED ON ARMS, WRISTS AND HANDS DURING UNLOADING OF TRAIN CARS CAUSING BURNS AND RASH.

March 24, 1990 WV · Coal assistant mine foreman, assistant mine manager OTHER
Juliana Mining Company Inc · Bodily reaction, (Not Elsewhere Classified)

MAN WAS BENT OVER,STRAIGHTENED UP AND RIGHT KNEE STARTED TO HURT.

1989 · 2 incidents

July 27, 1989 WV · Coal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator POWERED HAULAGE
Juliana Mining Company Inc · Struck against a moving object

LOADER MAN SAID TRAIN DID NOT BLOW ITS HORN, AND LOADER GLASS HAD MUD ON IT.

1988 · 2 incidents

May 31, 1988 WV · Coal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Juliana Mining Company Inc · Fall to the walkway or working surface

SLIPPED ON LUMP OF COAL ON WALKWAY.

1987 · 1 incident

September 16, 1987 WV · Coal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator MACHINERY
Juliana Mining Company Inc · Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)

LEFT HAND SLIPP9D UNDER PRYBAR & MASHED LITTLE FINGER WHILE CLEANING OUT SAMPLER CRUSHER. LOSS OF 1ST JOINT LEFT LITTLE FINGER.

1986 · 1 incident

1985 · 1 incident

October 1, 1985 WV · Coal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Juliana Mining Company Inc · Over-exertion in lifting objects

IN THE POND LIFTING A TRASH PUMP OUT OF THE MUD

1984 · 1 incident

June 16, 1984 WV · Coal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Juliana Mining Company Inc · Struck by falling object

A PIECE OF ANGLE IRON FELL FROM REFUSE BIN STRIKING PERSON ON LEFT HAND