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Ferrell Quarry and Plant Metal/Non-Metal

Ferrell Excavating Co., Inc. · Surface

Controlled by Vernon P Ferrell

Melville, Logan County, WV · Abandoned

MSHA Mine ID: 4606034

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Fatalities: 0
Total incidents: 3
Years on record: 2004–2011
Latest incident: Jan 2011

Compliance record

MSHA citations since 2000

citations

significant & substantial

$53,105

proposed penalties

$20,147

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
2014 Q2	318	0	0	0.0
2014 Q1	1,114	0	0	0.0
2013 Q4	1,555	1	0	643.1
2013 Q3	1,454	0	0	0.0
2013 Q2	1,895	1	1	527.7
2013 Q1	1,866	2	1	1071.8
2012 Q4	1,755	0	0	0.0
2012 Q3	1,974	1	0	506.6

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

2011 · 1 incident

January 5, 2011 WV · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)

Ferrell Excavating Co., Inc. · Struck against stationary object

EE was working on the dust belt tail pulley, when the slate bar slipped and he hit his knee on the adjustment all thread. He continued working until the shift was finished.

2006 · 1 incident

December 11, 2006 WV · Metal/Non-Metal weighman, scale person HANDLING OF MATERIALS

Ferrell Excavating Co., Inc. · Struck by falling object

EE was assisting driver in dumping excess material from over loaded truck. He was dislodging a rock from the tailgate and when it released, it hit him in the toe, fracturing the toe.

2004 · 1 incident

March 25, 2004 WV · Metal/Non-Metal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer FALL OF FACE/RIB/PILLAR/SIDE/HIGHWALL

Ferrell Excavating Co., Inc. · Struck by falling object

EE WAS MARKING SPACING FOR DIRLL HOLES WHEN HE REMOVED HIS HARD HAT TO ADJUST HIS EARMUFFS. A ROCK THEN FELL FROM THE HIGHWALL & STRUCK HIS HEAD.