No. 37 Mine Coal

Top Notch Enterprises · Underground

Controlled by MELISSA CLINE

Kimball, Mcdowell County, WV · Abandoned and Sealed

MSHA Mine ID: 4607375

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Compliance record

MSHA citations since 2000

120

citations

significant & substantial

$17,517

proposed penalties

$8,559

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
2002 Q4	4,129	3	0	726.6
2001 Q3	0	0	0
2001 Q2	1,600	4	0	2500.0
2001 Q1	4,928	12	2	2435.1
2000 Q4	6,439	20	6	3106.1
2000 Q3	7,320	16	3	2185.8
2000 Q2	6,947	18	3	2591.0
2000 Q1	7,222	12	6	1661.6

Quarters under 100,000 reported hours are greyed: too few hours for a stable rate.

No fatalities recorded at this mine.

4 on file

November 21, 2000 WV · Coal section foreman, bullgang foreman, labor foreman, leadman, shift boss POWERED HAULAGE

R W J Mining Inc · Caught in, under or between two or more moving objects

EMPLOYEE WAS WORKING ON BELT DRIVE WHEN A BELT CHAIN WRAPPED AROUND HIS THUMB.

September 25, 2000 WV · Coal roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs) HANDLING OF MATERIALS

R W J Mining Inc · Over-exertion in pulling or pushing objects

EMPLOYEE STATED THAT WHILE BENDING A ROOF BOLT, HE PULLED A MUSCLE IN HIS LOWER BACK.

June 16, 2000 WV · Coal laborer, bull gang, faceman, parts runner, roustabout, roof trimmer/scaler HANDLING OF MATERIALS

R W J Mining Inc · Over-exertion in lifting objects

EMPLOYEE WAS LIFTING BELT WHEN HE STATED THAT HEINJURED HIS LOWER BACK.

February 4, 2000 WV · Coal roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs) MACHINERY

R W J Mining Inc · Struck by falling object

EE WAS BOLTING TOP WHEN A PIECE OF DRAW ROCK MEASURING 2' X 2' X 3" FELL BETWEEN ROOF BOLTS AND STRUCK EMPLOYEE ON LEFT SHOULDER.