Mining Incidents

Tallmans Run Mine No.1 Coal

Roblee Coal Company · Underground
Controlled by Robert R Jeran
Volga, Barbour County, WV  ·  Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 4607407

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
12
Years on record
2006–2008
Latest incident
Nov 2008
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2005
196
citations
52
significant & substantial
$45,674
proposed penalties
$41,050
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
2009 Q2 0 0 0
2009 Q1 19,523 22 7 1126.9
2008 Q4 24,084 6 1 249.1
2008 Q3 17,380 23 5 1323.4
2008 Q2 9,212 19 5 2062.5
2008 Q1 9,764 10 1 1024.2
2007 Q4 7,902 20 5 2531.0
2007 Q3 9,097 6 2 659.6
Quarters under 100,000 reported hours are greyed: too few hours for a stable rate.
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

12 on file

2008 · 5 incidents

November 19, 2008 WV · Coal FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
Roblee Coal Company · Accident type, without injuries

A ROOF FALL OCCURED IN AN INTERSECTION AT STATION #328 ON #1 BELT. THIS FALL WAS 20' LONG BY 18' WIDE BY 6' HIGH. THE AREA WAS REBOLTED, SCREENED AND CLEANED UP.

August 13, 2008 WV · Coal roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs) FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
Roblee Coal Company · Struck by falling object

After bolting a cut through employee noticed a loose rock and proceeded pulling the rock down with a slate bar. In doing so he inadvertently dislodged another rock causing it to fall pinning him down. The rock was removed by other employees present at the time. He was then given first aid and transported to the surface where EMS personnel took over.

July 29, 2008 WV · Coal FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
Roblee Coal Company · Accident type, without injuries

A roof fall occurred on a roof bolting machine in a fully supported crosscut. The fall was 80' long, 18.5' wide and 5' high. The area had been bolted with 5/8" x 4' fully grouted resin bolts. The fall was in crosscut 3-2 on the 0010-0 section.

July 9, 2008 WV · Coal FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
Roblee Coal Company · Accident type, without injuries

While doing retreat mining on block #316, one block inby spad #1852, the continuous mining machine had a roof fall on it before setting it in the clear. It covered approx. 20 feet of the machine, 10 feet high.

2007 · 3 incidents

December 9, 2007 WV · Coal FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
Roblee Coal Company · Accident type, without injuries

28' long X 18.5' wide X 6' high. Location: #7 heading 15' inby spad #1590. Initially reported to federal on 12-9-07 by phone.

January 10, 2007 WV · Coal FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
Roblee Coal Company · Accident type, without injuries

MSHA inspector found while inspecting mines air courses. It was in #9 heading intake along #3 belt at spad #1014 5 south mains. The fall was 18' long, 18' wide and 5' high.

2006 · 4 incidents

September 17, 2006 WV · Coal FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
Roblee Coal Company · Accident type, without injuries

Roof fall found while firebossing the mine. It was in 5 South Mains No.5 & No.6 headings, spad #74 and spad #80. The fall was 80' long, 18' wide, and 5' high.

April 2, 2006 WV · Coal FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
Roblee Coal Company · Accident type, without injuries

While the fireboss was making his pre-shift examination, a roof fall was discovered in 4 North Mains. The fall was located between No. 5 and No. 6 entries in the crosscut near spad No. 832. The fall was located 500 feet about the working section and it did not affect travel or ventilation.