Mining Incidents

No 1 Mine Coal

W & J Mining Inc · Underground
Controlled by Cortis W Bailey
Superior, Mcdowell County, WV  ·  Abandoned and Sealed
MSHA Mine ID: 4607696

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
4
Years on record
2000–2002
Latest incident
May 2002
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2000
213
citations
99
significant & substantial
$23,559
proposed penalties
$12,890
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
2003 Q2 0 0 0
2003 Q1 106 0 0 0.0
2002 Q4 460 0 0 0.0
2002 Q3 4,149 42 17 10122.9
2002 Q2 3,909 51 26 13046.8
2002 Q1 4,485 4 0 891.9
2001 Q4 3,488 14 9 4013.8
2001 Q3 4,393 18 12 4097.4
Quarters under 100,000 reported hours are greyed: too few hours for a stable rate.
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

4 on file

2002 · 1 incident

May 30, 2002 WV · Coal electrician, lineman HANDLING OF MATERIALS
W & J Mining Inc · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EE BENT DOWN TO PUT OIL IN SHUTTLE CAR & FELT SOMETHING 'POP' IN HIS LEFT KNEE.

2001 · 1 incident

September 13, 2001 WV · Coal laborer, bull gang, faceman, parts runner, roustabout, roof trimmer/scaler MACHINERY
W & J Mining Inc · Struck by falling object

EE WAS BOLTING TOP WITH 300 GALIS ROOF BOLTER WHEN A PIECE OF DRAW ROCK 3' SQUARE X 3" FELL BETWEEN ROOF BOLTS AND STRUCK HIS LOWER BACK.

2000 · 2 incidents

September 12, 2000 WV · Coal continuous miner operator, coal mole operator FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
Quality Energy Inc · Struck by falling object

EE WAS OPERATING CONTINUOUS MINER WHEN A PEICE OF SLATE/DRAW ROCK FELL BETWEEN BOLTS STRIKING EE.

May 25, 2000 WV · Coal FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
Quality Energy Inc · Accident type, without injuries

A ROOF FALL MEASURING 4' BY 16' BY 20' OCCURRED ON #3 BELT OUT BY SPAD NO. 47 (NO. 5 ENTRY) AREA IS TO BE CLEANED AND REBOLTED.