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Mine No 4 Coal

K & J Energy Inc · Underground

Controlled by Jimmy Williams

Herndon, Wyoming County, WV · Abandoned and Sealed

MSHA Mine ID: 4608200

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Fatalities: 0
Total incidents: 10
Years on record: 2000–2001
Latest incident: Jun 2001

Compliance record

MSHA citations since 2000

citations

significant & substantial

$4,089

proposed penalties

$2,975

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
2001 Q4	0	0	0
2001 Q3	0	1	0
2001 Q2	20,806	7	3	336.4
2001 Q1	29,610	18	4	607.9
2000 Q4	26,865	6	2	223.3
2000 Q3	23,807	3	2	126.0
2000 Q2	26,288	2	2	76.1
2000 Q1	29,876	0	0	0.0

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

No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

10 on file

2001 · 3 incidents

June 28, 2001 WV · Coal electrician, lineman POWERED HAULAGE

K & J Energy Inc · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

INJURED WAS CONNECTING CHAIN TO SCOOP BUCKET AND BOX WHEN SCOOP OPERATOR PUT DOWN PRESSURE ON SCOOP BUCKET CAUSING INJURED TO BE CAUGHT BETWEEN BUCKET AND MINE ROOF COMPLETED 2ND WE 123 @ DR O N 7-8-01 ORIGNIAL LOST IN FLOOD MINERS VACATION FLOOD ON 7-8-01 NOTE MINE IS NOW CLOSED.

June 7, 2001 WV · Coal scoop car/scooptram operator, load/haul/dump (lhd) operator, teletram operator HANDLING OF MATERIALS

K & J Energy Inc · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

UNLOADING TIMBERS, FELT PAIN AND BURNING IN LOWER GROIN. STARTED MISSING WORK 6/8/01 AND HAS NOT RETURNED TO WORK. (POSSIBLE HERNIA)

May 31, 2001 WV · Coal shuttle car operator, mantrip operator, ramcar operator, rail runner, buggy operator POWERED HAULAGE

K & J Energy Inc · Struck against a moving object

THE SHUTTLE CAR, TRAMMING FROM FEEDER TO MINER, HIT A HOLE IN THE ROADWAY, BOUNCING THE OPERATORINTO THE CANOPY, INJURING HIS BACK.

2000 · 7 incidents

December 11, 2000 WV · Coal continuous miner operator, coal mole operator HANDLING OF MATERIALS

K & J Energy Inc · Over-exertion in lifting objects

INJURED CLAIMS TO HAVE BENN PULLING EXCESS SLACK ON CONT. MINER CABLE WHEN HE TWISTED BACK AND FELT PAIN IN LOWER BACK. CLAIMS TO HAVE LOST FOOTING AND FELL TWISTING BACK.

November 27, 2000 WV · Coal shuttle car operator, mantrip operator, ramcar operator, rail runner, buggy operator HANDLING OF MATERIALS

K & J Energy Inc · Over-exertion in lifting objects

INJURED CLAIMS TO HAVE BEEN CLOADING CINDER BLOCKS IN SCOOP BUCKET. WHEN HE EXPERIENCED PAIN IN LOWER BACK AFTER LIFTING HALF OF CINDER BLOCK. ACCIDENT WAS CONSIDERED TO BE QUESTIONABLE.

May 23, 2000 WV · Coal shuttle car operator, mantrip operator, ramcar operator, rail runner, buggy operator HANDLING OF MATERIALS

Southern Gold Mining Inc · Over-exertion in pulling or pushing objects

INJURED CLAIMS THAT HE EXPERIENCED BACK PAIN WHILE PULLING ON CONTINUOUS MINER CABLE BY HAND.

May 8, 2000 WV · Coal truck driver POWERED HAULAGE

Southern Gold Mining Inc · Struck against a moving object

INJURED CLAIMS THAT AS HE APPLIED JAKE BRAKE AND FOOT BRAKE HE LOST CONTROL OF COAL TRUCK CAUSING HIM TO DRIVE INTO ROAD SUMP. INJURED STATED THAT IT HAPPENED SO FAST THAT HE COULD NOT REMEMBE R SPECIAL DETAILS. INJURED WAS NOT WEARING SEAT BELT.

April 5, 2000 WV · Coal continuous miner helper, coal mole helper, bridgeman HANDLING OF MATERIALS

Southern Gold Mining Inc · Over-exertion in lifting objects

INJ CLAIMS TO HAVE FELT PAIN IN LOWER BACK WHILELIFTING & LOADING MINER CABLE IN SCOOP BUCKET INJ MISSED 1 DAY FOR DR VISIT (4/7/00)

February 25, 2000 WV · Coal scoop car/scooptram operator, load/haul/dump (lhd) operator, teletram operator POWERED HAULAGE

Southern Gold Mining Inc · Struck by falling object

INJURED CLAIMS THAT INJURY OCCURRED WHILE TRAMMING SCOOP IN ROADWAY. TIRE DROPPED IN HOLE CAUSING CAP LIGHT BATTERY TO BRUISE LEFT SIDE. INJURY WAS NOT REPORTED TO FOREMAN UNTIL 3-30-00.

January 12, 2000 WV · Coal roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs) MACHINERY

Southern Gold Mining Inc · Struck by falling object

SMALL PIECE OF ROCK FROM IMEDIATE TOP FELL HITTING MAN ACROSS RT EYE ABOVE EYE BROW CUTTING HIS APP 2" CUT, TAKING 10 INNER STITCHS AND 6 OUTER STITCHS. THIS HAPPEN WHILE PREPARING TO PUT UP T HE LAST ROOF BOLT IN THE FACE AREA.