Mining Incidents

No 44 Mine Coal

Controlled by MELISSA CLINE
Keystone, Mcdowell County, WV  ·  Abandoned and Sealed
MSHA Mine ID: 4608328

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
6
Years on record
2001–2002
Latest incident
Feb 2002
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2001
72
citations
15
significant & substantial
$12,014
proposed penalties
$10,495
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 Q3 658 1 0 1519.8
2002 Q2 9,951 20 6 2009.8
2002 Q1 12,875 14 3 1087.4
2001 Q4 7,322 19 3 2594.9
2001 Q3 1,924 18 3 9355.5
2000 Q2 0 0 0
2000 Q1 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

6 on file

2002 · 2 incidents

February 23, 2002 WV · Coal roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs) MACHINERY
Vica Coal Company Inc · Struck by falling object

INJURED MAN WAS DRILLING A HOLE FOR ROOF BOLT INSTALLATION WHEN A PIECE OF DRAW ROCK FELL AND STRUCK HIS DRILLER CANOPY AND BROKE OFF STRIKING HIS RIGHT FOREARM.

January 31, 2002 WV · Coal roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs) MACHINERY
Vica Coal Company Inc · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

INJURED MAN WAS DROPPING DRILL BOOM DOWN AFTER INSTALLING A ROOFBOLT. THE DRILL WRENCH BECAME LODGED AGAINST BOOM AND PUSHED THE WRENCH DOWN AGAINST HIS UPPER LEG.

2001 · 4 incidents

October 29, 2001 WV · Coal roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs) MACHINERY
Vica Coal Company Inc · Struck by falling object

A PIECE OF ROCK SLID OFF THE ATRS & STRUCK EE INTHE FACE.

October 5, 2001 WV · Coal roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs) MACHINERY
Vica Coal Company Inc · Struck by falling object

EE WAS BOLTING TOP WHEN A PIECE OF ROCK FELL & STRUCK LT. HAND. CO. WAS NOTIFIED OF ACCIDENT WHEN EMPLOYER RECEIVED WORKER'S COMPENSATION FORM ON 10-17-01.

September 10, 2001 WV · Coal section foreman, bullgang foreman, labor foreman, leadman, shift boss HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Vica Coal Company Inc · Absorption of radiations, caustics, toxic and noxious substances

EE WAS MIXING BLOCK BOND TO PLASTER A STOPPING. HE DROPPED THE BAG AND BLOCK BOND FLEW INTO HIS FACE & EYES. EE WAS NOT NOTIFIED UNTIL 9-27-01 WHEN HIS WORKERS' COMP. FORM WAS RECEIVED.

July 7, 2001 WV · Coal laborer, bull gang, faceman, parts runner, roustabout, roof trimmer/scaler STRIKING OR BUMPING
Vica Coal Company Inc · Struck against stationary object

EE WAS WALKING IN CONVEYOR ENTRY WHEN HE STRUCK A SAIL BOAT (CONVEYOR ANCHOR) LACERATION TO HIS FACE. EMPLOYER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF INJURY UNTIL 8/6/01