Copperas Coal Corp · Fall to the walkway or working surface
WET AND MUDDY BOTTOM. TWISTED KNEE WHILE WALKING TOWARD FACE.
Mine 19 Coal
Peerless Eagle Coal Company
· Underground
Controlled by
Alpha Natural Resources Holdings, Inc
Summersville,
Nicholas County,
WV
·
Abandoned and Sealed
MSHA Mine ID: 4608329
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- Fatalities
- 0
- Total incidents
- 16
- Years on record
- 1994–1996
- Latest incident
- May 1996
Quarterly safety rates
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Citations per million reported employee-hours. Rates begin in 2000, when MSHA's quarterly employment data starts; earlier incidents are counted but cannot be rate-adjusted. Quarters under 100,000 reported hours are greyed: too few hours for a stable rate.Citations per million employee-hours, as reported to MSHA
| Quarter | Hours worked | Citations | S&S | Per 1M hrs |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000 Q2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2000 Q1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
No fatalities recorded at this mine.
Reportable incidents
16 on file1996 · 2 incidents
February 13, 1996
WV · Coal
roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs)
HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Copperas Coal Corp · Over-exertion in wielding or throwing objects
EMPLOYEE PICKED A 7' POST AND THREW IT ON SCOOP. TWISTED LOWER BACK.
1995 · 7 incidents
December 5, 1995
WV · Coal
roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs)
FALL OF FACE/RIB/PILLAR/SIDE/HIGHWALL
Copperas Coal Corp · Struck by falling object
EMPLOYEE WAS TRAMMING A MOBILE ROOF SUPPORT (BY REMOTE) FROM ONE SET-UP TO THE NEXT WHEN A RIB ROLL CAME DOWN STRIKIN GHIM ON THE FOOT & ANKLE.
Copperas Coal Corp · Struck by flying object
LINK CHANGING CONV. CHAIN OUT IN THE MINER. POUNDING ON A LINK AND A PIECE OF METAL HIT HIM IN THE UPPER LIP.
September 13, 1995
WV · Coal
shuttle car operator, mantrip operator, ramcar operator, rail runner, buggy operator
HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Copperas Coal Corp · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)
WHILE TURNING RIPPER HEADS ON THE CONTINOUS MINER, STRAINED BACK.
Copperas Coal Corp · Struck by falling object
REPAIRING 2" WATER LINE PIECE OF ROCK FELL HITTING HIM ON THE LEFT HAND.
June 27, 1995
WV · Coal
shuttle car operator, mantrip operator, ramcar operator, rail runner, buggy operator
POWERED HAULAGE
Copperas Coal Corp · Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)
WHILE MOVING A STOPPING PLASTER MACHINE FROM 1 STOPPING TO THE NEXT,THE HOSE USED TO SPRAY THE PLASTER FELL OFF THE SCOOP.THE VICTIM WENT TO GET THE HOSE AND HIS FOOT SLIPPED UNDER THE SCOOP W HEEL.
January 12, 1995
WV · Coal
roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs)
MACHINERY
Copperas Coal Corp · Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)
WHILE BOLTING TOP GLOVE GOT CAUGHT ON DRILL STEEL. INJURED RING FINGER ON LEFT HAND.
January 5, 1995
WV · Coal
front-end loader, scraper-loader operator, pan operator, payloader, scraper rig operator
HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Copperas Coal Corp · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)
EMPLOYEE OPERATES A FRONT END LOADER WHICH IS USED TO LOAD TRUCKS AT A DEEP MINE STOCKPILE. EMPLOYEE HAD PREVIOUSLY INJURED HIS BACK IN 1991 WHILE CUTTING FIREWOOD AT HIS HOME. ON THUR. JAN. 5 TH, EMPLOYEE STRAINED HIS BACK CLIMBING THE STAIRS TO ENTER THE LOADER. HE DID NOT SLIP OR FALL, BUT SIMPLY CLIMBING THE STAIRS WITH HIS HANDS PULLING ON THE GRAB RAILS.
1994 · 7 incidents
September 30, 1994
WV · Coal
roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs)
MACHINERY
R M I Contracting Corp · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object
ROOF BOLTER OPERATOR ON NW MAINS SECTION IN #2 ENTRY HAD FINISHED SETTING A BOLT AND PUT RIGHT HAND ON BOLTER TO PULL HIMSELF UP OFF HIS KNEES AND LET BOLTER HEAD DOWN, MASHING RIGHT HAND BETW EEN BOLTER BOOM AND BOLTER HEAD.
R M I Contracting Corp · Fall to the walkway or working surface
VENTILATION MAN ON N.W. MAINS SECTION WAS TRIPPED BY BOLT MACHINE CABLE WHEN CABLE PULLED DOWN FROM ITS HANGER CUAISN GHIM TO FALL ON HIS LEFT HAND, SPRAINNING HIS LEFT HAND AND WRIST.
September 8, 1994
WV · Coal
roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs)
MACHINERY
R M I Contracting Corp · Struck by falling object
PREPARING TO BOLT FACE OF #5 ENTRY ON NW MAINS SECTION A PIECE OF ROOF MATERIAL FELL FROM TOP HITTING RING FINGER OF RT HAND WHEN PUTTING DRILL STEEL IN ROOF BOLTER HEAD
August 10, 1994
WV · Coal
roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs)
MACHINERY
R M I Contracting Corp · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object
OPERATING ROOF BOLTER ON NW MAINS SECTION IN 5 WORKING FACE AND LET BOLTER DRILL HEAD DOWN ON RIGHT FOOT.
R M I Contracting Corp · Accident type, without injuries
ON 07-12-94 AT APPROX 10:00 PM AN UNPLANNED INUNDATION OF WATER OCCURED ON THE #1 SECTION WHEN THE MINER CUT INTO OLD EXISTING AUGER HOLE IN #7 & #6 WORKING FACE AREA WORK WAS STOPPED IN #5 # 6 #7 FACES & THE STATE & MSHA AGENCYS WERE NOTIFIED
R M I Contracting Corp · Accident type, without injuries
ROOF FALL IN #4 ENTRY BREAK THRU BETWEEN #4 & 5 ENTRYS & #5 ENTRY THE FALL WAS 12FT LONG 60FT WIDE & 4 TO 5FT HIGH
June 13, 1994
WV · Coal
roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs)
MACHINERY
R M I Contracting Corp · Struck against a moving object
SHUTTLECAR WAS PUSHING BOLTMACHINE OUT OF A HOLE IN BOTTOM. BOLTER OPERATOR BRUISED BACK ON BOLTER DECK WHILE GETTING BOLTER OUT OF HOLE.