Mining Incidents

No 48 Mine Coal

Vica Coal Company Inc · Underground
Controlled by Wiley V Cullop Jr
Kimball, Mcdowell County, WV  ·  Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 4608410

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
20
Years on record
1995–2001
Latest incident
Feb 2001
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2000
92
citations
21
significant & substantial
$16,697
proposed penalties
$13,879
paid to date
83% of proposed penalties paid to date — a $2,818 gap.
Source: MSHA violations data, updated weekly.
Inspection activity
MSHA inspections since 2000
36
inspections on record
844
inspection hours
n/a
citations per 100 inspection hours
This rate is recorded citations divided by MSHA inspection hours, per 100 hours. It reflects inspection effort, not mine size or production.
Rate withheld: 844 inspection hours is too few for a stable rate. A minimum of 1,000 inspection hours is required.
Source: MSHA inspections data, updated weekly.
Quarterly safety rates
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
2003 Q3 0 0 0
2003 Q2 0 0 0
2003 Q1 0 0 0
2002 Q4 0 0 0
2002 Q3 0 0 0
2002 Q2 0 0 0
2002 Q1 1,538 0 0 0.0
2001 Q4 4,122 9 2 2183.4
Show 7 earlier quarters
Quarter Hours worked Citations S&S Per 1M hrs
2001 Q3 8,228 19 6 2309.2
2001 Q2 10,145 18 8 1774.3
2001 Q1 10,125 17 2 1679.0
2000 Q4 9,373 3 0 320.1
2000 Q3 10,004 8 0 799.7
2000 Q2 10,551 3 1 284.3
2000 Q1 11,409 15 2 1314.8
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

20 on file

2001 · 1 incident

February 6, 2001 WV · Coal laborer, bull gang, faceman, parts runner, roustabout, roof trimmer/scaler HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Vica Coal Company Inc · Over-exertion in lifting objects

EE AS LIFTING A BUCKET OF OIL WEIGHING APPROX 25LBS. WHEN HIS BACK GAVE OUT & HE FELL. EE DID NOT MISS WORK OR NOTIFY EMPLOYER UNTIL 2/8/01

2000 · 2 incidents

April 26, 2000 WV · Coal shuttle car operator, mantrip operator, ramcar operator, rail runner, buggy operator POWERED HAULAGE
Vica Coal Company Inc · Struck against stationary object

INJURED MAN WAS CHANGING DIRECTION OF TRAVEL AFTER LOADING SHUTTLE CAR AND BUMPED HIS HEAD AGAINST MINE ROOF.

March 13, 2000 WV · Coal roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs) MACHINERY
Vica Coal Company Inc · Struck by falling object

INJURED WAS PREPARING TO INSTALL ROOF BOLTS IN NEXT TO LAST ROW OF BOLTS IN FACE OF #1 ENTRY, WHEN HE STARTED DRILLING A PIECE OF ROCK AAPPROX 4' X 3' X 6" THICK CAME DOWN DRILL STEEL AND STRU CK HIM ON HIS NECK.

1999 · 3 incidents

June 3, 1999 WV · Coal bull gang foreman, labor foreman, leadman, section foreman, shift boss ELECTRICAL
Vica Coal Company Inc · Absorption of radiations, caustics, toxic and noxious substances

INJURED MAN WAS ATTEMPTING TO REMOVE A BATTEY CONNECTION ON PERSONNEL CARRIER. WHEN BATTERY ARCED IT EXPLODED AND PUT ACID ON HIS FACE AND EYES.

March 1, 1999 WV · Coal electrician, lineman POWERED HAULAGE
Vica Coal Company Inc · Struck against stationary object

INJURED MAN WAS OPERATING SCOOP ON ACTIVE SECT AND ENTERED A LOWER AREA STRIKING HIS HEAD AGAINST MINE ROOF.

January 23, 1999 WV · Coal bull gang foreman, labor foreman, leadman, section foreman, shift boss HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Vica Coal Company Inc · Struck by falling object

INJURED PERSON WAS HELPING ELECTRICIAN REMOVE A PANEL LID FROM A SHUTTLE CAR AND THE LID WAS DROPPED ON HIS HAND.

1998 · 4 incidents

September 28, 1998 WV · Coal POWERED HAULAGE
Vica Coal Company Inc · Struck against a moving object

INJURED MAN WAS OPERATING SHUTTLE CAR AND HIT A HOLE IN ROADWAY - BRUISING MUSCLE IN HIS BACK.

May 4, 1998 WV · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Vica Coal Company Inc · Struck by flying object

WHILE CHANGING CONVEYOR FLIGHT IN THE CONTINUOUS MINER, HAD TO HIT STRAP TO PUT ON LINK. LINK PIN SHEARED OFF. A PIECE OF METAL ABOUT 3/16" LONG STRIKING EE IN THE UPPER RT. ARM IMBEDDING ITSE LF IN MUSCLE TISSUE.

1997 · 4 incidents

November 26, 1997 WV · Coal FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
Vica Coal Company Inc · Accident type, without injuries

AN UNITENTIONAL ROOF FALL HAS OCCURRED IN #1 ENTRY OF MAIN RETURN APPROX 2500' OUTBY FACE. 1 BRK OUTBY SPAD 120.

August 2, 1997 WV · Coal scoop car operator POWERED HAULAGE
Vica Coal Company Inc · Struck against stationary object

WHILE OPERATING A SHUTTLE CAR OPERATOR. COMING UPHILL AND MAKING A TURN AT SAME TIME OPERATOR STRUCK LOW AREA IN ROOF CUTTING HIS FOREHEAD.

March 6, 1997 WV · Coal FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
Vica Coal Company Inc · Accident type, without injuries

DURING PILLAR EXTRACTION. CUTTERHEAD ON CONT MINER BECAME PINNED BY ROCK QUIPMENT INVOLVED. WILL NOT BE CLEANED UP.

1996 · 4 incidents

October 4, 1996 WV · Coal POWERED HAULAGE
Vica Coal Company Inc · Struck against stationary object

INJURED MAN WAS PULLING CABLE WITH A GOLF CART AND BACKED OVER A ROCK AND ROFFED HIMSELF OUT AGAINST TOP.

August 22, 1996 WV · Coal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Vica Coal Company Inc · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

INJURED MAN WAS GREASING BELT STRUCTURE. WHEN A COUPLE OF PIECES ROLLED OVER MASHING HIS FINGERS.

August 17, 1996 WV · Coal bull gang foreman, labor foreman, leadman, section foreman, shift boss HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Vica Coal Company Inc · Over-exertion in lifting objects

WHILE MOVING ROCK BY HAND, I FELT A PINCHING BURNING SENSATION IN LOWER BACK PELVIC AREA AND LEFT LEG.

February 3, 1996 WV · Coal FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
Vica Coal Company Inc · Accident type, without injuries

UN UNTIONAL ROOF FALL HAS OCCURED ON MAINS SECT. APPROX. 3000' OUTBY FACE AREA LBK OUTBY SPAD 115. THIS AREA OF THE MINE OVERLAYS BARRIER BLOCKS LEFT IN THE MOVED OUT 3 BELOW. WHICH IS PUTTING PRESSURE ON THIS PART OF THE MINE.

1995 · 2 incidents

May 15, 1995 WV · Coal FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
Vica Coal Company Inc · Accident type, without injuries

AN UNINTENTIONAL ROOF FALL HAS OCCURRED ON MAINS SECT APPROX 700FT OUTBY FACE AREA AT SPAD 93 #4 ENTRY THIS SECT HAS CROSSED A LARGE BARRIER BLOCK ON THE MINED OUT #3 SEAM THIS CONDITION ALONG WITH A SEMI SLIP ON RET SIDE AT ENTRY CONTRIBUTED TO FALL

February 21, 1995 WV · Coal bull gang foreman, labor foreman, leadman, section foreman, shift boss HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Vica Coal Company Inc · Struck by falling object

INJURED PERSON WAS INSTALLING TEMP. SUPPORTS [SCREW JACKS] ACROSS INTERSECTION OF 3L BRK & 2 ENTRY WHEN HE WAS STRUCK BY A PIECE OF ROCK THAT FELL BETWEEN THE JACKS.