Mining Incidents

Upshur Deep Mine No. 1 Coal

Shiloh Mining Inc · Underground
Hodgesville, Upshur County, WV  ·  Abandoned and Sealed
MSHA Mine ID: 4608526

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
29
Years on record
2000–2005
Latest incident
Jul 2005
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2000
122
citations
23
significant & substantial
$8,866
proposed penalties
$8,866
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
2005 Q4 0 0 0
2005 Q3 6,575 7 1 1064.6
2005 Q2 7,705 7 0 908.5
2005 Q1 8,349 2 0 239.5
2004 Q4 8,960 2 0 223.2
2004 Q3 8,727 6 1 687.5
2004 Q2 10,102 4 3 396.0
2004 Q1 9,241 4 0 432.9
Quarters under 100,000 reported hours are greyed: too few hours for a stable rate.
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

29 on file

2005 · 3 incidents

July 26, 2005 WV · Coal continuous miner helper, coal mole helper, bridgeman HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Shiloh Mining Inc · Over-exertion in pulling or pushing objects

Miner helper miss stepped and when pulling miner cable he pulled muscle in lower back.

April 24, 2005 WV · Coal FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
Shiloh Mining Inc · Accident type, without injuries

Partial intersection fall. 16 ft. wide x 25 ft long x 6 ft high. 3 blocks inby fan No. 4 Entry.

2004 · 2 incidents

2003 · 3 incidents

March 25, 2003 WV · Coal continuous miner operator, coal mole operator HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Shiloh Mining Inc · Over-exertion in lifting objects

NO. 4 HEADING LOADING MINER CABLE ON MINER PULLED MUSCLE IN BACK.

March 20, 2003 WV · Coal laborer, bull gang, faceman, parts runner, roustabout, roof trimmer/scaler HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Shiloh Mining Inc · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

AT BELT HEADING MOVING BELT STRUCTURE TWISTED KNEE.

March 13, 2003 WV · Coal section foreman, bullgang foreman, labor foreman, leadman, shift boss HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Shiloh Mining Inc · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

BRISELL OFF OF WIRE BRUSH IN TOE.

2002 · 3 incidents

October 28, 2002 WV · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Shiloh Mining Inc · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

UNLOADING BELT STRUCTURE OUT OF SCOOP BUCKET HE STRAINED HIS BACK.

July 23, 2002 WV · Coal FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
Shiloh Mining Inc · Accident type, without injuries

ROOF FALL. SPAD 1245 S-PANEL. 18 FT WIDE - 30 FT LONG - 6 FT HIGH. TIMBERED OFF - REROUTED ROADWAY - NOT A TRAVEL ROADWAY.

June 18, 2002 WV · Coal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Shiloh Mining Inc · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

AFTER SHUTTING BACKHOE DOWN FOR LUNCH, EE WAS CLIMBING OFF MACHINE WITH ONE FOOT ON GROUND AND ONE ON TRACK, HIS WEIGHT SHIFTED AND THE LEG ON GROUND BROKE.

2001 · 8 incidents

December 20, 2001 WV · Coal continuous miner operator, coal mole operator HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Shiloh Mining Inc · Struck against stationary object

WALKING IN HEADING & JAMMED NECK INTO ROOF. NO. 5 ENTRY.

September 18, 2001 WV · Coal FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
Shiloh Mining Inc · Accident type, without injuries

ROOF FALL NO. 2 BELT SPAD 139 NO.3 ENTRY AT CROSS CUT BETWEEN 2 & 3 17 FT WIDE 40 FT LONG 5 FT HIGH.

September 10, 2001 WV · Coal FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
Shiloh Mining Inc · Accident type, without injuries

ROOF FALL BETWEEN SPAD 145 AND 146 NO 6 ENTRY 8 FT HIGH 16 FT WIDE 12 FT LONG. BLOCKED INTAKE ESCAPEWAY, MOVED HEADING.

July 9, 2001 WV · Coal FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
Shiloh Mining Inc · Accident type, without injuries

1 BLOCK IN BY SPAD 121 ON INTAKE NO. 6 ENTRY 3 WAY INTERSECTION. 10 FT WIDE 25 FT LONG, 7 FT HIGH.

April 9, 2001 WV · Coal FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
Shiloh Mining Inc · Accident type, without injuries

ROOF FALL FOUND DURING FIRE BOSS. 4 1/2 FT HIGH 16 FT WIDE LENGTH 50 FT BELT LINE COVERED UP. IN NO. 2 AND 1 ENTRY IN CROSSCUT SPAD 6 & 8.

February 2, 2001 WV · Coal laborer, bull gang, faceman, parts runner, roustabout, roof trimmer/scaler HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Shiloh Mining Inc · Over-exertion in pulling or pushing objects

EE WAS PULLING MINER CABLE AND AGGRAVATED A PRE-EXISTING INJURY PER DOCTOER. WAS A SPUR ON UPPER ARM.

2000 · 10 incidents

November 1, 2000 WV · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Shiloh Mining Inc · Struck by flying object

POUNDING WITH HAMMER A CHIP CAME OFF AND WENT INTO FINGER.

September 12, 2000 WV · Coal roof bolter helper, rock bolter helper, pinner helper MACHINERY
Shiloh Mining Inc · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

LEFT HAND LITTLE FINGER KNOCKED OUT OF JOINT WAS BENDING A BOLT AND FINGER CAUGHT BETWEEN BOLT AND PLATE.

June 14, 2000 WV · Coal beltman, conveyor man, conveyor belt worker, mobile bridge carrierman, feeder operator, conveyor rider HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Shiloh Mining Inc · Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EE WAS SPLICING BELT AND THUMB GOT CAUGHT IN COME A LONG.

May 30, 2000 WV · Coal shuttle car operator, mantrip operator, ramcar operator, rail runner, buggy operator POWERED HAULAGE
Shiloh Mining Inc · Struck against a moving object

EMPLOYEE RAN OVER A HUMP AND HEAD HIT CANOPY. NOINJURY ACCORDING TO A X RAY.

March 3, 2000 WV · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Shiloh Mining Inc · Fall onto or against objects

WAS WORKING ON MINER FELL BACKWARDS AND HIT HEAD ON MANTRIP.

February 14, 2000 WV · Coal continuous miner helper, coal mole helper, bridgeman HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Shiloh Mining Inc · Over-exertion in lifting objects

EMPLOYEE WAS THROWING CABLE AND PULLED A MUSCLE.(#2 ENTRY)(MINER CABLE)

February 11, 2000 WV · Coal FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
Shiloh Mining Inc · Accident type, without injuries

ROOF FALL NO.3 ENTRY, NORTH WEST MAIN, SPAD 923 18 FT WIDE 20 FT LONG 5 FT HIGH. GOING TO TIMBER(NO CLEAN UP).