Mining Incidents

Burn Coal Inc Mine #1 Coal

Burn Coal Inc · Underground
Controlled by Phillip E Burnside
Buckhannon, Upshur County, WV  ·  Abandoned and Sealed
MSHA Mine ID: 4608561

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
21
Years on record
2000–2006
Latest incident
Feb 2006
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2000
449
citations
146
significant & substantial
$97,068
proposed penalties
$15,045
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
2006 Q4 0 0 0
2006 Q3 0 0 0
2006 Q2 0 0 0
2006 Q1 0 0 0
2005 Q4 9,110 32 14 3512.6
2005 Q3 11,682 49 17 4194.5
2005 Q2 9,518 20 4 2101.3
2005 Q1 9,653 40 17 4143.8
Quarters under 100,000 reported hours are greyed: too few hours for a stable rate.
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

21 on file

2006 · 1 incident

February 1, 2006 WV · Coal FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
Burn Coal Inc · Accident type, without injuries

A roof fall was discovered during the weekly examinations in the primary intake escapeway 1 block outby Station No 105. The fall measures approximately 30' ling x 17' wide x 5' high. The fall will not be cleaned up. An alternate primary escapeway entry will be designated and properly identified with reflective indicators.

2005 · 3 incidents

November 5, 2005 WV · Coal FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
Odyssey Energy, Inc. · Accident type, without injuries

A roof fall occurred on the piller lise of the a-1 panel in the pinch out of the block 38. The contusion miner was covered op. Height of fall can not be determined

October 20, 2005 WV · Coal miner, prospector, nec OTHER
Odyssey Energy, Inc. · Unclassified, insufficient data

A customer came to the mine to get a load of house coal. After being loaded, he walked around the truck and fell over at the driver side door. A witness saw him laying on the ground and tried to assist him; another called 911.

May 24, 2005 WV · Coal FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
Odyssey Energy, Inc. · Accident type, without injuries

A ROOF FALL WAS FOUND AT 4:00PM BY A WEEKLY EXAMINE ON THE A RIGHT BREAKER ENTRY, E BLOCK, INBY SPAD HO622. THE FALL WAS 20' DEEP, 20' WIDE AND 7' HIGH. ROOF SUPPORT WAS 6' FULLY GROUTED RESIN BOLTS WITH 8" PLATES. DATE OF DEVELOPMENT WAS 12/30/02

2004 · 4 incidents

October 12, 2004 WV · Coal laborer, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, roof trimmer/scaler SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Odyssey Energy, Inc. · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EE WAS LIFTING HYD OIL CANS OFF OF THE LITTLE MAC. WHEN HE TWISTED, HE SPRAINED HIS LEFT KNEE.

September 8, 2004 WV · Coal FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
Odyssey Energy, Inc. · Accident type, without injuries

A ROOF FALL WAS FOUND IN THE INTAKE AIR COURSE BY THE WEEKLY EXAMINER ON 9/8/04. THE FALL WAS 80' LONG, 18' WIDE, 10' HIGH. ROOF SUPPORT IN THIS AREA WAS 5' FULLY GROUTED RESIN BOLTS. DATE OF DEVELOPMENT 10/13/2000.

March 31, 2004 WV · Coal roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs) POWERED HAULAGE
Odyssey Energy, Inc. · Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EE WAS PICKING UP A BUNDLE OF WOODEN WEDGES WHICH WAS PARTLY UNDER THE EDGE OF THE S/S SCOOP BUCKET. THE SCOOP BUCKET CAME DOWN AND SMASHED AND CUT HIS LEFT THUMB.

January 21, 2004 WV · Coal front-end loader, scraper-loader operator, pan operator, payloader, scraper rig operator SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Odyssey Energy, Inc. · Fall to the walkway or working surface

EE SLIPPED ON THE ICE, CUTTING HIS RIGHT FOREARM AT THE CONTROL TOWER.

2003 · 5 incidents

December 1, 2003 WV · Coal FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
Odyssey Energy, Inc. · Accident type, without injuries

A ROOF FALL WAS FOUND AT 1:00 AM ON 12-01-03, 1 BLOCK INBY SPAD #117 IN #6 ENTRY OF THE MAINS, # 6 ENTRY WAS AN IDLE ENTRY. THE FALL WAS 50' LONG 10' HIGH, 18' WIDE IN A 4 WAY INTERSECTION. TH E ROOF SUPPORT WAS 4 AND 5" FULLY GROUTED RESIN BOLTS. THE DATE OF DEVELOPMENT WAS 4-25-2000.

November 14, 2003 WV · Coal FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
Odyssey Energy, Inc. · Accident type, without injuries

A ROOF FALL OCCURRED ON 11-14-03 IN THE ROOMS FROM 3 RIGHT TO 4 RIGHT TO THE #6 ENTRY AT SPAD NO. 751. THE FALL WAS 40' LONG, 16' WIDE, 12' HIGH, IN A 4 WAY INTERSECTION. ROOF CONTROL USED WAS 6" FULLY GROUTED RESIN BOLTS WITH 2 ROWS OF POST. DATE OF DEVELOPMENT WAS OCT 24, 2003.

November 5, 2003 WV · Coal FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
Odyssey Energy, Inc. · Accident type, without injuries

AT 7:20 PM ON 11/5/03 A ROOF FALL WAS FOUND IN THE ROOMS FROM 3 RIGHT TO 4 RIGHT, 2 BLOCKS INBY SPAD# 743 IN #7 ENTRY. THE FALL WAS IN A 3-WAY INTERSECTION. BOLTED WITH 6'FULLY GROUTED RESIN BOLTS WITH STRAPS. THE FALL WAS 20'LONG, 16'WIDE, 10'HIGH. DATE OF DEVELOPMENT WAS OCT. 15, 2003.

September 12, 2003 WV · Coal INUNDATION
Odyssey Energy, Inc. · Accident type, without injuries

ON THE 3 RIGHT SECTION, TO THE ROOMS TO THE RIGHT, WE CUT INTO A 36" AUGER HOLE THAT WAS NOT ON THE MAPS, 92' INBY SPAD NO. 730.

February 28, 2003 WV · Coal electrician, lineman HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Odyssey Energy, Inc. · Over-exertion in lifting objects

EE WAS HELPING ON A POWER MOVE, WHILE HANGING THE MINER CABLE HE PULLED A MUSCLE IN HIS LOWER BACK.

2002 · 5 incidents

December 27, 2002 WV · Coal continuous miner operator, coal mole operator HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Odyssey Energy, Inc. · Over-exertion in lifting objects

EE WAS SHOVELING A GOB OUT, AT #4 BELT HEAD. HE PULLED A MUSCLE IN HIS LOWER BACK.

December 10, 2002 WV · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Odyssey Energy, Inc. · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EE WAS SETTING A SCREW ON THE SURFACE AT ODYSSEY ENERGY MINE #1. AS HE WAS STEPPING DOWN FROM UNHOOKING THE CABLES OFF THE SCREEN HE TWISTED HIS LEFT KNEE.

August 22, 2002 WV · Coal laborer, bull gang, faceman, parts runner, roustabout, roof trimmer/scaler POWERED HAULAGE
Odyssey Energy, Inc. · Struck against a moving object

EE WAS OPERATING A JOY SHUTTLE CAR. WHEN HE HIT A HOLE IN THE HAUL ROAD HE JAMMED HIS HEAD AND SHOULDER INTO THE CANOPY.

June 24, 2002 WV · Coal roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs) HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Odyssey Energy, Inc. · Over-exertion in lifting objects

EE WAS UNLOADING POST FROM SCOOP BUCKET WHEN HE PULLED HIS BACK. HE FIRST WENT TO THE DR ON 7-26-02. EE WAS NOT INFORMED OF ACCIDENT UNTIL 8-5-02.

January 4, 2002 WV · Coal mine manager, mine foreman, mine owner MACHINERY
Odyssey Energy, Inc. · Struck by flying object

FILED FOR COMPLIANCE ONLY. ISLAND FORK CONSTRUCTION WAS NOT AWARE OF ANY INJURY UNTIL 7-12-02. FOREIGN BODY TO EYE. PIECE OF DIRT.

2001 · 1 incident

February 12, 2001 WV · Coal roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs) SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Burn Coal Inc · Fall to the walkway or working surface

EMPLOYEE WAS IN A SLIGHTLY BENT-OVER POSITION WALKING, WHEN HE TRIPPED ON THE MINER CABLE AND FELL TO THE MINE FLOOR ONTO HIS KNEES AND HANDS. EE CLAIMS HE TWISTED HIS RIGHT KNEE, RESULTING IN DISCOMFORT AND SORENESS. EE WORKED THE REMAINING FOUR HOURS OF HIS SHIFT.

2000 · 2 incidents

October 16, 2000 WV · Coal roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs) MACHINERY
Burn Coal Inc · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

THE EE WAS INA SLIGHTLY BENT-OVER POSITION, REACHED IN AND PULLED UP ON THE BOOM SWING LEVER TO SWING BOOM OUTWARDS TOWARD THE RIB. IN DOING SO, A SHORT DRILL STEEL FELL FROM THE TRAY, WENT IN UNDER THE LEVER, PREVENTING THE LEVER TO SELF CENTER, THE BOOM KEPT SWINGING AND CAUGHT THE EE BETWEEN THE CANOPY AND COAL RIB, RESULTING IN CONTUSION, SPRAIN/STRAIN TO LEFT RIB CAGE AND MID

June 13, 2000 WV · Coal roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs) HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Burn Coal Inc · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

THE EE WAS IN A STANDING POSITION, REACHING FOR A 6" X 6" ROOF PLATE WHEN HIS LEFT INDEX FINGER CAME IN CONTACT WITH A SHARP EDGE ON THE ROOF PLATE RESULTING IN A LACERATION TO THE KNUCKLE ARE A.