Mining Incidents

No. 53 Mine Coal

Kramer Fork Mining, Inc. · Underground
Controlled by Carl R Farmer
Northfork, Mcdowell County, WV  ·  Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 4608598

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
2
Years on record
2002
Latest incident
Aug 2002
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2001
133
citations
47
significant & substantial
$41,281
proposed penalties
$0
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
2003 Q4 3,021 3 1 993.0
2003 Q3 3,265 11 2 3369.1
2002 Q4 600 5 0 8333.3
2002 Q3 2,729 23 11 8428.0
2002 Q2 3,143 39 19 12408.5
2002 Q1 3,741 9 5 2405.8
Quarters under 100,000 reported hours are greyed: too few hours for a stable rate.
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

2 on file

2002 · 2 incidents

August 30, 2002 WV · Coal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman ELECTRICAL
Niko Mining, Inc. · Contact with electrical current

EE GOT DOWN ON HIS KNEES TO RESTART THE SHAKER & ROCK BELT BOX. PLACED ONE HAND ON BOX. USED THE OTHER TO SET BREAKER UP AND WAS SUPPOSEDLY SHOCKED.

January 30, 2002 WV · Coal roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs) MACHINERY
Niko Mining, Inc. · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

HE WENT TO MOVE A ROCK OFF THE ROADWAY. HE WAS ON HIS KNEES. LEFT FOOT NEAR THE DRILL POT. RIGHT FOOT NEAR THE RIB. ROCK WAS BETWEEN HIS KNEES HE USED 1 HAND TO LIFT ROCK, THE OTHER FOR LEVERA GE. HE HIT THE DRILL POT DOWN LEVER & SET IT DOWN ON HIS TOE.