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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

significant & substantial

$41,281

proposed penalties

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.