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Pageton Refuse Impoundment Coal

Pageton, Mcdowell County, WV  ·  Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 4608619

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
7
Years on record
2001–2012
Latest incident
Aug 2012
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2000
150
citations
71
significant & substantial
$27,767
proposed penalties
$23,795
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
2014 Q2 0 0 0
2014 Q1 0 0 0
2013 Q4 0 3 0
2013 Q3 0 0 0
2013 Q2 1,450 0 0 0.0
2013 Q1 1,480 2 0 1351.4
2012 Q4 2,582 0 0 0.0
2012 Q3 6,708 6 3 894.5
Quarters under 100,000 reported hours are greyed: too few hours for a stable rate.
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

7 on file

2012 · 2 incidents

August 17, 2012 WV · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Deepgreen West Virginia Inc · Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Employee was working at the prep plant, and was trying to remove a piece of belt skirt that had broken loose from raw coal feed belt. Employee slipped or pinched his upper right thigh against existing angle iron. The employee's upper right thigh was cut by a sharp point on angle. Belt was tagged out.

April 9, 2012 WV · Coal crane operator, mobile equipment operator (meo), dragline operator, dropball operator, rigger SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Deepgreen West Virginia Inc · Fall to the walkway or working surface

Was moving an existing double door to new side of plant. Door frame got hung on conduit when employee got it loose it swung and hit the employee in the chest and shoulder knocking him to the ground. Medical treatment was received employee was returned to work on 4/10/12.

2005 · 1 incident

June 29, 2005 WV · Coal outside foreman, leadman SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Deepgreen West Virginia Inc · Fall from piled material

While off the machine looking over work area, an area that extended out approximately 30' to 35' broke away and caused me to fall. The extent of injury was bruises to hands, right shoulder, left arm and back.

2002 · 2 incidents

December 6, 2002 WV · Coal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Deepgreen West Virginia Inc · Fall from machine

COLD WITH SOME SNOW AND ICE IN AREA. EE WAS CARRYING FUEL CANS WHEN HE SLIPPED AND FELL HURTING HIS BACK. ONE TO TWO HOURS LATER EE WAS DISMOUNTING THE EXCAVATOR WHEN HE SLIPPED AND FELL HURTI NG HIS BACK.

January 5, 2002 WV · Coal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Miller Logging Inc · Absorption of radiations, caustics, toxic and noxious substances

EE WAS FILLING A DIESEL FUEL CAN WHEN FUEL SQUIRTED INTO THE SAFETY GLASSES SOME OF WHICH IRRITATED BOTH EYES.

2001 · 2 incidents

October 8, 2001 WV · Coal welder (shop) DISORDERS (PHYSICAL AGENTS)
Miller Logging Inc · Flash burns (welding)

WORKER WAS WELDING CAUSING RIGHT EYE TO BE DAMAGED.

January 26, 2001 WV · Coal coal/ore shovel operator, shoveler, power shoveler SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Miller Logging Inc · Fall onto or against objects

THE EXCAVATOR OPERATOR SLIPPED AND BUMPED HIS HEAD WHILE TRYING TO ENTER INTO THE OPERATORS CAB OF THE EXCAVATOR, INJURING HIS HEAD, NECK, AND LOWER BACK.