Mining Incidents

No 3 Coal

Controlled by Bruce Burgess
Gilbert, Mingo County, WV  ·  Abandoned and Sealed
MSHA Mine ID: 4608679

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
30
Years on record
2000–2001
Latest incident
May 2001
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2000
43
citations
17
significant & substantial
$5,884
proposed penalties
$5,884
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
2001 Q4 0 0 0
2001 Q3 0 0 0
2001 Q2 1,464 1 0 683.1
2001 Q1 17,058 9 4 527.6
2000 Q4 15,749 14 7 888.9
2000 Q3 15,484 15 4 968.7
2000 Q2 19,446 0 0 0.0
2000 Q1 21,040 4 2 190.1
Quarters under 100,000 reported hours are greyed: too few hours for a stable rate.
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

30 on file

2001 · 5 incidents

April 17, 2001 WV · Coal section foreman, bullgang foreman, labor foreman, leadman, shift boss STRIKING OR BUMPING
Daniels Branch Coal Company Inc · Struck against stationary object

RAMMED HEAD INTO A HANGER PLATE ONE ANOTHER TIME I WAS WALKING AND CRACKED MY HEAD OFF ON 4 INCH WATERLINE.

March 14, 2001 WV · Coal shuttle car operator, mantrip operator, ramcar operator, rail runner, buggy operator POWERED HAULAGE
Daniels Branch Coal Company Inc · Struck against a moving object

INJURED BACK OPERATING SHUTTLE CAR. HIT HOLE.

2000 · 25 incidents

November 14, 2000 WV · Coal beltman, conveyor man, conveyor belt worker, mobile bridge carrierman, feeder operator, conveyor rider HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Daniels Branch Coal Company Inc · Over-exertion in lifting objects

EMPLOYEE WAS SHOVELING BELT HEAD AND TWISTED BACK.

November 13, 2000 WV · Coal scoop car/scooptram operator, load/haul/dump (lhd) operator, teletram operator HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Daniels Branch Coal Company Inc · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

HANGING MINER CABLE. INJURED RIGHT ARM SHOULDER. PULLED MUSCLE.

September 14, 2000 WV · Coal roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs) MACHINERY
Daniels Branch Coal Company Inc · Struck by falling object

ROCK FELL BETWEEN BOLT AND RIB HIT INJURED PERSON IN BACK WHILE HE WAS ROOF BOLTING.

July 25, 2000 WV · Coal beltman, conveyor man, conveyor belt worker, mobile bridge carrierman, feeder operator, conveyor rider SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Daniels Branch Coal Company Inc · Fall to the walkway or working surface

REPAIRING BELT, SLIPPED, FELL, LEFT FOREARM, LEFT WRIST.

April 3, 2000 WV · Coal continuous miner operator, coal mole operator SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Daniels Branch Coal Company Inc · Fall from machine

HE WAS STANDING ON TTHE MINER TRYING TO PULL DOWN LINE CURTAIN, WHEN HE SLIPPED AND FELL BACKWARDS ON MINER HURTING HIS LEFT THUMB.

March 30, 2000 WV · Coal shuttle car operator, mantrip operator, ramcar operator, rail runner, buggy operator HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Daniels Branch Coal Company Inc · Struck by falling object

HE WAS HANGING UP MINER CABLE WHEN IT FELL DOWN AND HIT HIM IN THE NECK KNOCKING HIM DOWN TO THE GROUND.

January 28, 2000 WV · Coal roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs) MACHINERY
Daniels Branch Coal Company Inc · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

HE WAS BOLTING TOP AND HURT HIS LOWER BACK