Mining Incidents

No 1 Coal

P I T A Mining Inc · Underground
Controlled by J Maurice Des Rosier
Davin, Logan County, WV  ·  Abandoned and Sealed
MSHA Mine ID: 4608702

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Fatalities
1
Total incidents
27
Years on record
1998–2000
Latest incident
Jul 2000
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2000
21
citations
9
significant & substantial
$1,759
proposed penalties
$588
paid to date
33% of proposed penalties paid to date — a $1,171 gap.
Source: MSHA violations data, updated weekly.
Inspection activity
MSHA inspections since 2000
34
inspections on record
758
inspection hours
n/a
citations per 100 inspection hours
This rate is recorded citations divided by MSHA inspection hours, per 100 hours. It reflects inspection effort, not mine size or production.
Rate withheld: 758 inspection hours is too few for a stable rate. A minimum of 1,000 inspection hours is required.
Source: MSHA inspections data, updated weekly.
Quarterly safety rates
Citations per million reported employee-hours. Rates begin in 2000, when MSHA's quarterly employment data starts; earlier incidents are counted but cannot be rate-adjusted. Quarters under 100,000 reported hours are greyed: too few hours for a stable rate.
Citations per million employee-hours, as reported to MSHA
Quarter Hours worked Citations S&S Per 1M hrs
2000 Q3 7,251 7 5 965.4
2000 Q2 12,745 2 0 156.9
2000 Q1 15,031 8 3 532.2

Fatalities at this mine

1 recorded
August 8, 1998 WV · Coal utility man, errand boy, service truck operator Fatality · FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
Unique Mining Inc · Struck by falling object

PIECE OF DRAW ROCK FELL & CAUGHT LEFT SIDE OF HIP AND CRUSHED PELVIS.

Reportable incidents

26 on file (excluding fatalities above)

2000 · 5 incidents

July 21, 2000 WV · Coal FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
P I T A Mining Inc · Accident type, without injuries

ROOF FALL IN PRIMARY ESCAPEWAY 1000 FT OUT BY FACE AREA, ONE BREAK IN BY SPAD 59. TOP WAS SUPPORTED WITH 4 FT FULLY GROUTED GLUE BOLTS. TOP WAS GATHERING MOISTURE. TOP FELL FROM 1 TO 5 FT HIGH . FALL WAS 18' WIDE 5' HIGH, 70' LONG.

June 14, 2000 WV · Coal roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs) MACHINERY
P I T A Mining Inc · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

BACKING BOLTER BACK TOWARD SPAD 108 & GOT FOULEDAGAINST RIB.

May 18, 2000 WV · Coal shuttle car operator, mantrip operator, ramcar operator, rail runner, buggy operator POWERED HAULAGE
P I T A Mining Inc · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

DUMPED SHUTTLE CAR. WAS GOING BACK TO MINER. TURNED, LEFT HANDED & CAUGHT LEFT HAND AGAINST RIB.

March 13, 2000 WV · Coal shuttle car operator, mantrip operator, ramcar operator, rail runner, buggy operator SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
P I T A Mining Inc · Fall onto or against objects

GETTING OUT OF DECK OF SCOOP HAND SLIPPED AND RIBS HIT LIGHT AND FRAME. BRUISED RIBS ON LEFT SIDE.

1999 · 14 incidents

September 19, 1999 WV · Coal FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
Unique Mining Inc · Accident type, without injuries

ROOF FALL 2 BREAKS INBY SPAD 161, IN NO. 6 ENTRY, ROOF FELL IN FROM 20' OUTBY RT SIDE OF SOLID COAL IN 7 ENTRY STRAIGHT ACROSS TO WITHIN 30' OF BELTLINE IN NO. 4 ENTRY. LENGTH OF FALL 160', 20 ' WIDE, 8 TO 10' HIGH. DEVELOPED 11-4-98. BOLTEDWITH 4' FULL GROUT GLUE BOLTS. THERE WAS TIMBER AND CRIBS SET WHERE TOP FELL.

August 24, 1999 WV · Coal shuttle car operator, mantrip operator, ramcar operator, rail runner, buggy operator SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Unique Mining Inc · Fall to the walkway or working surface

GETTING OUT OF SCOOP PUT HANDS ON TOP OF CANOPY TO PULL SELF OUT, FEET SLIPPED UNDER HIM & FELL ON BACK. WENT TO DR 8/26/99

August 20, 1999 WV · Coal FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
Unique Mining Inc · Accident type, without injuries

ROOF FALL IN INTAKE BIG HORSESBACK FELL ONE BRK INBY SPAD 306 DRD NOT RESTRICT AIR WAY FALL WAS 18X40X7FT HIGH. TOP WAS BOLTED WITH 4FT FULLY GROUTED RESIN BOLTS. WATER WAS COMING THRU TOP 140 0' OUTBY FACE DEVELOPED 2/10/99

August 4, 1999 WV · Coal FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
Unique Mining Inc · Accident type, without injuries

ROOF FALL FROM LEFT SIDE OF NO.3 ROADWAY ALL THE WAY TO LEFT PILLAR IN NO. 1 WATER HAD OSTERIATED ROOF FALL WAS 6 FT HIGH. HAD RETURN RESTRICTED OPENED UP NO. 1 ENTRY. FALL WAS 1 BRK OUTBY SPA D 80 IN THE RETURN. 100 X 18 X 6.

July 22, 1999 WV · Coal FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
Unique Mining Inc · Accident type, without injuries

A ROOF FALL RIB HAD CUTTER ON LEFT SIDE WE HAD BEEN TIMBERING IT. TOP FELL ABOUT 90' X 18' X 5'.1 BREAK OUTBY SPAD 322 IN NO. 4 ENTRY(NUETRAL). DID NOT EFFECT TRAVELWAY OR VENTILATION. DEVELOP ED AREA 03/22/99. BOLTED WITH 4FT. FULL GROUTED GLUE BOLTS. SOME WATER WAS COMING THRU THE TOP.

May 13, 1999 WV · Coal FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
Unique Mining Inc · Accident type, without injuries

ROOF FALL IN INTAKE (PRIMARY) APPROX. 2400' OUTBY FACE AREA. AT SPAD 162 IN NO. 6 ENTRY. FALL WAS 20' X 20' X 5'. AREA HAD BEEN BOLTED WITH 4' FULLY GROUTED ROOF BOLTS. WATER WAS COMING THRU T OP. AREA HAD BEEN TIMBERED ON BOTH SIDES DOWN TO 14' ROADWAY.

April 16, 1999 WV · Coal FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
Unique Mining Inc · Accident type, without injuries

ROOF FALL ABOUT 30' LONG, 20' WIDE, & ABOVE ROPOF SUPPORT 4'. ABOUT 1500' OUTBY FACK IN RETURN LEF OF SPAD 181 IN XCUT. WATER WAS COMING THRU TOO. DID NO RESTRICT AIR OR TRAVELWAYS. TIMBERED O FF. BOLTED WITH 4' FULLY GROUTED GLUE BOLTS.

March 9, 1999 WV · Coal FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
Unique Mining Inc · Accident type, without injuries

HAD A ROOF FALL AT BREAK 39 DISCOVERED BY PRE-SHIFT EXAMINER. FALL FELL FROM SPAD 179 ACROSS FOR 80, 18 X 20' WIDE, 2 TO 6 1/2 HEIGHT. RETURN ENTRIES.

March 6, 1999 WV · Coal shuttle car operator, mantrip operator, ramcar operator, rail runner, buggy operator HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Unique Mining Inc · Over-exertion in lifting objects

LIFTING BELT ON BELTMOVE PULLED RIGHT SHOULDER DID NOT GO TO DR UNTIL 4-15-99.

January 27, 1999 WV · Coal scoop car operator DISORDERS (REPEATED TRAUMA)
Unique Mining Inc · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

OCCUPATIONAL ILLNESS-CARPUL TUNNEL.

1998 · 7 incidents

December 24, 1998 WV · Coal outside foreman, leadman SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Unique Mining Inc · Fall to the walkway or working surface

FELL ON ICE, HURT LOWER BACK & LEGS. REPORTED LATE, EMPLOYEE SEEN DOCTOR.

December 3, 1998 WV · Coal scoop car operator POWERED HAULAGE
Unique Mining Inc · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

PUSHING AND PULLING LEVERS ON SCOOP. (REPORTED ON 12/3/98 ABOUT INJURY BUT DID NOT SEE DOCTOR UNTIL 1/27/99.

November 24, 1998 WV · Coal roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs) MACHINERY
Unique Mining Inc · Struck against stationary object

BOLTING TOP DOWN ON KNEES, HURT LEFT KNEE. DID NOT GO TO DR. UNTIL 2-5-99.

October 5, 1998 WV · Coal laborer, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, roof trimmer/scaler HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Unique Mining Inc · Over-exertion in lifting objects

WHILE LIFTING TIMBER AND PUMP, INJURED LOWER BACK & RIGHT SHOULDER.

August 28, 1998 WV · Coal FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
Unique Mining Inc · Accident type, without injuries

WATER WAS VCOM,ING OUT OF TOP, WEAKENED ROOF & FELL IN INTERSECTION. AREA THAT FELL WAS 18-20' WIDE, 28' LONG & 6 1/2-7' HIGH.