Walcoal, Inc · Accident type, without injuries
LOCATED ROOF FALL #3 ENTRY SPAD 23. 20'LONG, 30'WIDE, THE FALL WAS IN AN INTERSECTION. IF FELL ABOVE ANCHORAGE. THERE WAS 6'RESIN BOLTS IN THE INTERSECTION.
Mine No 1 Coal
Walcoal, Inc
· Underground
Controlled by
Michelle Hatfield
Horsepen, Va,
Mcdowell County,
WV
·
Abandoned and Sealed
MSHA Mine ID: 4608706
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- Fatalities
- 0
- Total incidents
- 9
- Years on record
- 2001–2002
- Latest incident
- Oct 2002
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2001
120
citations
51
significant & substantial
$24,857
proposed penalties
$9,467
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 Q1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2002 Q4 | 1,253 | 2 | 2 | 1596.2 |
| 2002 Q3 | 5,261 | 28 | 14 | 5322.2 |
| 2002 Q2 | 6,402 | 25 | 11 | 3905.0 |
| 2002 Q1 | 6,990 | 29 | 10 | 4148.8 |
| 2001 Q4 | 5,916 | 33 | 14 | 5578.1 |
| 2001 Q3 | 5,942 | 3 | 0 | 504.9 |
| 2001 Q2 | 1,203 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
Quarters under 100,000 reported hours are greyed: too few hours for a stable rate.
No fatalities recorded at this mine.
Reportable incidents
9 on file2002 · 7 incidents
August 8, 2002
WV · Coal
roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs)
MACHINERY
Unknown operator · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)
HIT THE ROTATION INSTEAD OF THE UP PRESSURE. IT SPRAINED THE THUMB.
Unknown operator · Accident type, without injuries
A ROOF FALL WAS FOUND DURING PRESHIFT EXAMINATION. THE FALL WAS 20' WIDE 30' LONG. IT WAS 6 BREAKS OUTBY FACE AREA.
Unknown operator · Accident type, without injuries
ROOF FALL 2 BREAKS INBY TAILPIECE IN #1 ENTRY. SPAD 138. 30' LONG, 20' WIDE, 7' HIGH. THE JOY MINER WAS CAUGHT BY THE ROOF FALL.
Unknown operator · Accident type, without injuries
A ROOF FALL WAS FOUND BY FOREMAN AS HE WAS DOINGA PRESHIFT EXAMINATION. ONE BREAK OUTBY #5 HDG. 40'LONG, 20'WIDE, 10'HIGH.
April 16, 2002
WV · Coal
roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs)
FALL OF FACE/RIB/PILLAR/SIDE/HIGHWALL
Unknown operator · Struck by falling object
EE SAID HE WAS BETWEEN S. CAR AND RIB. THE RIB ROLLE DON HIM. A LUMP OF COAL HIT HIM IN BACK EE AND HIP. EE WAS IN A CAR ACCIDENT THE SAME DAY BEFORE WORK FROM WHAT I SEEN WERE HE WAS HURT AT. IT DID NOT HAPPEN THE WAY. HE SAID IT DID.
March 12, 2002
WV · Coal
roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs)
MACHINERY
Unknown operator · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)
PERSON PUTTING UP A BOLT. WRENCH GAME OFF TO HIT HIM IN RIGHT CHECK BONE.
2001 · 2 incidents
Unknown operator · Accident type, without injuries
ROCK FALL ABOUT 50 FT IN BY SPAD 38 IN #2 ENTRY ON #1 PANEL. FALL ABOUT 8 FT HIGH 18 FT WIDE 70 FT IN LENGTH. TIMBERED OFF. PULLING OFF PANEL IS ACTION TAKEN.
Unknown operator · Accident type, without injuries
ROOF FALL OCCURRED IN #5 ENTRY OUTBY SPAD 49 ONE AND HALF BREAKS. FALL ABOUT 18 FT WIDE, 6 FT OR MORE HIGH IN THE CENTER, ABOUT 65 FT LONG. TIMBERED OFF. DANGERED OFF. NO PLANS OF CLEAN UP.