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Hiope #8 Coal

Hiope Mining Inc · Underground
Controlled by Ronald Combs
Amonate, Mcdowell County, WV  ·  Abandoned and Sealed
MSHA Mine ID: 4608707

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
11
Years on record
1998–2000
Latest incident
Jun 2000
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2000
55
citations
28
significant & substantial
$18,747
proposed penalties
$4,708
paid to date
25% of proposed penalties paid to date — a $14,039 gap.
Source: MSHA violations data, updated weekly.
Inspection activity
MSHA inspections since 2000
38
inspections on record
1,094
inspection hours
5.0
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.
55 citations across 1,094 inspection hours.
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
2002 Q1 0 0 0
2001 Q4 0 0 0
2001 Q3 0 0 0
2001 Q2 6,407 4 2 624.3
2001 Q1 11,895 15 14 1261.0
2000 Q4 11,325 12 5 1059.6
2000 Q3 12,801 8 6 625.0
2000 Q2 11,212 9 1 802.7
Show 1 earlier quarters
Quarter Hours worked Citations S&S Per 1M hrs
2000 Q1 11,749 6 0 510.7
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

11 on file

2000 · 5 incidents

June 16, 2000 WV · Coal roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs) MACHINERY
Hiope Mining Inc · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

INJURED WAS SAWING TIMBERS WITH HYDRAULIC CHAIN SAW. CHAIN CAME OFF WRAPPING AROUND PERSON'S RIGHT HAND AND FINGERS. THE WORST OF INJURY APPEARED TO BE TO MIDDLE FINGER NEXT TO KNUCKLE (SWELLI NG AND BLEEDING).

June 5, 2000 WV · Coal FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
Hiope Mining Inc · Accident type, without injuries

MINER WAS MINING FINAL PUSHOUT IN #3 BLOCK WHEN THE TOP SET DOWN ON RIPPER HEAD FOULING MINING MACHINE.

May 11, 2000 WV · Coal roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs) MACHINERY
Hiope Mining Inc · Struck by falling object

ROOF BOLTS BEING INSTALLED IN NO. 3 ENTRY BY OPERATOR ON RIGHT SIDE OF EQUIPMENT. ROCK FELL MEASURING 16" BY 16, STRIKING OPERATOR IN RIGHT UPPER LEG. OPERATOR WAS THEN TRANSPORTED OUTSIDE TO RECEIVED MEDICAL ATTENTION.

January 20, 2000 WV · Coal shuttle car operator, mantrip operator, ramcar operator, rail runner, buggy operator HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Hiope Mining Inc · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

INJURED WAS PULLING ROCK OFF OF MINER, WHILE HOLDING TO ONE END OF ROCK. ANOTHER MAN SLID ROCK AROUND CUTTING END OF MIDDLE FINGER OFF LEFT HAND.

1999 · 3 incidents

August 2, 1999 WV · Coal shuttle car operator, mantrip operator, ramcar operator, rail runner, buggy operator FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
Hiope Mining Inc · Struck by falling object

AFTER HANGING LINE CURTAIN, EE WAS STRUCK IN THE LEFT LEG W/A ROCK APPROX 3'X4'X4" WHICH DISLODGED FROM THE TOP AS HE WAS CRAWLING BACK TO HIS BUGGIE

May 17, 1999 WV · Coal roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs) HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Hiope Mining Inc · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

ACCIDENT WAS REPORTED 5/19/99 (BY PHONE) PULLED MUSCLE IN BACK SHOVELING BELT

January 28, 1999 WV · Coal mine manager, mine foreman, mine owner FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
Hiope Mining Inc · Struck by falling object

WHILE HELPING ON MINER, A SLAB ABOUT 24"X4" FROM0" TO 4" THICK FELL FROM TOP HITTING SUBJECT ON THE LEFT LEG

1998 · 3 incidents

December 28, 1998 WV · Coal section foreman, bullgang foreman, labor foreman, leadman, shift boss FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
Hiope Mining Inc · Struck by falling object

WHILE HELPING ON MINER, A SLAB ABOUT 24" X 14" FROM 0-4" THICK FELL FROM TOP HITTING SUBJECT ON THE LEFT LEG.

December 21, 1998 WV · Coal FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
Hiope Mining Inc · Accident type, without injuries

ON MY PRESHIFT EXAMINATION I OBSERVED A ROCK FALL IN #4 ENTRY AT SURVEY STATION #50. A BREAK WAS TURNED WHERE FALL OCCURRED AND WAS NOT BOLTED

October 19, 1998 WV · Coal roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs) MACHINERY
Hiope Mining Inc · Struck by falling object

WHILE PREPARING TO INSTALL A ROOF BOLT IN THE FACE OF #1 ENTRY, A FRAGMENT OF ROCK APPROX 3 FT WIDE, 4 FT IN LENGTH, AND 6 IN THICK. DISLODGED FOM THE TOP AND STRUCK EE IN THE LEFT LEG, BREAKI NG IT JUST ABOVE THE ANKLE.