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Mine #5 Coal

Select Mining Inc · Underground

Controlled by James B Simpkins

Wharncliffe, Mingo County, WV · Abandoned and Sealed

MSHA Mine ID: 4608713

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Fatalities: 0
Total incidents: 10
Years on record: 1999–2000
Latest incident: Apr 2000

Compliance record

MSHA citations since 2000

citations

significant & substantial

$1,016

proposed penalties

$1,016

paid to date

100% of proposed penalties paid to date — a $0 gap.

Source: MSHA violations data, updated weekly.

Inspection activity

MSHA inspections since 2000

inspections on record

360

inspection hours

n/a

citations per 100 inspection hours

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This rate is recorded citations divided by MSHA inspection hours, per 100 hours. It reflects inspection effort, not mine size or production.

Rate withheld: 360 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

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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
2003 Q4	0	0	0
2001 Q2	0	0	0
2001 Q1	0	0	0
2000 Q4	0	0	0
2000 Q3	892	0	0	0.0
2000 Q2	7,580	4	1	527.7
2000 Q1	5,384	8	5	1485.9

No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

10 on file

2000 · 8 incidents

April 20, 2000 WV · Coal FALL OF ROOF OR BACK

Select Mining Inc · Accident type, without injuries

A ROOF FALL WAS DISCOVERED IN THE PRIMARY ESCAPEWAY (INTAKE) AT BREAK #33 ON 3 MAINS AT SPAD #381. THE FALL WAS APPROX 30'L, 20'W, AND APPROX 10' TO 12'THICK. NO INJURIES WERE REPORTED.

March 6, 2000 WV · Coal FALL OF ROOF OR BACK

Select Mining Inc · Accident type, without injuries

DURING EXAMINATION OF RETURN ENTRY, A ROCK FALL WAS DISCOVERED IN 8TH LEFT PANEL BETWEEN XCUT 3&4. THE FALL WAS APPROX. 50' IN LENGTH, 19' WIDE, AND 6-8' THICK. NO INJURIES WERE REPORTED IN TH IS FALL.

February 19, 2000 WV · Coal FALL OF ROOF OR BACK

Select Mining Inc · Accident type, without injuries

DURING INSPECTION OF INTAKE ESCAPEWAY, FALL WAS DISCOVERED BY FOREMAN. FALL WAS APP. 100' IN LENGTH, 16' WIDE AND 10' TO 12' THICK. NO INJURIES WERE REPORTED.

February 18, 2000 WV · Coal FALL OF ROOF OR BACK

Select Mining Inc · Accident type, without injuries

MINER WAS CUTTING IN #5 ROOM ON 9TH LEFT PANEL OFF #5 MAINS. THE TOP STARTED DRIPPING AND FALLING, THE CONT. MINER WAS COVERED WITH APP. 8'OF ROCK AND CONTINUED TO FALL AND COVERED #1 SHUTTLE CAR. NO INJURIES WERE REPORTED.

February 15, 2000 WV · Coal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman HANDLING OF MATERIALS

Select Mining Inc · Over-exertion in lifting objects

EMPLOYEE WAS LIFTING BELT STRUCTURE FROM PALLET TO FLAT CAR AND TURNED TO THROW IT ON CAR. TWISTED HIS BACK.

January 26, 2000 WV · Coal roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs) MACHINERY

Select Mining Inc · Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EE WAS STANDING NEXT TO OFFSIDE FRONT OF BOLTER CHANGING BITS WHEN OPERATOR WAS TRAMMING MACHINE TO SPOT BOLT. EE'S RT. FOOT WAS CAUGHT UNDER RT. FRONT TIRE.

January 17, 2000 WV · Coal continuous miner helper, coal mole helper, bridgeman FALL OF ROOF OR BACK

Select Mining Inc · Struck by falling object

EE WAS MINER HELPING ON CONT. MINER SECTION AND PIECE OF DRAW ROCK FELL FROM THE TOP AND STRUCK EE ON LEFT FOOT.

January 10, 2000 WV · Coal FALL OF ROOF OR BACK

Select Mining Inc · Accident type, without injuries

A ROOF FALL AT BREAK 36 #3 MAINS, IN INTERSECTION OF #4 TO 5 HEADING WAS DISCOVERED DURING THE ONSHIFT INVESTIGATION. APPROX. 40' X 20' X 6-7' THICK FELL IN INTERSECTION. DID NOT AFFECT PASSAG E OF MEN, AIR, OR EQUIP. FALL WAS CRIBBED & DANGERED OFF. CALLED IN TO MSHA LOGAN 1-10-2000.

1999 · 2 incidents

July 21, 1999 WV · Coal FALL OF ROOF OR BACK

Select Mining Inc · Accident type, without injuries

AN UNINTENTIONAL ROOF FALL OCCURRED IN THE #4 ENTRY, LAST OPEN CROSSCUT ON THE 001MMU. THE FALL MEASURED APPROX 20 FT LONG, 30 FT WIDE, AND 7 FT HIGH. NO PERSONNEL OR EQUIPMENT WERE INJURED OR AFFECTED.

June 27, 1999 WV · Coal FALL OF ROOF OR BACK

Select Mining Inc · Accident type, without injuries

AN UNINTENTIONAL ROOF FALL ABOVE THE ANCHORAGE POINT HAS OCCURRED IN THE #22 XCUT OF THE #2 MAINS WITH #5 ENTRY, 1 XCUT INBY SPAD #233 MEASURING APPROX. 70' LONG X 18' WIDE X 7' HIGH. VENTILAT ION WAS NOT BLOCKED NOR PASSAGE OF MEN. NO INJURIES INVOLVED.