Mining Incidents

Mine No 2 Coal

Century Energy Corp · Underground
Controlled by James E Trent
Herndon, Wyoming County, WV  ·  Abandoned and Sealed
MSHA Mine ID: 4608739

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
5
Years on record
2000–2001
Latest incident
Jan 2001
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2000
180
citations
78
significant & substantial
$24,601
proposed penalties
$4,300
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
2002 Q2 0 0 0
2002 Q1 10,274 15 8 1460.0
2001 Q4 10,156 14 8 1378.5
2001 Q3 12,384 8 4 646.0
2001 Q2 5,418 14 9 2584.0
2001 Q1 5,412 6 1 1108.6
2000 Q4 14,015 29 8 2069.2
2000 Q3 22,285 40 19 1794.9
Quarters under 100,000 reported hours are greyed: too few hours for a stable rate.
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

5 on file

2001 · 1 incident

2000 · 4 incidents

September 7, 2000 WV · Coal FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
P I T A Mining Inc · Accident type, without injuries

2 BREAKS OUT BY SPAD 31765 INTERSECTION 20' WIDE25' LONG 2-6' THICK. AREA WAS BOLTED WITH 42" AND 5' BLUE BOLTS. TIMBERS WERE SET IN CROSS CUT.

August 2, 2000 WV · Coal scoop car/scooptram operator, load/haul/dump (lhd) operator, teletram operator HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
P I T A Mining Inc · Struck against stationary object

EE WAS SUING A 32 OZ. HAMMER TRYING TO GET BEARING OFF TAIL PIECE AND MASHED RIGHT HAND AGAINST TIL PIECE BREAKING RING FINGER ON RIGHT HAND.

February 10, 2000 WV · Coal scoop car/scooptram operator, load/haul/dump (lhd) operator, teletram operator POWERED HAULAGE
P I T A Mining Inc · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

THE SCOOP OPERATOR PUSHING THE SC UP AN INCLINE. THE BUCKET OF THE SCOOP WENT OVER END OF SC. THE SCOOP OPERATOR HIT HIS HEAD ON MINE ROOF.

January 27, 2000 WV · Coal FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
P I T A Mining Inc · Accident type, without injuries

ROCK FALL 300' OUTBY SECTION. SURFACE CRACKS IN AREA ROCK MEASURES 6'W, 8'H, 60'LONG. FELL 1 BRK INBY SPAD #1568 TIMBERS. METAL STRAPS WERE USED IN AREA. (42" RESIN BOLTS)