Mining Incidents

Whitetail Preparation Facility Coal

Newberg, Preston County, WV  ·  Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 4608753

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
8
Years on record
2000–2001
Latest incident
Oct 2001
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2000
69
citations
26
significant & substantial
$6,652
proposed penalties
$6,104
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
2017 Q1 520 0 0 0.0
2016 Q4 448 0 0 0.0
2016 Q3 488 0 0 0.0
2016 Q2 512 0 0 0.0
2016 Q1 488 0 0 0.0
2015 Q4 960 0 0 0.0
2015 Q3 984 0 0 0.0
2015 Q2 968 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

8 on file

2001 · 5 incidents

October 8, 2001 WV · Coal backhoe operator, trackhoe operator, crane operator HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Coastal Coal-West Virginia Llc · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

WHILE USING A UTILITY KNIFE TO CUT A PLASTIC LID FROM A BUCKET, THE KNIFE SLIPPED AND CUT THE EMPLOYEE'S LEFT THUMB.

September 24, 2001 WV · Coal beltman, conveyor man, conveyor belt worker, mobile bridge carrierman, feeder operator, conveyor rider HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Coastal Coal-West Virginia Llc · Struck against stationary object

THE EMPLOYEE WAS SLIDING A PIECE OF WALKWAY IN THE BED OF SHOP TRUCK. THE PIECE OF WALKWAY CAME TO A SUDDEN STOP CAUSING THE EMPLOYEE TO BUMP HIS CHIM ON THE WALKWAY AND CHIP HIS FRONT TOOTH. NOTE: WAS NOT NOTIFIED ABOUT INJURY UNTIL 12/18/01.

February 10, 2001 WV · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech MACHINERY
Coastal Coal-West Virginia Llc · Contact with hot objects or substances

MEN WERE WELDING ON THE BIN WHEN AN EXPLOSION OCCURRED DAMAGING THE LOAD OUT SYSTEM.

January 22, 2001 WV · Coal truck driver POWERED HAULAGE
Coastal Coal-West Virginia Llc · Struck against a moving object

THE ROAD WAS SNOW COVERED AND ICY. IT HAD BEEN ASHED RECENTLY. THE DRIVER STARTED DOWN THE HILL TO THE PLANT WHEN IT JUST TOOK OFF AND OVERTURNED. HE WAS CUT ON THE EAR AND HIS SHOULDER WAS BR UISED.

2000 · 3 incidents

July 5, 2000 WV · Coal mine manager, mine foreman, mine owner HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Coastal Coal-West Virginia Llc · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

SINCE 4/15/00, EMPLOYEE HAD EXPERIENCE SOME PAIN ONCE IN A WHILE IN HIS BACK & RIGHT LEG, BUT ON 7/5/00--WHEN HE CLIMBED INTO HIS TRUCK TO GO HOME--HE FELT SEVERE PAIN IN BACK & RIGHT LEG, SO HE WENT TO THE EMERGENCY ROOM.

May 15, 2000 WV · Coal mine manager, mine foreman, mine owner HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Coastal Coal-West Virginia Llc · Over-exertion in lifting objects

EMPLOYEE HAD BEEN LIFTING 5 GAL CONTAINERS WITH ANTIFOAM OVER HIS HEAD INTO A SUMP WHEN HE STRAINED LEFT SIDE, NECK AND SHOULDER AREA.

February 24, 2000 WV · Coal mine manager, mine foreman, mine owner SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Coastal Coal-West Virginia Llc · Fall from scaffolds, walkways, platforms

THE INJURED PERSON WAS CLIMBING DOWN FROM THE RIGID/STATIONARY SCAFFOLDING, MISTEPPED AND FELL 3-4' TO THE CONCRETE FLOOR, RESULTING INJURY TO HIS LEFT KNEECAP, HAND AND RIGHT ANKLE.