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Mine No 1 Coal

Black Hawk Mining · Underground
Sophia, Raleigh County, WV  ·  Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 4608809

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
16
Years on record
2001
Latest incident
Nov 2001
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2001
100
citations
58
significant & substantial
$8,645
proposed penalties
$8,645
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 Q4 3,679 1 0 271.8
2002 Q3 6,156 3 3 487.3
2002 Q2 3,473 2 1 575.9
2002 Q1 3,194 4 1 1252.3
2001 Q4 35,902 22 16 612.8
2001 Q3 44,123 31 20 702.6
2001 Q2 19,714 37 17 1876.8
2001 Q1 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

16 on file

2001 · 16 incidents

November 19, 2001 WV · Coal FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
Black Hawk Mining · Accident type, without injuries

ROOF FALL IN NO.4 HEADING INBY LOD INBY SPAD #456. ROOF FALL MEASURED 100'LONG X 18'WIDE X 8'HIGH.

November 16, 2001 WV · Coal FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
Black Hawk Mining · Accident type, without injuries

ROOF FALL NEAR SPAD #442. ROOF FALL MEASURES 90'LONG X 8'HIGH X 18'WIDE (CROSSCUT #6 TO #7 HEADINGS) ROOF FALL IN #6 ENTRY MEASURING 120' X 18' WIDE X 8' HIGH OUTBY SPAD #442.

November 10, 2001 WV · Coal roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs) MACHINERY
Black Hawk Mining · Struck by falling object

DRAW ROCK FELL WHILE EMPLOYEE WAS REMOVING A DRILL STEEL FROM THE HOLE. THE DRAW ROCK STRUCK EMPLOYEE IN HIS LEFT HAND.

October 31, 2001 WV · Coal shuttle car operator, mantrip operator, ramcar operator, rail runner, buggy operator HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Black Hawk Mining · Over-exertion in lifting objects

EMPLOYEE WAS LIFTING BELT STRUCTURE TO ATTACH TO CHAIN HANGER WHEN HE FELT PAIN IN HIS BACK AND RIGHT LEG.

September 28, 2001 WV · Coal FIRE
Black Hawk Mining · Accident type, without injuries

QA BELT FIRE OCCURRED AT THE #2 BELT DRIVE. THE FIRE LASTED APPROX. 40 MINUTES. APPROX 60' OF BELT WAS AFFECTED.

September 20, 2001 WV · Coal FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
Black Hawk Mining · Accident type, without injuries

ROOF FALL MEASURING 150' LONG 18' WIDE AND 10' HIGH. FACE FELL FROM THE FACE IN #3 HEADING 2 BREAKS OUT BY. THE ROOF BOLTER WAS COVERED UP AND WILL BE LEFT.

September 19, 2001 WV · Coal FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
Black Hawk Mining · Accident type, without injuries

A ROOF FALL OCCURRED IN THE LAST OPEN BREAK FROM#1 ENTRY TOWARDS #2 ENTRY 1 BREAK INBY SPAD #307THE FALL MEASURED 50' LONG X 18' WIDE X 4' - 8' THICK.

August 31, 2001 WV · Coal section foreman, bullgang foreman, labor foreman, leadman, shift boss HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Black Hawk Mining · Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EE WAS POSITIONED BESIDE SCOOP. WHEN SCOOP OPERATOR LOWERED BUCKET, EE'S LT. KNEE WAS CAUGHT BETWEEN SCOOP BUCKET & TIRE.

August 13, 2001 WV · Coal FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
Black Hawk Mining · Accident type, without injuries

A ROOF FALL OCCURRED IN THE LAST OPEN BREAK FROM #3 ENTRY TO BETWEEN #4 AND #5 ENTRY. THE FALL MEASURED 100' LONG BY 7-18 1/2' WIDE BY 6-8' THICK.

August 3, 2001 WV · Coal FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
Black Hawk Mining · Accident type, without injuries

A ROOF FALL OCCURRED INT HE #3 ENTYR AT SPAD #191 IN AN INTERSECTION. THE FALL CEASURED 20'W BY 25' LONG BY 6'-8' THICK.

July 3, 2001 WV · Coal section foreman, bullgang foreman, labor foreman, leadman, shift boss FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
Black Hawk Mining · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EE WAS INSTALLING A 3 X 8 HEADER WHEN A PIECE OFROOF ROCK FELL STRIKING THE HEADER. THE HEADER WAS KNOCKED OFF OF IT'S SUPPORTS, STRIKING HIM ONTHE SHOULDER AND BACK.

June 4, 2001 WV · Coal roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs) MACHINERY
Black Hawk Mining · Struck by falling object

EE WAS OPERATING A ROOF BOLTING MACHINE WHEN A ROCK FELL FROM THE TOP CONTACTING BOLTER CANOPY & STRUCK HIM ON HIS RIGHT LEG.

May 24, 2001 WV · Coal continuous miner operator, coal mole operator MACHINERY
Black Hawk Mining · Struck by rolling or sliding object

EE WAS STRUCK BY A RIB ROLL WHILE OPERATING A CONTINUOUS MINER.

May 23, 2001 WV · Coal roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs) MACHINERY
Black Hawk Mining · Struck by falling object

EE WAS HELPING WITH THE MINER CABLE ONE BREAK OUTBY SPAD #80.. AS THE CONTINUOUS MINER WAS BEING RE-POSITIONED TO TURN DOWN #3 ENTRY, A RIB ROLL OCCURRED STRIKING HIM.