Mining Incidents

Spider Ridge No. 1 Coal

Pay Car Mining, Inc. · Underground
Controlled by James C Justice III
Keystone, Mcdowell County, WV  ·  Abandoned and Sealed
MSHA Mine ID: 4608811

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
7
Years on record
2000–2008
Latest incident
May 2008
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2000
105
citations
26
significant & substantial
$18,868
proposed penalties
$13,148
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
2011 Q1 0 0 0
2010 Q2 0 0 0
2010 Q1 0 0 0
2009 Q4 0 0 0
2009 Q3 160 0 0 0.0
2009 Q2 800 1 0 1250.0
2008 Q4 2,398 10 3 4170.1
2008 Q3 4,020 9 5 2238.8
Quarters under 100,000 reported hours are greyed: too few hours for a stable rate.
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

7 on file

2008 · 1 incident

May 15, 2008 WV · Coal continuous miner operator, coal mole operator MACHINERY
R & S Coal Company Inc · Struck by flying object

Rock hung in conveyor chain flew out striking nose. Broke nose.

2006 · 1 incident

January 9, 2006 WV · Coal FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
R & S Coal Company Inc · Accident type, without injuries

ROOF FALL 10'H X 20'W X 50'L. INTERSECTION OF #2 ENTRY & 15'TO THE LEFT + RIGHT OF INTERSECTION. CAUSED BY MINING IN 3 SEAM 150' BELOW BARRIER BLOCK.

2005 · 2 incidents

November 30, 2005 WV · Coal roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs) FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
R & S Coal Company Inc · Struck by falling object

A small piece of rock 1/4 x 2 x 6 fell while pinning and cut wrist requiring 4 stitctes.

March 7, 2005 WV · Coal section foreman, bullgang foreman, labor foreman, leadman, shift boss HANDLING OF MATERIALS
R & S Coal Company Inc · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

AWKWARD STANDING POSITION - PULLED MUSCLE IN BACK LIFTING & TWISTING. (HANDLING 5 LB. WATER HOSE.)

2001 · 1 incident

June 28, 2001 WV · Coal shuttle car operator, mantrip operator, ramcar operator, rail runner, buggy operator HANDLING OF MATERIALS
R & S Coal Company Inc · Over-exertion in lifting objects

MAN WAS HANGING MINER CABLE, STRAINED BACK MUSCLE.

2000 · 2 incidents