Mining Incidents

Mine No 4A West Coal

Erbacon, Webster County, WV  ·  Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 4608823

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
1
Years on record
2000
Latest incident
Aug 2000
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2000
56
citations
18
significant & substantial
$11,948
proposed penalties
$8,748
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
2004 Q4 0 0 0
2004 Q3 2,060 0 0 0.0
2004 Q2 1,384 4 2 2890.2
2004 Q1 2,313 0 0 0.0
2003 Q4 1,802 2 0 1109.9
2003 Q3 2,448 5 2 2042.5
2003 Q2 2,918 16 7 5483.2
2003 Q1 1,543 22 7 14257.9
Quarters under 100,000 reported hours are greyed: too few hours for a stable rate.
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

1 on file

2000 · 1 incident

August 5, 2000 WV · Coal electrician, lineman POWERED HAULAGE
D & K Coal Company Inc · Fall from machine

EMPLOYEE WAS RIDING ON A RUBBER TIRE MAN TRIP, HE RAISED UP, CAUGHT HIS SHOULDER, ROLLED HIM OUT OF TRIP CAUSING INJURY TO HIS RIBS.