Mining Incidents

South East Mine #1 UK Coal

Cowen, Webster County, WV  ·  Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 4608839

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
1
Years on record
2001
Latest incident
May 2001
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2000
11
citations
7
significant & substantial
$1,220
proposed penalties
$1,220
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 0 0 0
2002 Q3 0 0 0
2002 Q1 0 0 0
2001 Q4 0 0 0
2001 Q3 0 0 0
2001 Q2 18,487 6 4 324.6
2001 Q1 23,354 0 0 0.0
2000 Q4 7,127 5 3 701.6
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

2001 · 1 incident

May 27, 2001 WV · Coal continuous miner operator, coal mole operator SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Coastal Coal-West Virginia, LLC · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

INJURED STATED HE WAS GOING TO THE CENTER OF THEPLACE TO SEE IF HE WAS CUTTING ON CENTER, HE TRIPPED ON THE MINER CABLE, FELT A POP IN HIS RIGHT KNEE. PAIN WORSENED WHEN HE TRIED TO GO BACK DO WN ON HIS KNEES TO WORK.