Mining Incidents

South East Mine #2 LK Coal

Erbacon, Webster County, WV  ·  Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 4608840

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
8
Years on record
2001–2002
Latest incident
May 2002
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2001
83
citations
24
significant & substantial
$11,907
proposed penalties
$8,057
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 Q2 18,396 2 1 108.7
2002 Q1 22,967 11 2 478.9
2001 Q4 21,664 25 6 1154.0
2001 Q3 21,945 24 9 1093.6
2001 Q2 17,295 18 6 1040.8
2001 Q1 5,823 3 0 515.2
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

2002 · 4 incidents

May 3, 2002 WV · Coal roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs) HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Coastal Coal-West Virginia, LLC · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EE WAS HELPING MOPVE EQUIPMENT & CABLES. HE FELT PAIN THEN BUT HE CONTINUED TO WORK UNTIL 5-24-02. AFTER 5-24-02 HE WASN'T IMRPOVING SO THE DR. PULLED HIM OFF THE JOB. THIS ACCIDENT DIDN'T BEC OME REPORTABLE UNTIL THEN.

March 26, 2002 WV · Coal shuttle car operator, mantrip operator, ramcar operator, rail runner, buggy operator HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Coastal Coal-West Virginia, LLC · Over-exertion in pulling or pushing objects

EE WAS ASSISTING AN ELECTRICIAN TO ALIGN A MAIN CONTROL PANEL OF THE SHUTTLE CAR TO INSERT BOLTS. HE PLACED A BAR BETWEEN THE FRAM & PANEL OF SHUTTLE CAR. HE WAS PULLING WITH A JERKING MOTION ON THE BAR & CLAIM TO FEEL PAIN IN LOWER BACK.

February 6, 2002 WV · Coal FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
Coastal Coal-West Virginia, LLC · Accident type, without injuries

UNPLANNED ROOF FALL- ACTIVE WORKING SECTION- LOCATED 2 CROSSCUTS INBY SPAD #40596- #6 HEADING- FALL MEASURED 40'X 18'X 6'HIGH. THE AREA WAS SUPPORTED WITH 5+6'RESIN BOLTS IN A STAGGERED PATTE RN. THE FALL WAS CLEANED UP AND REBOLTED.

2001 · 4 incidents

December 9, 2001 WV · Coal roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs) HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Coastal Coal-West Virginia, LLC · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EMPLOYEE WAS ARRANGING SUPPLIES ON THE ROOF BOLTER. HE PICKED UP A BUNDLE OF STEEL STRAPS. THE CORNER EDGE OF ONE STRAP CUT HIM ON THE ARM.

June 16, 2001 WV · Coal FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
Coastal Coal-West Virginia, LLC · Accident type, without injuries

A ROOF FALL OCCURRED IN THE MAIN ENTRIES ONE CROSSCUT IN BY SPAD NO. 36519. THIS IS IN THE NO. 1 ENTRY. THE FALL WAS APPROX 30 FT BY 30 FT BY 4-5 FT HIGH. THE FALL WAS IN A INTERSECTION. CRIBS AND TIMBERS HAVE BEEN SET AROUND THE FALL.

April 30, 2001 WV · Coal FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
Coastal Coal-West Virginia, LLC · Accident type, without injuries

A ROOF FALL OCCURRED IN THE #3 RIGHT PANEL OFF SOUTH MAINS IN #6 ENTRY BEGINNING ONE CROSSCUT INBY SPAD NO. 36573. THE FALL WAS APPROX. 20' WIDEON ONE END REDUCING TO 15' ON THE INBY END. THE FALL WAS 60' LONG & APPROX. 5' HIGH. THE TOP WASBOLTED WITH 4' RESIN BOLTS. THIS AREA WAS ABANDONED 4/25.