Mining Incidents

Six South No One Mine Coal

Rio Group Inc · Underground
Controlled by Richard H Abraham
Ragland, Mingo County, WV  ·  Abandoned and Sealed
MSHA Mine ID: 4608857

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
11
Years on record
2001–2004
Latest incident
Apr 2004
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2001
46
citations
20
significant & substantial
$3,998
proposed penalties
$2,763
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 Q3 0 0 0
2004 Q2 0 3 0
2004 Q1 10,045 6 4 597.3
2003 Q4 10,198 0 0 0.0
2003 Q3 10,066 8 7 794.8
2003 Q2 15,270 2 1 131.0
2003 Q1 11,460 7 3 610.8
2002 Q4 14,801 3 1 202.7
Quarters under 100,000 reported hours are greyed: too few hours for a stable rate.
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

11 on file

2004 · 1 incident

April 12, 2004 WV · Coal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver POWERED HAULAGE
Rio Group Inc · Struck against a moving object

Driver Said truck jumped out of grear going down bottom steep truck would not stop. asked about braces owner said they had put new brakes on recently.

2003 · 4 incidents

December 4, 2003 WV · Coal continuous miner operator, coal mole operator HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Rio Group Inc · Struck by falling object

Rub rail off side fell off side of miner on right foot.

June 25, 2003 WV · Coal NO VALUE FOUND
Rio Group Inc · No Value Found

GETTING ROOF BOLT TO BE PUT IN TOP.

April 21, 2003 WV · Coal electrician, lineman NO VALUE FOUND
Rio Group Inc · No Value Found

TWISTED BACK PUTTING CONVEYOR MOTOR ON MINER.

January 18, 2003 WV · Coal shuttle car operator, mantrip operator, ramcar operator, rail runner, buggy operator NO VALUE FOUND
Rio Group Inc · No Value Found

MOVING MINER CABLE AND INJURED BACK.

2002 · 5 incidents

October 23, 2002 WV · Coal beltman, conveyor man, conveyor belt worker, mobile bridge carrierman, feeder operator, conveyor rider HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Rio Group Inc · Over-exertion in lifting objects

SHOVELING BELT & FELT PAIN IN BACK.

October 1, 2002 WV · Coal section foreman, bullgang foreman, labor foreman, leadman, shift boss STRIKING OR BUMPING
Rio Group Inc · Struck against stationary object

WALKED INTO A CABLE.

September 5, 2002 WV · Coal roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs) MACHINERY
Rio Group Inc · Struck by falling object

THE EMPLOYEE WAS STRUCK IN THE LOWER BACK BY A SLAB OF ROCK.

September 3, 2002 WV · Coal electrician, lineman HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Rio Group Inc · Struck by falling object

WORKING ON RUB RAIL & KNOCKED OFF ONTO THE INJURED EE'S FOOT, WHICH RESULTED IN A BROKEN FOOT.

April 11, 2002 WV · Coal section foreman, bullgang foreman, labor foreman, leadman, shift boss FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
Rio Group Inc · Struck by falling object

THE EMPLOYEE WAS ASSISTING THE ROOF BOLTER OPERATOR WHEN A PIECE OF SLATE FELL FROM THE ROOF STRIKING HIM ON THE RIGHT SHOULDER AND HAND. HE RECEIVED STITCHES TO HIS RIGHT INDEX FINGER.

2001 · 1 incident

March 21, 2001 WV · Coal truck driver POWERED HAULAGE
Rio Group Inc · Struck against a moving object

TRUCK WAS HAULING COAL AND WAS LOADING HEAVY TO ONE SIDE. AS TRUCK WAS ENTERING A CURVE, THE WEIGHT AND ROAD CONTIONS CAUSED IT TO TURN OVER.