Mining Incidents

Vansant 4A Coal

Vansant Coal Corporation · Underground
Jolo, Mcdowell County, WV  ·  Abandoned and Sealed
MSHA Mine ID: 4608894

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
2
Years on record
2003–2004
Latest incident
Feb 2004
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2001
51
citations
15
significant & substantial
$3,522
proposed penalties
$3,522
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
2006 Q3 0 0 0
2006 Q2 0 0 0
2006 Q1 1,431 0 0 0.0
2005 Q4 8,319 1 1 120.2
2005 Q3 6,809 0 0 0.0
2005 Q2 8,241 3 1 364.0
2005 Q1 7,570 3 2 396.3
2004 Q4 8,523 5 1 586.6
Quarters under 100,000 reported hours are greyed: too few hours for a stable rate.
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

2 on file

2004 · 1 incident

February 4, 2004 WV · Coal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman HANDLING OF MATERIALS
C J & L Mining Inc · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EE WAS TRYING TO BEAT AN INSERT OUT OF A PIECE OF BELT THEY HAD RECENTLY ROLLED UP WHEN HE FELT A PAIN JUST UNDER HIS LEFT RIB CAGE.

2003 · 1 incident

October 3, 2003 WV · Coal mine manager, mine foreman, mine owner HANDLING OF MATERIALS
C J & L Mining Inc · Over-exertion in lifting objects

LOADING ROCK DUSTER, HE SPRAINED BACK WHEN LIFTING A BAG OF ROCK DUST.