Top Gun Mining, Inc. · Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)
INJURED PERSON WAS REMOVING BOLTS THAT SECURED MINER CUTTER HEAD TO MINER CUTTER BOOM, WHEN WRENCH SLIPPED MASHING FINGER BETWEEN WRENCH AND MINER CUTTER BOOM.
No. 1 Coal
Top Gun Mining, Inc.
· Underground
Controlled by
Danny Justus
Matewan,
Mingo County,
WV
·
Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 4608927
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- Fatalities
- 0
- Total incidents
- 2
- Years on record
- 2002
- Latest incident
- Oct 2002
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2002
41
citations
14
significant & substantial
$3,178
proposed penalties
$3,178
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2003 Q4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2003 Q3 | 4,923 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2003 Q2 | 4,958 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2003 Q1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2002 Q4 | 7,954 | 1 | 1 | 125.7 |
| 2002 Q3 | 6,706 | 14 | 4 | 2087.7 |
| 2002 Q2 | 6,483 | 13 | 3 | 2005.2 |
| 2002 Q1 | 5,468 | 13 | 6 | 2377.5 |
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 file2002 · 2 incidents
February 27, 2002
WV · Coal
maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech
MACHINERY
Top Gun Mining, Inc. · Struck by powered moving object
EE REPAIRED A FLAT TIRE ON A GRADER LOCATED ON TOP OF HAUL ROAD. AN 18 WHEEL TRUCK WAS HAVING TROUBLE GETTING UP THE ROAD WHERE ANOTHER TRUCK WAS WAITING TO COME DOWN THE ROAD. EE WAS ASKED TO TRY TO HELP PUSH THE COAL TRUCK UP THE HILL. EE POSITIONED THE GRADER BEHIND THE TRUCK. THE CO-WORKER IN THE TRUCK NOTICED THAT THE GRADER WAS MOVING BACKWARDS. EE WAS UNCONSCIOUS BUT CAME TO