Mining Incidents

Wolfpen Mine Coal

Chad Coal Corporation · Underground
Controlled by James Taylor; Coy Taylor
Jolo, Mcdowell County, WV  ·  Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 4608937

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
2
Years on record
2004
Latest incident
Feb 2004
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2003
185
citations
71
significant & substantial
$23,330
proposed penalties
$23,330
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
2008 Q2 0 0 0
2008 Q1 931 4 3 4296.5
2007 Q4 6,566 7 1 1066.1
2007 Q3 5,821 3 1 515.4
2007 Q2 6,550 9 1 1374.0
2007 Q1 8,139 18 6 2211.6
2006 Q4 7,468 0 0 0.0
2006 Q3 10,972 12 5 1093.7
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 · 2 incidents

February 13, 2004 WV · Coal NO VALUE FOUND
Chad Coal Corporation · No Value Found

CHANGING TAIL ROLLER SHAFT, DROPPED NEW SHAFT ON RIGHT LEG.

January 28, 2004 WV · Coal NO VALUE FOUND
Chad Coal Corporation · No Value Found

OFFSET IN RIGHT RIB BELT HEADING IN FACE. SCOOP OPERATOR WAS CLEANING HAULWAY WHEN SCOOP BUCKET CAUGHT OFFSET IN RIGHT RIB CAUSING OPERATOR TO HIT HIS HEAD AGAINST TOP OR RIB. CONDITIONS IN AR EA WERE 38" TO 40".