Mining Incidents

Brushy Chilton A Mine Coal

Marfork Coal Company Inc · Underground
Whitesville, Raleigh County, WV  ·  Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 4608997

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
3
Years on record
2004
Latest incident
Jul 2004
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2003
54
citations
25
significant & substantial
$6,319
proposed penalties
$6,319
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
2010 Q4 0 0 0
2010 Q3 0 0 0
2010 Q2 0 0 0
2010 Q1 0 0 0
2009 Q4 0 0 0
2009 Q3 0 0 0
2009 Q2 0 0 0
2009 Q1 0 0 0
Quarters under 100,000 reported hours are greyed: too few hours for a stable rate.
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

3 on file

2004 · 3 incidents

July 15, 2004 WV · Coal FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
Marfork Coal Company Inc · Accident type, without injuries

ROOF FALL IN #5 ENTRY 2 CROSSCUTS INBY SPAD #230. FALL WAS 40' X 20' X 8' - 10' HIGH. NO INJURIES. 48" RESIN ROOF BOLTS WERE BEING USED.

June 17, 2004 WV · Coal shuttle car operator, mantrip operator, ramcar operator, rail runner, buggy operator FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
Marfork Coal Company Inc · Struck by falling object

WHILE HELPING TO SET A TIMBER ON THE IN-BY CORNER OF 6XL CROSSCUT, A PIECE OF ROCK MEASURING 30" X 40" X 6" FELL HITTING EE ON THE HEAD. HE WAS TRANSPORTED TO RALEIGH GENERAL HOSPITAL AND DIAGNOSED WITH A FRACTURED VERTABRE.

February 4, 2004 WV · Coal roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs) SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Marfork Coal Company Inc · Fall to the walkway or working surface

EE WAS STANDING IN THE SUPPLY YARD WATCHING THE FORK LIFT LOADER RAILS WHEN HE SUDDENLY LOST HIS FOOTING AND FELL LANDING ON HIS RIGHT HIP.