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Logan Fork Mine Coal

Logan Fork Coal Company · Underground

Controlled by Peabody Energy Corporation

Seth, Boone County, WV · Abandoned and Sealed

MSHA Mine ID: 4609005

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Fatalities: 0
Total incidents: 16
Years on record: 2004–2006
Latest incident: Dec 2006

Compliance record

MSHA citations since 2003

206

citations

significant & substantial

$19,012

proposed penalties

$18,907

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
2007 Q2	2,579	8	4	3102.0
2007 Q1	11,818	2	2	169.2
2006 Q4	14,926	5	2	335.0
2006 Q3	24,332	1	0	41.1
2006 Q2	13,827	17	5	1229.5
2006 Q1	12,657	21	8	1659.2
2005 Q4	15,116	10	4	661.6
2005 Q3	12,841	21	6	1635.4

Quarters under 100,000 reported hours are greyed: too few hours for a stable rate.

No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

16 on file

2006 · 10 incidents

December 4, 2006 WV · Coal continuous miner operator, coal mole operator MACHINERY

Mountain Edge Mining, Inc. · Struck by falling object

CABLE HOOK & METAL BROKE OFF OF MINER & STRUCK EMPLOYEE IN RIGHT LEG.

November 1, 2006 WV · Coal roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs) HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)

Mountain Edge Mining, Inc. · Struck against stationary object

EMPLOYEE WAS TIGHTENING TURN BUCKLE ON T. BAR WHEN HE HIT HIS ELBOW AGAINST THE BOLTER.

July 31, 2006 WV · Coal discontinued 1/31/2014. several other codes cover scoop car operator FALL OF ROOF OR BACK

Mountain Edge Mining, Inc. · Struck by falling object

EMPLOYEE WAS ROCK DUSTING WHEN A PIECE OF SLATE MEASURING ABOUT 12" L X 5" W X 3" THICK FELL OUT FROM BETWEEN BOLTS STRIKING EMPLOYEE'S LEFT ELBOW.

July 29, 2006 WV · Coal laborer, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, roof trimmer/scaler HANDLING OF MATERIALS

Mountain Edge Mining, Inc. · Over-exertion in lifting objects

EMPLOYEE WAS PUTTING BELT CLAMP ON BELT. WHEN HE LIFTED THE CLAMP, HE FELT SOMETHING PULL IN LOWER RIGHT SIDE OF BACK.

June 13, 2006 WV · Coal continuous miner operator, coal mole operator STEPPING OR KNEELING ON OBJECT

Mountain Edge Mining, Inc. · Struck against stationary object

EMPLOYEE STEPPED ON A LUMP OF COAL AND TWISTED LEFT ANKLE.

June 7, 2006 WV · Coal clerk, timekeeper, office worker, director of sales HANDLING OF MATERIALS

Mountain Edge Mining, Inc. · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Helping tighten a binder down, he bent over and pulled his back. Went home about 8:00 pm, returned to work next day, worked 2 days and then went to doctor on 6/10/06.

May 31, 2006 WV · Coal laborer, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, roof trimmer/scaler FALL OF ROOF OR BACK

Mountain Edge Mining, Inc. · Struck by falling object

Cleaning on #3 belt drive. Rock fell striking him on left shoulder.

March 28, 2006 WV · Coal continuous miner operator, coal mole operator HANDLING OF MATERIALS

Mountain Edge Mining, Inc. · Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Employee was putting a torkshaft in on miner when he mashed his hand between metal.

January 26, 2006 WV · Coal shuttle car operator, mantrip operator, ramcar operator, rail runner, buggy operator HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)

Mountain Edge Mining, Inc. · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Employee was working on the miner. He was using a chain rachet to pull on a bolt. The bolt broke and flew back striking employee.

January 16, 2006 WV · Coal electrician, lineman POWERED HAULAGE

Mountain Edge Mining, Inc. · Struck against a moving object

Employee was running shuttle car - started around corner & hydraulic locked up causing car to hit rib.

2005 · 2 incidents

July 25, 2005 WV · Coal shuttle car operator, mantrip operator, ramcar operator, rail runner, buggy operator POWERED HAULAGE

Mountain Edge Mining, Inc. · Struck against stationary object

EMPLOYEE WAS TRAMMING SHUTTLE CAR TO #1 ENTRY FROM FEEDER WHEN HE HIT A HOLE THROWING HIM INTO CANOPY.

January 11, 2005 WV · Coal discontinued 1/31/2014. several other codes cover scoop car operator HANDLING OF MATERIALS

Mountain Edge Mining, Inc. · Over-exertion in lifting objects

Belt line broke - Employee was picking up structure to level it when he pulled something in the left side of his back.

2004 · 4 incidents

September 10, 2004 WV · Coal clerk, timekeeper, office worker, director of sales HANDLING OF MATERIALS

Mountain Edge Mining, Inc. · Over-exertion in lifting objects

Employee was lifting a box and turned when he felt a pain in his back.

August 5, 2004 WV · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDLING OF MATERIALS

Mountain Edge Mining, Inc. · Struck by falling object

Employee was squatting on knees while working on panel box, when rub rail fell striking his left leg.

May 8, 2004 WV · Coal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman POWERED HAULAGE

Mountain Edge Mining, Inc. · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Employee was putting starter fluid in forklift when forklift started and bumped him in the back.

April 6, 2004 WV · Coal bull gang foreman, labor foreman, leadman, section foreman, shift boss HANDLING OF MATERIALS

Mountain Edge Mining, Inc. · Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EE WAS TAKING 4" WATER LINE DOWN WHEN HIS HAND GOT CAUGHT BETWEEN WATER LINE AND BELT STRUCTURE.