Mining Incidents

Red Stag #1 Coal

Point Mining Inc · Underground
Controlled by James Roy Lucas
Prenter, Boone County, WV  ·  Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 4609081

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
9
Years on record
2005–2006
Latest incident
Sep 2006
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2004
113
citations
34
significant & substantial
$27,358
proposed penalties
$988
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 Q4 0 0 0
2006 Q3 8,100 6 5 740.7
2006 Q2 12,913 1 0 77.4
2006 Q1 5,456 20 4 3665.7
2005 Q4 16,530 18 6 1088.9
2005 Q3 19,463 28 8 1438.6
2005 Q2 15,670 36 10 2297.4
Quarters under 100,000 reported hours are greyed: too few hours for a stable rate.
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

9 on file

2006 · 6 incidents

September 29, 2006 WV · Coal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman STEPPING OR KNEELING ON OBJECT
Point Mining Inc · Struck against stationary object

EE was unloading scoop outside that had water line on it, when he stepped on a piece of hiline cable laying on ground-twisted his right ankle. Went to dr an dmissed 1 shift.

July 20, 2006 WV · Coal laborer, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, roof trimmer/scaler SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Point Mining Inc · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EE, general labor. Foot slipped on gob or rock & he twisted his right knee. Went to Dr & he is going to run an MRI to check knee. Doesn't know extent of injury or when he will return to work.

June 22, 2006 WV · Coal laborer, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, roof trimmer/scaler HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Point Mining Inc · Struck against stationary object

Employee was helping wind up belt rubber in roadway, hit his arm against guard and cut his forearm - small cut to lower forearm. He went to hospital, received first aid treatment (no sutures); missed one shift.

June 8, 2006 WV · Coal beltman, conveyor man, conveyor belt worker, mobile bridge carrierman, feeder operator, conveyor rider HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Point Mining Inc · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Beltman was cleaning gob out at tail area, had piece of drill steel prying on rock - hit bar against eye - resulting in laceration to head over right eye - went to hospital & got 5 sutures. Returned to work 6-12-06.

May 26, 2006 WV · Coal bull gang foreman, labor foreman, leadman, section foreman, shift boss HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Point Mining Inc · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Employee was helping set feeder, picked up a crib block that had a nail in it and punctured his right wrist. Got 2 sutures in wrist but missed no work.

February 8, 2006 WV · Coal laborer, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, roof trimmer/scaler POWERED HAULAGE
Point Mining Inc · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

Employee was helping rock dust, standing by scoop when operator went to move scoop and backed over his foot. He went to the hospital; big toe was broken.

2005 · 3 incidents

December 1, 2005 WV · Coal roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs) MACHINERY
Point Mining Inc · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

Bolter operator was loading bolt supplies on bolter when other bolter operator trammed bolter forward - ran wheel up on metatarsal boot on left foot, bruising foot.

November 8, 2005 WV · Coal stopping builder, ventilation man, mason man, overcast HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Point Mining Inc · Absorption of radiations, caustics, toxic and noxious substances

EE was plastering stopping by hand, when he splashed a little in right eye-causing irritation to eyes. Went to dr and got first aid treatment-he was off 2 days.

May 13, 2005 WV · Coal roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs) HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Point Mining Inc · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Employee was loading headers on roof bolter, slipped and fell and hurt his right wrist. He went to doctor; had wrist sprain. Was off two days.