Mining Incidents

Mine No. 7 Coal

Controlled by David Cline
Mohawk, Mcdowell County, WV  ·  NonProducing
MSHA Mine ID: 4609093

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
14
Years on record
2007–2018
Latest incident
Sep 2018
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2005
459
citations
92
significant & substantial
$185,077
proposed penalties
$127,780
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
2025 Q3 0 0 0
2024 Q4 0 0 0
2024 Q3 0 0 0
2024 Q2 0 0 0
2024 Q1 0 0 0
2023 Q4 0 0 0
2023 Q3 0 0 0
2023 Q2 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

14 on file

2018 · 1 incident

2015 · 2 incidents

2013 · 1 incident

August 17, 2013 WV · Coal continuous miner helper, coal mole helper, bridgeman POWERED HAULAGE
Rock N Roll Coal Company, Inc. · Caught in, under or between running or meshing objects

Lack of communication between the men. Man put hand in conveyor pinch point of chain when bridge was energized. Operator of bridge at time hadn't seen him with hand in area and the chain started when machine started. Injured person refused ambulance.

2012 · 3 incidents

September 12, 2012 WV · Coal FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
Rock N Roll Coal Company, Inc. · Accident type, without injuries

While conducting the weekly exam in the left return a roof fall was discovered. The fall was in #3 mains panel in the #2 entry one break inby spad #1294. The fall was approx. 50 feet in length and 20 feet wide and about 3-4 feet in thickness.

September 6, 2012 WV · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Rock N Roll Coal Company, Inc. · Over-exertion in pulling or pushing objects

While pulling on some conveyor belt to help install a belt drive. Employee sustained a back injury.

July 25, 2012 WV · Coal bull gang foreman, labor foreman, leadman, section foreman, shift boss HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Rock N Roll Coal Company, Inc. · Struck by flying object

Section foreman was helping install a belt conveyor drive in the belt entry. At which time EE was attempting to move a bearing on hold down roller. By striking it with a hammer while striking it with another hammer. I small particle of metal dislodged from one of the hammers striking him in the right eye.

2009 · 3 incidents

September 24, 2009 WV · Coal FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
Rock N Roll Coal Company, Inc. · Accident type, without injuries

No men were on section at the time of fall. Fall was on the way in and fell between pre shift and workers getting there. Fall measured 4 ft high X 85 ft long. Fell at 2 cross cut 1 intersection 3 to 1 across from end of tall piece 2 cross cuts outby (spad #831 which is located in #4 entry).

July 6, 2009 WV · Coal FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
Rock N Roll Coal Company, Inc. · Accident type, without injuries

Encountered rock fall on preshift of the belt line 80' outby spad (751) (26 brks outby face) (18 brks outby power center) soft long 6-7' high includes intersection and inby 3/4 or 30' of block #4 entry beltline (no injuries) (no men underground). Fell during miners vac.

2008 · 1 incident

March 12, 2008 WV · Coal beltman, conveyor man, conveyor belt worker, mobile bridge carrierman, feeder operator, conveyor rider POWERED HAULAGE
Rock N Roll Coal Company, Inc. · Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EE was getting off top of bridge, got in cables on side. Getting out of cables with rock caught leg in the cables and seemed to have twisted knee area. Was taken to ER by ambulance.

2007 · 3 incidents

August 8, 2007 WV · Coal FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
Rock N Roll Coal Company, Inc. · Accident type, without injuries

Roof fall above support 1 brk outby the end of lowlow one brk outby spad 417 approx 240' from section face. Heard fall, found at exam. #2 entry intake.

March 8, 2007 WV · Coal continuous miner helper, coal mole helper, bridgeman POWERED HAULAGE
Rock N Roll Coal Company, Inc. · Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Operator got too close to corner and didn't hit panic bar to cut bridge off. Caught operator up against rib, skinned his back in 3 places. Operator wasn't paying attention & wasn't alert as to where he was on corner. Operator was warned 2 times earlier in shift about falling asleep while operating bridge.