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Lower Shannon Branch Coal

Reclaiming LLC · Surface

Controlled by Rory J Cutaia

Capels, Mcdowell County, WV · Abandoned

MSHA Mine ID: 4609143

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Fatalities: 0
Total incidents: 2
Years on record: 2006–2008
Latest incident: Jul 2008

Compliance record

MSHA citations since 2006

citations

significant & substantial

$3,870

proposed penalties

$3,870

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	4,336	9	2	2075.6
2010 Q1	1,351	0	0	0.0
2009 Q4	840	0	0	0.0
2009 Q3	268	5	1	18656.7
2009 Q2	3,075	0	0	0.0
2009 Q1	3,603	2	0	555.1
2008 Q4	5,900	0	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

2 on file

2008 · 1 incident

July 14, 2008 WV · Coal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)

Reclaiming LLC · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Working on clean coal dryer basket using bar to pry basket, he felt something in his back give.

2006 · 1 incident

December 28, 2006 WV · Coal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON

Reclaiming LLC · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Employee stated he just took a misstep. Upon arriving home & taking his boot off, his foot began to swell. Employee went to hospital for x-ray & was diagnosed with a sprained ankle.