Mining Incidents

BRC Pinnacle, LLC Coal

BRC Pinnacle, LLC · Facility
Controlled by Steve Rickmeier
Pineville, Wyoming County, WV  ·  Temporarily Idled
MSHA Mine ID: 4609146

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
6
Years on record
2006–2011
Latest incident
Sep 2011
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2006
33
citations
5
significant & substantial
$3,863
proposed penalties
$3,863
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
2015 Q2 0 0 0
2015 Q1 496 0 0 0.0
2014 Q4 504 0 0 0.0
2014 Q3 520 0 0 0.0
2014 Q2 512 0 0 0.0
2014 Q1 504 0 0 0.0
2013 Q1 0 0 0
2012 Q4 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

6 on file

2011 · 3 incidents

September 20, 2011 WV · Coal greaser, grease man, oiler, lube man, dragline oiler SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Covol Fuels No 4 LLC · Fall onto or against objects

He was changing oil in PC450 Komatsu Excavator. He was standing beside engine when he went to pull down hood to close, hand slipped off causing him to fall backwards into ringer oil container, causing pain to his lower back.

April 20, 2011 WV · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Covol Fuels No 4 LLC · Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Ratchet binder slipped causing ee to mash thumb on right hand and possible dislocating.

March 28, 2011 WV · Coal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator MACHINERY
Covol Fuels No 4 LLC · Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Employee was replacing a brass bushing for the propeller shaft on the work boat using an 8 ton hydraulic jack. When he released the jack it slipped pinching his right hand index finger resulting in a cut requiring stitches.

2008 · 2 incidents

August 19, 2008 WV · Coal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Covol Fuels No 4 LLC · Contact with hot objects or substances

EE entered engine area to grease dredge service pump. When entering EE sliped and his left hand came in contact with dredge exhaust. EE grabbed dredge exhaust to brace his fall.

June 4, 2008 WV · Coal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Covol Fuels No 4 LLC · Fall from ladders

As the ee was climbing the ladder, the ladder began to tilt backwards. He was trying to get off the ladder but was unable to do so. This resulted in the employee falling 4 ft and contacting a concrete floor.

2006 · 1 incident