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Apache Mine Coal

Controlled by Brandy M Horvath
Elbert, Mcdowell County, WV  ·  Abandoned and Sealed
MSHA Mine ID: 4609180

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
13
Years on record
2009–2011
Latest incident
Mar 2011
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2007
367
citations
157
significant & substantial
$1,338,086
proposed penalties
$2,613
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
2011 Q1 10 35 16 3500000.0
2010 Q4 10 25 10 2500000.0
2010 Q3 19,003 15 3 789.3
2010 Q2 13,389 15 6 1120.3
2010 Q1 13,597 25 6 1838.6
2009 Q4 8,906 71 49 7972.2
2009 Q3 7,535 37 25 4910.4
2009 Q1 10 72 21 7200000.0
Quarters under 100,000 reported hours are greyed: too few hours for a stable rate.
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

13 on file

2011 · 2 incidents

March 2, 2011 WV · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech MACHINERY
The New West Virginia Mining Company · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

Repairing leveling chain on opposite side roof bolter. Mechanic went to stand up and fell forward, struck hand onto boom arm to hold himself up from falling into arm of bolter and his fingers(middle & ring) got caught between 2 boom arms cutting the 2 fingers off at 2nd knuckle.

2010 · 8 incidents

November 9, 2010 WV · Coal bull gang foreman, labor foreman, leadman, section foreman, shift boss SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
The New West Virginia Mining Company · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Victim was climbing up stairs on endloader when his feet slipped while attempting to grab hold to keep from falling.

July 17, 2010 WV · Coal roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs) FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
The New West Virginia Mining Company · Struck by falling object

Man was watching bolt man pin up spot bolt, when a piece of rock fell striking machine. Man had his hand on side of machine where rock landed, rock was 2'X1'X8" thick. Rock landed on his left hand catching and cutting his ring finger.

June 30, 2010 WV · Coal roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs) FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
The New West Virginia Mining Company · Struck by falling object

Man was bolting roof, small rock fell after putting up bolt, hitting left hand because he had hand lying on canopy.

June 8, 2010 WV · Coal laborer, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, roof trimmer/scaler FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
The New West Virginia Mining Company · Struck by falling object

Injured says he came thru man door on belt line and a piece of rock fell from the top hitting his leg and scraping skin. Victim says he just wanted to report it and then later says he went to the doctor.

January 27, 2010 WV · Coal discontinued 1/31/2014. several other codes cover scoop car operator POWERED HAULAGE
The New West Virginia Mining Company · Struck against stationary object

EE was hauling structure rail on scoop. The rail fell out of the bucket, the EE jerked to miss the rail and hit the canopy post with his forehead.

2009 · 3 incidents

January 7, 2009 WV · Coal discontinued 1/31/2014. several other codes cover scoop car operator POWERED HAULAGE
The New West Virginia Mining Company · Struck by powered moving object

Scoop oper. plaster stopping-height 8' elevated bucket plastering top part of stopping, stepped down and got between bucket and stopping. Had back towards scoop bucket, leaked down onto back of scoop operator, scoop operator said he he was ok. Operator checked and brakes worked.