December 27, 2021
WV · Coal
roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs)
HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Knox Operating, LLC · Over-exertion in lifting objects
Lifting belt structure. Back strain
Beech Mountain Mine Coal
Knox Operating, LLC
· Underground
Controlled by
Jeffrey K Justus II
Helvetia,
Randolph County,
WV
·
Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 4609546
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- Fatalities
- 0
- Total incidents
- 3
- Years on record
- 2020–2021
- Latest incident
- Dec 2021
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2018
273
citations
49
significant & substantial
$70,601
proposed penalties
$63,123
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 Q2 | 11,313 | 3 | 0 | 265.2 |
| 2023 Q1 | 11,036 | 2 | 0 | 181.2 |
| 2022 Q4 | 10,544 | 7 | 2 | 663.9 |
| 2022 Q3 | 11,144 | 45 | 7 | 4038.0 |
| 2022 Q2 | 9,119 | 13 | 2 | 1425.6 |
| 2022 Q1 | 8,526 | 3 | 0 | 351.9 |
| 2021 Q4 | 11,301 | 10 | 2 | 884.9 |
| 2021 Q3 | 9,671 | 13 | 1 | 1344.2 |
Quarters under 100,000 reported hours are greyed: too few hours for a stable rate.
No fatalities recorded at this mine.
Reportable incidents
3 on file2021 · 1 incident
2020 · 2 incidents
April 19, 2020
WV · Coal
laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman
HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Knox Operating, LLC · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object
3 workers were cleaning up and moving items from the ground. A metal rub board was stood up against the continuous miner frame. When it started to fall, the employee grabbed it with left hand. It continued to fall causing employee's hand to come into contact with the miner frame. Bone fracture requiring a cast.
April 11, 2020
WV · Coal
section foreman, bullgang foreman, labor foreman, leadman, shift boss
HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Knox Operating, LLC · Over-exertion in pulling or pushing objects
On 4/15/20 employee reported that on 4/11 at about 10:30 am, EE hurt EE's back while helping pull the miner cable. EE states that yesterday and today EE had pain in the right side of EE's lower back after certain body movements. Written off work for 3 days due to back strain.