Mining Incidents

A & B Thomas Mine #1 Coal

Brock Mining Inc · Underground
Fenwick, Nicholas County, WV  ·  Abandoned and Sealed
MSHA Mine ID: 4606713

A & B Thomas Mine #1 has $122 in proposed MSHA penalties and $122 outstanding across 0 contested dockets, plus health sampling and the full incident record.

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Fatalities
1
Total incidents
17
Years on record
1984–1997
Latest incident
Mar 1997
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2000
2
citations
1
significant & substantial
$122
proposed penalties
$0
paid to date
0% of proposed penalties paid to date, a $122 gap.
Source: MSHA violations data, updated weekly.
Inspection activity
MSHA inspections since 2000
3
inspections on record
12
inspection hours
n/a
citations per 100 inspection hours
This rate is recorded citations divided by MSHA inspection hours, per 100 hours. It reflects inspection effort, not mine size or production.
Rate withheld: 12 inspection hours is too few for a stable rate. A minimum of 1,000 inspection hours is required.
Source: MSHA inspections data, updated weekly.

A & B Thomas Mine #1 has $122 in proposed MSHA penalties and $122 outstanding across 0 contested dockets.

Penalty disposition
Differences between proposed and paid penalties reflect both settlements and conference reductions and amounts still owed. Outstanding is the balance currently owed.
$122
proposed penalties
$122
current assessed
$0
paid to date
$122
outstanding
1 assessments are final orders; 0 contested dockets.
As of the most recent assessment on 2000-03-08.
Source: MSHA assessed-violations and conference/litigation data, updated weekly.

Fatalities at this mine

1 recorded
March 18, 1997 WV · Coal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver Fatality · ELECTRICAL
A & B Thomas Inc · Contact with electrical current

RAISED TARP-RAIL SYSTEM ON COAL TRUCK INTO HIGH VOLTAGE LINE (23,000 VOLTS).

Reportable incidents

16 on file (excluding fatalities above)

1996 · 1 incident

December 12, 1996 WV · Coal roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs) MACHINERY
A & B Thomas Inc · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

PULLING CABLE OUT FROM UNDER MACHINE MACHINE RUN BACKWARD AND MASH FINGERS OPERATOR WAS TRAMINING MACHINE IN RECURE. HE DID NOT KNOW HE HAD HIS HAND UNDER MACHINE PULLING OUT CABLE.

1992 · 1 incident

February 20, 1992 WV · Coal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman POWERED HAULAGE
Wrangler Mining Company Inc · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

MAN LEFT 3-WHEEL MANTRIP IN FORWARD POSITION, DID NOT DISENGAGE PANIC LEVER THAT DISENGAGES POWER AND LOCKS BRAKE. MAN THEN WENT TO FRONT OF MANTRIP TO PUT IN A HEADLIGHT. THIS MAN WAS NOT INS TRUCTED TO PUT IN A LIGHT. OUTSIDE EMPLOYEE CAME BY AND ACCIDENTALLY MOVED THE TRAM LEVER RUNNING OVER THE MAN'S LEG.

1991 · 1 incident

1989 · 1 incident

March 29, 1989 WV · Coal continuous miner operator, coal mole operator HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Westridge Coal Company Inc · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

PRYING UP BELT WITH PIECE ANGLE IRON ANGLE IRON WAS UNDER PRESSURE & ANGLE IRON ROLLED OVER LONG END OUT FROM UNDER BELT SLIPPED & HIT EMPL IN HEAD.

1988 · 1 incident

September 13, 1988 WV · Coal rock duster HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Westridge Coal Company Inc · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

SHOVELING COAL ON BELT HIS BACK STARTED HURTING HE WAS AVISED TO STOP WORK IF HE HAS ANY PAIN ANY WHERE JOB TRAINED.

1987 · 4 incidents

September 4, 1987 WV · Coal laborer, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, roof trimmer/scaler HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Westridge Coal Company Inc · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

JACKING UP BELT3STRUCTURE TWISTED JACK OUT HADNCAUGHT BETWEEN STRUCTURE AND BOTTOM

June 22, 1987 WV · Coal laborer, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, roof trimmer/scaler FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
Westridge Coal Company Inc · Struck by falling object

MAN LAID DOWN A3D SAID HE WAS HURT AFTER TOLD TO CLEAN BELT.HAD DINNER BUCKET TIED TO BELT CRAWLING OUT SIDE BUGGY BOY PICKED HIM UP AND WENT OUTSIDE.CLEANING BELT WITHOUT SAHOVEL.

1986 · 2 incidents

October 23, 1986 WV · Coal continuous miner helper, coal mole helper, bridgeman POWERED HAULAGE
Westridge Coal Company Inc · Struck against a moving object

RIGHT HAND DRIV3NG GOLF CAR INSIDE MINE TIRE HIT TIMBER STEARING WHEEL KICKED AND HIT HIS THUMB BROKE BONE IN RIGHT HAND.

September 5, 1986 WV · Coal examiner, fire boss, pre-shift examiner, mine examiner POWERED HAULAGE
Westridge Coal Company Inc · Struck against stationary object

HIT RIGHT ARM O3 ROOF BOLT WHEN BACK GOLF CART UP NO 2 ENTRY BELT ENTRY BRUISED ARM

1985 · 2 incidents

March 27, 1985 WV · Coal beltman, conveyor man, conveyor belt worker, mobile bridge carrierman, feeder operator, conveyor rider POWERED HAULAGE
Westridge Coal Company Inc · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

MASHED #2 FINGER LEFT HAND.BRIDGE JACK FELL HITTING FINGER ON BRIDGE.HE DIDNT HOLD ON TO JACK.

1984 · 3 incidents

December 4, 1984 WV · Coal cleanup man, cleanup worker HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Westridge Coal Company Inc · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

JACK SET WRONG HE PULLED LEVER TO PUSH BRIDGE UP GOT HIS ARM BETWEEN B RIDGE AND JACK BRUISED HIS LEFT ARM FOREARM BRUISED SWELLED NOT BROKE.

July 11, 1984 WV · Coal lw propman, propman helper, move crew if lw, move-up man, jacksetter, advanceman lw helper HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Westridge Coal Company Inc · Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)

SETTING JACK ON MINER HAD RT HAND AT BOTTOM OF JACK JACK TURNED SIDEWAYS CAUGHT SMALL FINGER RT HAND SKINNED SMALL FINGER RT HAND AT TIP END OF INGER

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The full compliance file on A & B Thomas Mine #1

A dated report covering the 26-year penalty trail, line-item violation pattern, contest and docket posture, rate-normalized peer benchmark, and full fatality history. Delivered as a PDF with the underlying data as CSV.