Albatross Mining Corp · Struck against a moving object
RIDING SCOOP TO OUTSIDE, HEAD CAUGHT BETWEEN SCOOP AND TOP, POSSIBLE NERVE DAMAGE TO HEAD AND EARS.
Bluestone #41 Coal
Albatross Mining Corp
· Underground
Controlled by
Brian Cline
Kimball,
Mcdowell County,
WV
·
Abandoned and Sealed
MSHA Mine ID: 4604844
Bluestone #41 has $1K in proposed MSHA penalties and $1K outstanding across 0 contested dockets, plus health sampling and the full incident record.
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- Fatalities
- 0
- Total incidents
- 10
- Years on record
- 1988–1999
- Latest incident
- Apr 1999
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2000
13
citations
3
significant & substantial
$1,241
proposed penalties
$228
paid to date
18% of proposed penalties paid to date, a $1,013 gap.
Source: MSHA violations data, updated weekly.
Inspection activity
MSHA inspections since 2000
8
inspections on record
185
inspection hours
n/a
citations per 100 inspection hours
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This rate is recorded citations divided by MSHA inspection hours, per 100 hours. It reflects inspection effort, not mine size or production.Rate withheld: 185 inspection hours is too few for a stable rate. A minimum of 1,000 inspection hours is required.
Source: MSHA inspections data, updated weekly.
Bluestone #41 has $1K in proposed MSHA penalties and $1K outstanding across 0 contested dockets.
Penalty disposition
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Differences between proposed and paid penalties reflect both settlements and conference reductions and amounts still owed. Outstanding is the balance currently owed.$1K
proposed penalties
$1K
current assessed
$228
paid to date
$1K
outstanding
13 assessments are final orders; 0 contested dockets.
As of the most recent assessment on 2000-12-19.
Source: MSHA assessed-violations and conference/litigation data, updated weekly.
See also
the operator's enforcement record
Quarterly safety rates
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Citations per million reported employee-hours. Rates begin in 2000, when MSHA's quarterly employment data starts; earlier incidents are counted but cannot be rate-adjusted. Quarters under 100,000 reported hours are greyed: too few hours for a stable rate.Citations per million employee-hours, as reported to MSHA
| Quarter | Hours worked | Citations | S&S | Per 1M hrs |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2001 Q1 | 977 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2000 Q1 | 200 | 11 | 2 | 55000.0 |
No fatalities recorded at this mine.
Reportable incidents
10 on file1999 · 1 incident
1996 · 2 incidents
R & S Coal Company Inc · Accident type, without injuries
ROOF FALL IN ENTRY #7 1 BREAK OUTBY SPAD 896, FALL APPROX. 3 TO 4 FT HIGH, 20 FT WIDE, 30 FT LONG.
R & S Coal Company Inc · Accident type, without injuries
UNINTENTIONAL ROOF FALL, ENTRY #5, SPAD #896, IN THE INTERSECTION, FALL WAS APPROX. 32' HIGH, 20' WIDE, 30' LONG.
1995 · 3 incidents
August 25, 1995
WV · Coal
roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs)
HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Simpson & Lester Coals Inc · Over-exertion in wielding or throwing objects
MAN WAS THROWING TIMBERS & STRAIN INSDIE, GONADS.
June 27, 1995
WV · Coal
roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs)
FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
Simpson & Lester Coals Inc · Struck by falling object
PIECE OF ROCK FELL FROM TOP, HIT MINER ON TOP OF FOOT, BREAKING SMALL BONE IN TOP OF FOOT.
April 25, 1995
WV · Coal
roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs)
POWERED HAULAGE
Simpson & Lester Coals Inc · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)
MAN WAS DRIVING MANTRIP, RUN OVER A ROCK AND STEERING WHEEL DUMPED FROM HAND CAUSING INJURY.
1994 · 1 incident
G M Mining Inc · Over-exertion in lifting objects
SHOVEL COAL ON BELTLINE.
1989 · 2 incidents
February 14, 1989
WV · Coal
laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman
STEPPING OR KNEELING ON OBJECT
M & A Mining Inc · Struck against stationary object
PICKING UP TRASH AROUND BATHHOUSE AND STEPPED ON NAIL.
M & A Mining Inc · Over-exertion in lifting objects
INJURED WAS LIFTING AND RECEIVED HERNIA IN LEFT SIDE.
1988 · 1 incident
September 24, 1988
WV · Coal
roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs)
MACHINERY
M & A Mining Inc · Struck by falling object
THE ROOF BOLTER WAS BOLTING TOP IN ENTRY. THE HEAD BECAME STOP UP WITH DUST. THE OPERATOR STOP THE MACHINE TO CLEAN IT OUT WHEN THE VALVE THAT WORKS THE ATRS WAS HIT IN THE DIRECTION TO LET THE ATRS DOWN THE OPERATOR STARTS THE MACHINE UP WHILE UP UNDER THE ATRS. T COME DOWN ON THE OPERATOR PUTING IN SPACE.
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