EMPLOYEE WAS UNLOADING MATERIALS FROM BOOM TRUCK WITH BOOM ON TRUCK AND BY HAND. EMPLOYEE PICKED UP PIECE OF STEEL ON TRUCK, FELT PAIN IN BACK. EMPLOYEE STRAINED BACK.
Central Shop: 2 MSHA citations Coal
Central Shop has $145 in proposed MSHA penalties and $0 outstanding across 0 contested dockets, plus health sampling and the full incident record.
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- Fatalities
- 0
- Total incidents
- 64
- Years on record
- 1983–1998
- Latest incident
- Aug 1998
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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.Central Shop has $145 in proposed MSHA penalties and $0 outstanding across 0 contested dockets.
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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.ⓘ
Shares are computed over citations that carry the MSHA gravity and negligence coding; a small share of records are uncoded.MSHA sampling at Central Shop shows 100% of 19 respirable coal dust samples met the 1.5 mg/m3 standard.
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A sample is a point in time compliance measurement, not an individual exposure history. These figures describe MSHA sampling records and do not establish causation or personal dose.Respirable coal dust
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Respirable coal dust and silica figures cover coal facilities. Dust compliance is measured against the current 1.5 mg/m3 standard; samples predating the 2014 standard are included, so compliance rates are a coarse historical signal.
Last sampled: 2002-09-25, 23 years ago
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Respirable coal dust and silica figures cover coal facilities. Dust compliance is measured against the current 1.5 mg/m3 standard; samples predating the 2014 standard are included, so compliance rates are a coarse historical signal.- MECHANIC6
- ELECTRICIAN5
- MACHINIST3
Noise
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The share counts noise samples whose measured dose exceeded the 90 dBA permissible exposure limit. It describes the sampled workplace, not what reached the miner's ear: hearing conservation programs and the hearing protection worn during the shift are recorded separately and are not reflected here.
Last sampled: 2002-09-26, 23 years ago
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The share counts noise samples whose measured dose exceeded the 90 dBA permissible exposure limit. It describes the sampled workplace, not what reached the miner's ear: hearing conservation programs and the hearing protection worn during the shift are recorded separately and are not reflected here.- MECHANIC3
- SHOPMAN REPAIR CARS2
- MACHINIST1
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A sample is a point in time compliance measurement, not an individual exposure history. These figures describe MSHA sampling records and do not establish causation or personal dose.ⓘ
Respirable coal dust and silica figures cover coal facilities. Dust compliance is measured against the current 1.5 mg/m3 standard; samples predating the 2014 standard are included, so compliance rates are a coarse historical signal.| Year | within 1.5 mg/m3 | samples |
|---|---|---|
| 2002 | 100% | 7 |
| 2001 | 100% | 6 |
| 2000 | 100% | 6 |
| Year | over PEL | samples |
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| 2002 | 0% | 3 |
| 2000 | 0% | 4 |
Central Shop recorded 0.00 reportable injury cases per 100 full-time workers in 2002.
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This rate is reportable injury cases per 100 full-time-equivalent workers per year, computed as 200,000 times cases divided by MSHA operator-reported employee-hours. Cases are injuries MSHA graded degree 01 through 07; accident-only events that hurt no one are excluded, and so are contractor injuries, whose hours do not attach to a single mine. Rates begin in 2000, when quarterly employment reporting starts, and are withheld below 20,000 hours in a year.| Year | total case rate | days-away | fatal |
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| 2002 * | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.000 |
| 2001 * | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.000 |
| 2000 * | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.000 |
- Clinchfield Coal Company 1982 to present
| Year | Employees |
|---|---|
| 2003 | 1 |
| 2002 | 11 |
| 2001 | 12 |
| 2000 | 12 |
Central Shop sits in Russell County, Virginia, where the Census mining category is 4.5% of county employment.
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County figures come from the US Census Bureau's American Community Survey, 5-year pooled estimates, so the 2023 vintage covers 2019 through 2023. The Census category is 'mining, quarrying, and oil and gas extraction', which is broader than MSHA jurisdiction and includes oil and gas workers no mine employs. These figures describe the surrounding county, not this mine, and are not a factor in any specific incident.ⓘ
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.| Quarter | Hours worked | Citations | S&S | Per 1M hrs |
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| 2003 Q1 | 405 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2002 Q4 | 4,987 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2002 Q3 | 4,925 | 1 | 1 | 203.0 |
| 2002 Q2 | 5,347 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2002 Q1 | 5,181 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2001 Q4 | 5,192 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2001 Q3 | 4,947 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2001 Q2 | 6,099 | 1 | 0 | 164.0 |
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| Quarter | Hours worked | Citations | S&S | Per 1M hrs |
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| 2001 Q1 | 6,014 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2000 Q4 | 5,292 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2000 Q3 | 5,457 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2000 Q2 | 5,495 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2000 Q1 | 5,526 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
Reportable incidents
64 on file1998 · 3 incidents
THE EE WAS LAYING ON A CREEPER UNDER A WATER TRUCK ATTEMPTING TO REMOVE A WHEEL AND TIRE OFF THE AXLE OF THE TRUCK. HE WAS USING A 8PD. SLEDGE HAMMER STRIKING THE SIDE OF THE WHEEL THIS CAUSED AN APPARENT STRAIN TO HIS LOWER BACK BECAUSE ON6-15-98 EE BEGAN MISSING TIME FROM WORK.
EE WAS WASHING OFF A ROOF BOLTER WITH A HIGH PRESSURE CLEANER. HE HAD JUST FINISHED THE CLEANING AND TURNED AROUND TO WALK AWAY AND IN DOING SO HE TRIPPED OVER THE AXLE OF THE ROOF BOLTER FALL ING TO THE FLOOR STRIKING HIS HAND ON THE FLOOR.
1993 · 9 incidents
EMPLOYEE WORKED 11-12-93, WENT HOME, OVER WEEKEND, HIS EYE STARTED BOTHERING HIM. WENT TO DOCTOR & HAD FOREIGN BODY REMOVED FROM HIS EYE. RETURNED TO WORK 11-15-93 & REPORTED.
EMPLOYEE WAS STANDING BEHIND HIS VEHICLE RUNNING PH ON A WATER SAMPLE WHEN A COAL TRUCK DROVE BY FROM BEHIND. COAL DUST BLEW OFF OF TRUCK BED & ENTERED HIS LEFT EYE.
EMPLOYEE STEPPED BACK FROM LATHE TO AVOID CHIPS STOPPING SLIGHTLY OVER EDTGE OF WORK PLATFORM CAUSING HIS ANKLE TO WRIST & CAUSE INJURY
EMPLOYEE WAS SHARPENING BOLTS ON A STATIONARY GRINDER. THE BOLT WAS RESTING ON THE TOOL REST WHICH WAS SET AS CLOSE AS PRACTICAL TO THE WHEEL. AS THE TAPER ON THE BOLT BECAME LONGER, THE END O F THE BOLT WAS ROLLED DOWNWARD JERKING THE BOLT DOWN BETWEEN THE TOOL REST AND THE GRINDING WHEEL CATCHING THE END OF THE MIDDLE FINGER BETWEEN THE BOLT AND GRINDING WHEEL.
EMPLOYEE WAS RAISING THE HINGED PARTION OF THE GATHERING PAN OF A JOY MIENR WITH A 10 TON OVER HEAD HOIST. IN ORDER TO REMOVE THE PINS AN EYE HAD BEEN WELDED IN THE THOAT OF THE PAN WELD BROK E, HOIST HOOK KNOCKED HAT OFF. HOOK STRUCK EMPLOYEE ON TOP OF HEAD ON TEH WAY BACK DOWN.
EMPLOYEE WAS RETURNING TO DANTE OFFICE. THERE WAS A BEE INT HE TRUCK. HE WAS STUNG IN RIGHT SHOULDER.
EMPLOYEE STATED THAT HE WAS DOWN ON ONE KNEE INSTALLING CONVEYOR FLIGHT, FLIGHT WENT THROUGH, BELOW CHAIN, EMPLOYE WAS PULLING FLIGHT BACK INTO PLACE, FELT BURNING PAIN IN LOWER BACK.
HE WAS BACKING UP STEEP GRADE HIS SEAT BELT WAS NOT FUSTENED GOOD. IT CAME LOOSE LETTING HIS KNEE STRIKE DASH OF DOZER. SEAT BELT WORK GOOD WHEN FASTENED GOOD.
WHILE DIRECTING LOAD ON TRAILER EMPLOYEE FELL THROUGH HOLE IN FLOOR OF TRAILER, THE RIGHT ARM WENT THROUGH A DIFFERENT HOLE AND WAS CUT.
1992 · 7 incidents
HE WAS SETTING BATTERY OFF OF TRUCK TO GROUND STRAINED HIS BACK
WALKED INTO WASP NEST WAS STUNG MID ABDOMEN.
EMPL HAD REMOVED JACKS FROM LONGWALL SHIELD AND SUBSTITUTED CRIB BLOCKS TO SUPPORT CANOPY. SHIELD WAS BEING TRANSPORTED TO STORAGE AREA WHEN CRIB BLOCK CAME LOOSE. EMPL RESET BLOCK,CANOPY SHIV TED CATCHING FINGER BETWEEN BLOCK AND FRAME OF SHIELD.
A PHYSICIAN HAS DETERMINED THAT THE EMPLOYEE HAS DEVELOPED SYNOVITIS AS A RESULT OF THE REPETITIOUS USE OF VIBRATORY TOOLS
DRIVING HAULER,SMOKE FROM ENGINE GOT INTO CAB.EMPL GOT SICK AT STOMACH SPIT UP BLOOD GOT LIGHT-HEADED AND NERVOUS.A LITTL DIFFICULTY BREATHING AND TIGHTNESS IN CHEST.
WHILE INSTALLING PACKING CUP IN A HYD JACK,THE SCREWDRIVER BEING USED BY THE EMPLOYEE SLIPPED AND PUNCTURED HIS MIDDLE FINGER AT THE FIRST JOINT ON HIS LEFT HAND.
AFTER COMPLETING JOB ON END BELL, INJURED LOOSENED SIDE JAWS COMPLETELY, THEN LOOSENED TOP JAW CENOUGH TO RELEASE AND BELL. AS HE ATTEMPTED TO LIFT IT AT HIS FELT A STRAIN IN LEFT LOWER BACK.
1991 · 5 incidents
WHILE LAYING ON HIS SIDE & DISCONNECTING A 2IN PIPE TEC WITH A 14 IN PIPE WRENCH EMPLOYEE STRAINED HIS LEFT ELBOW CAUSING A LARGE BUMP TO APPEAR ON THE BACK SIDE OF HIS ELBOW
EMPLOYEE WAS CUTTING TAKE UP FROM END OF TRUSS, WHEN TAKE UP CAME LOOSE, TRUSS RAISED UP, THROWING MINER FROM CAT WALK.
THE EMPLOYEE WENT TO A PHYSICIAN ON 07-19-91 WITH AN ILLNESS IT WAS NOT DETERMINED THAT HE WAS ALSO BEING TREATED FOR A BACK STRAIN UNTIL 07-25-91.INJURED WAS LIFTING A D8L DOZER ARM AND STRAI NED HIS BACK.
INSTALLING CUTTING EDGE ON LOADER BUCKET,EMPL BLEW SOME DIRT OFF AND GOT SOMETHING IN EYE(OR,PUT CUTTING GOGGLES ON AND SOMETHING GOT IN EYE).WENT TO DR 8-21-91.
EMPL CHECKING BRAKES ON 966 END LOADER AND CUT FINGER ON LEFT HAND.
1990 · 10 incidents
INJURED WAS CLEANING SCALE AND RUST FROM AN ELECTRICAL ENCBSURE WITH AN AIR GRINDER, A FOREIGN PARTICLE ENTERED THE RIGHT EYE FROM UNDERNEATH THE SAFETY GLASSES.
WHILE PUSHING DOWN HARD ON A SCREWDRIVER TO REMOVE A TIGHT SCREW EE FELT A SHARP PAIN IN THE BACK OF HIS NECK AND SHOULDERS RECEIVED PHYSICIANS REPORT 11-29-90.
EMPLOYEE WAS UPON THE WORK TABLE WHILE INSTALLING A BEARING ON A SHAFT. AFTER THE BEARING WAS INSTALLED, HE JUMPED OFF THE TABLE ONTO THE FLOOR CAUSING PAIN IN THE RIGHT HIP AREA. DID NOT MISS WORK UNTIL 11-2-90.
WHILE REMOVING A HAMMER FROM THE BOTTOM OF EE TOOL CABINET HE SCRAPED HIS LITTLE FINGER ON A SHARP EDGE ON THE UNDERSIDE OF THE ABOVE SHELF SEVERING THE NAIL.
WHILE BACKING DOWN LADDER EMPLOYEE BUMP0ED ELBOW ON HOIST FRAME THIS ACCIDENT WAS NOT REPORTED UNTIL 09-27-90
WHILE EE WAS POURING POWDERED FLUX FROM A BUCKET INTO A BARREL A CLOUD OF DUST CAME FROM THE BARREL BACK INT. HIS FACE.
WHILE GRINDING A JEEP WHEEL WITH AN AIRGRINDERS A PARTICLE OF DUST ENTERED EE S EYE.
WHILE TWO MEN WERE LIFTING A LONGWALL SUPPORT JACK FOR ASSEMBLING, THE PACKING GLAND SLIPPED AND CAUGHT EMPLOYEE'S LITTLE FINGER IN THE EYE OF THE ROD.
EMPLOYEE WAS USING AN EASY OUT OT REMOVE A BROKEN BOLT FROM A MOTOR END BELL. THE EASY-OUT BROKE AND HIS HAND STRUCK SURFACE OF END-BELL REQUIRING TWO STITCHES ON EACH FINGER.
WHILE REMOVING PINION FROM POT USING PIECE OF KEY STEEL AS DRIVER HAMMER GLANCED OFF & HIT HAND HOLDING KEY STEEL AS PINION BROKE LOOSE.
1989 · 7 incidents
EMPLOYEE BURNED A PLATE OFF THE EMPLOYEE WAS HOLDING IT WITH A PAIR OF VISE-GRIPS. THE EMPLOYEE WAS OUT OF POSTION AND THE WEIGHT CAUSED A STRAIN.
WHILE GRINDING A PINNER FRAME,A FOREIGN PARTICLE GOT INTO HIS EYE.EMPLOYEE THOUGHT IT WAS OUT,BUT IT GOT IRRITATED LATER.
TESTING AIR PUMP LACED 2 INCH JPUMP INTO OPEN TOP BARREL FILLED WITH WATER TO RUN TEST PUMP. AIR VALVE TURNED ON JPUMP ROTATED DISCHARGED WATER ONTO EMP CAUSING HM OT FALL ON PAVEMENT.
WELDIGN BIT BLOCK S ON MINER URM WHEN PC OF SLG ENTERD LEFT EYE.
EMPLOYEE WAS DRIVING BEARING OUT OF DRILL HOUSING BY USING A PIECE OF KEY STOCK AND HIT HIS LEFT THUMB NAIL WITH THE HAMMER.
EMPLOYEE WAS SORTING PARTS FOR A JOY 14 CM CMINER HEAD, PICKED UP SOME BEARING SHIMS ONE SHIM HOOKED ONTO A STAPLE ON THE BOX TOP AND A .005" SHIM SLICED INTO HIS LITTLE FINGER.
WHILE WELDING UP BOLT HOLES ON LONGWALL CONVEYOR PAN A BALL OF HOT STELL FELL ONTO MINERS LEFT FOOT CAUGHT BEHIND STOCK LACE AND BURNED TOP OF FOOT.
1988 · 8 incidents
WHILE USING BAR TO PRY A GEAR OUT OF GEAR CASE THE BAR SLIPPED AND CAUGHT FINGER AGAINST WORK TABLE
EMPL WAS GRINDING BITS AND PARTICLE FLEW UNDER SAFETY GLASSES AND ENTERED L EYE
EMPL LIFTING VALVE BLOCK AND FELT PAIN IN LEFT GROIN AREA.
EMPL ATTACHING OVERHEAD HOSIT HOOK INTO EYE BOLT ON MOTOR TO LIFT IT ONTO WORK TABLE FELT PAIN IN LOWER LEFT BACK.
EMPLOYEE STRUCK WRIST AGAINST A RAGGED PIECE OF METAL WHEN WRENCH SLIPPED WHILE REMOVING A SOCKET HEAD BOLT.
WHILE HAMMERING WITH A 5 LB. MALLET ON MOTOR END BELL, THE SHOCK CAUSED TENDONS TO PULL IN RIGHT WRIST. THE PERSON DID NOT MISS WORK UNTIL 8-30-88.
WHILE REMOVING SLAG AFTER BURNING BOSSES FROM EICKHOFF SHEAR BASE PLATE FORIEGN PARTICLE ENTERED UNDER SAFETY GLASSES LEFT EYE
EMPLOYEE WAS CUTTING BANDS ON 3 PIECES OF PIPE.WHEN LAST BAND WAS CUT,EMPLOYEE STEPPED BACK TO AVOID PIPE.HE UNEXPECTEDLY STEPPED OFF CONCRETE CAUSING HIS KNEE TO TWIST.
1987 · 4 incidents
WHILE LOADING A3TRUCK, PICKED UP A 5 GALLON BUCKET CONTAINING 403 ROOF BITS, APPROX. 90 LBS. TOOK 3 STEPS AND FELL TO HIS KNEES.
WITH BELT ROLLE9 LYING ON STEEL WORK HORSES, EMPLOYEE WAS TRYING TO PUSH SHAFT FROM ROLLER TO REMOVE IT. ROLLER SLIPPED FROM ONE HORSE ALLOWING SHAFT AND ROLLER TO DROP. EMPLOYEES RT WRIST WAS PINNED BETWEEN3SHAFT AND WORK HORSE.
WHILE REARRANGI3G MOTOR STORAGE EMPLOYEE STRAINED HIMSELF WHILE PUSHING AND PULLING ON MOTOR.
EMP WAS APPLYIN1 COOLANT TO DRILL BIT WHILE DRILLING AND A LARGE CHIP CAUGHT ON HIS FINGER
1986 · 3 incidents
EMPLOYEE WAS SH2VELING SLIMY MATERIAL FROM PIT IN WASH BAY CAUSING PAIN IN LOWER BACK.
WHILE EE WAS U3LOADING TRUCK HE ACCIDENTLY BUMPED LEFT ELBOW AGAINST TRUCK BED.
WHILE RISING FR2M DEST CHAIR EE BUMPED RT KNEE ON DESK DRAWER HANDLE.
1985 · 3 incidents
VIBRATION MOVING JACK HEAD ON WORK TABLE CAUSED IT TO FALL ON EMPLOYEE RIGHT FOOT.
EES HAND WAS CAUGHT BETWEEN A WATER PUMP THE SIDE RAILINF OF HIS TRUCK. PUMP WAS BEING LOADED USING A MOBILE CRANE. EE WAS TRYING TO GUIDE THE PUMP INTO POSITION TO AVOID HITTING OTHER PARTS ON THE TRUCK.
EMPLOYEE STRAINED HIMSELF WHILE LIFTING COVERS TO INSTALL ON LONGWALL SHEARING MACHINE.
1984 · 1 incident
WHILE PRESSING BEARING OFF STAMLER FEEDER SHAFT, CAST IRON HOUSING BROKE AND PIECE STRUCK EMPLOYEE ON CHIN AND LEFT SHOULDER
1983 · 4 incidents
EMPLOYEE TRIED TO MOVE WOOD BLOCK WITH FOOT RATHER THAN HIS HANDS
PULLED MUSCLE IN LOWER BACK WHILE DRIVING PULLEY ON MOTOR SHAFT WITH RUBBER MALLET
ELECTRIC MOTOR INSTALLING BEARING ON ROTOR SHAFT WITH HAMMER EMP HIT LITTLE FINGER ON LEFT HAND WITH HAMMER
GATHING MATERIAL TO DELIVING TO MINE SHAFT ROLLED AND PINCHED FINGERS BREAKING BEYOND LAST JOINT.