Mining Incidents

Davis Job Coal

Davis, Tucker County, WV  ·  Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 4607835

Davis Job has $2K 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
16
Years on record
1991–2001
Latest incident
Dec 2001
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2000
20
citations
4
significant & substantial
$1,783
proposed penalties
$1,783
paid to date
100% of proposed penalties paid to date, a $0 gap.
Source: MSHA violations data, updated weekly.
Inspection activity
MSHA inspections since 2000
15
inspections on record
294
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: 294 inspection hours is too few for a stable rate. A minimum of 1,000 inspection hours is required.
Source: MSHA inspections data, updated weekly.

Davis Job has $2K in proposed MSHA penalties and $0 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.
$2K
proposed penalties
$2K
current assessed
$2K
paid to date
$0
outstanding
20 assessments are final orders; 0 contested dockets.
As of the most recent assessment on 2003-07-01.
Source: MSHA assessed-violations and conference/litigation data, updated weekly.

MSHA sampling at Davis Job shows respirable coal dust averaging 0.37 mg/m3 (95% compliant) across 44 samples.

Health sampling
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
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.
0.37
dust avg (mg/m3)
2.07
dust max (mg/m3)
95%
within 1.5 mg/m3
44
samples
Most recent sample: 2003-06-30.
Silica (quartz)
17.4
silica avg (%)
30.9
silica max (%)
8
samples
Most recent sample: 2003-07-08.
Noise
18%
over PEL
11
samples
Most recent sample: 2003-06-30.
Source: MSHA respirable dust, quartz, and noise sampling records, updated weekly.
Quarterly safety rates
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
2003 Q4 1,673 0 0 0.0
2003 Q3 3,233 1 0 309.3
2003 Q2 2,945 7 2 2376.9
2003 Q1 1,904 0 0 0.0
2002 Q4 5,632 0 0 0.0
2002 Q3 8,012 6 1 748.9
2002 Q2 7,224 5 0 692.1
2002 Q1 14,484 0 0 0.0
Show 8 earlier quarters
Quarter Hours worked Citations S&S Per 1M hrs
2001 Q4 14,342 0 0 0.0
2001 Q3 16,057 0 0 0.0
2001 Q2 12,255 0 0 0.0
2001 Q1 14,260 0 0 0.0
2000 Q4 11,720 0 0 0.0
2000 Q3 9,180 0 0 0.0
2000 Q2 5,510 1 1 181.5
2000 Q1 9,600 0 0 0.0
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

16 on file

2001 · 4 incidents

December 7, 2001 WV · Coal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Buffalo Coal Company Inc · Fall from machine

EE WAS CLIMBING UP ON HIS DOZER WHEN HE LOST HIS FOOTING DUE TO MUD ON HIS SHOES AND ON THE METAL TRACK. HE SLIPPED AND FELL IN BETWEEN THE TRACK AND THE PUSH ARM OF THE DOZER.

August 28, 2001 WV · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech DUST DISEASE OF LUNGS
Buffalo Coal Company Inc · Inhalation of radiations, caustics, toxic and noxious substances

5% AWARD FROM WV WORKERS COMPENSATION.

March 5, 2001 WV · Coal front-end loader, scraper-loader operator, pan operator, payloader, scraper rig operator POWERED HAULAGE
Buffalo Coal Company Inc · Struck against a moving object

EMPLOYEE STATED THAT THE SEAT IN HIS LOADER WAS GIVING HIM LOWER BACK PAIN. NOTIFIED THIS OFFICE ON 3/14/01 OF HIS PROBLEM. LAST DAY OF WORK WAS 3/5/01.

1997 · 1 incident

December 30, 1997 WV · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech POWERED HAULAGE
Buffalo Coal Company Inc · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EE STEPPED DOWN FROM A LOADER BUMPER TO A TRUCK BUMPER, HE THEN ENTERED HIS TRUCK AND DROVE OFF AND THEN COMPLAINED OF BACK PAIN. WE DID NOT FILE A REPORT BECAUSE WE DID NOT BELIEVE IT TO BE A JOB RELATED INJURY. WV COMP. DENIED THE CLAIM O3-17-98, THEN APPROVED IT ON 3-30-98. WE ARE NOT CONVINCED.

1996 · 4 incidents

December 4, 1996 WV · Coal welder (shop) HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Buffalo Coal Company Inc · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

WHILE PUTTING SEALS IN A D10 DOZER A HAMMER BROKE WHICH CAUSED A METAL FRAGMENT TO IMPACT INTO THE CENTER OF HIS FOREHEAD.

August 13, 1996 WV · Coal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Buffalo Coal Company Inc · Fall to lower level, (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EMPLOYEE'S FOOT SLIPPED OFF A ROCK AND TWISTED HIS ANKLE IN A HOLE. HE WORKED FOR FOUR DAYS BEFORE GOING TO A DOCTOR.

January 13, 1996 WV · Coal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Buffalo Coal Company Inc · Over-exertion in lifting objects

EE & ONE OTHER PERSON LIFTER AN ADAPTOR FOR A LOADER BUCKET UP TO THE LIP OF THE BUCKET. EE SAIDHE FELT SOMETHING GIVE IN HIS BACK.

1995 · 1 incident

November 27, 1995 WV · Coal continuous miner helper, coal mole helper, bridgeman HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Buffalo Coal Company Inc · Over-exertion in lifting objects

EE BENT OVER PULLING MINER CABLE OUT OF ROADWAY AND INJURED R. LOWER BACK.

1994 · 1 incident

May 23, 1994 WV · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech OTHER
Buffalo Coal Company Inc · Unclassified, insufficient data

DID NOT REPORT THIS AS AN ACCIDENT UNTIL 05-16 -94 WHEN HE TURNED IN COMPENSATION PAPER

1992 · 1 incident

July 27, 1992 WV · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Buffalo Coal Company Inc · Fall onto or against objects

EMPLOYEE WENT TO CLIMB ON A D-10 DOZER, STEPPED UP ON THE PUSH ARM AND SLIPPED CAUSING HIS LEFT SIDE TO HIT THE PUSHARM.

1991 · 4 incidents

November 13, 1991 WV · Coal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Buffalo Coal Company Inc · Over-exertion in lifting objects

EMPLOYEE WAS LIFTING A CAN CONTAINING APPROXIMATELY 3 GALLONS OF OIL FROM THE GROUND TO THE TOP OF THE DOZER WHEN HE PULLED SOMETHING IN HIS CHSEST AND SIDE.

August 29, 1991 WV · Coal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Buffalo Coal Company Inc · Over-exertion in lifting objects

EMPLOYEE ADN FOREMAN WERE SETTING A WATER PUMP IN THE PIT AND THE EMPLOYEE WAS TOLD TO GET THE DISCARGE HOSE. WHEN THE EMPLOYEE BENT DOWN TO PICK UP THE HOSE HE FELT SOMETHING GIVE IN HIS BAC K. HE FINISHED HIS SHIFT THAT DAY AND ALSO WORKED THE NEXT DYA BEFORE GOING TO A DOCTOR ON THE EVENING OF 8-30-91.

March 19, 1991 WV · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech DUST DISEASE OF LUNGS
Buffalo Coal Company Inc · Inhalation of radiations, caustics, toxic and noxious substances

5.75% AWARD FROM WV WORKMENS COMPENSATION.

January 7, 1991 WV · Coal grader operator, roadgrader operator MACHINERY
Buffalo Coal Company Inc · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

OPERATING GRADER WHEN SWELLING STARTED IN GROIN AND NAUSEA OCCURRED.

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The full compliance file on Davis Job

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