Deep Mine # 6 has $42K in proposed MSHA penalties and $0 outstanding across 1 contested dockets, plus health sampling and the full incident record.
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| Docket | Decision | Judge | Year | Proposed / upheld |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| VA 20020050 | Settlement | Weisberger | 2003 | $7K → $3K |
| Year | within 1.5 mg/m3 | samples |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 98% | 120 |
| 2004 | 97% | 183 |
| 2003 | 97% | 180 |
| 2002 | 97% | 238 |
| 2001 | 93% | 187 |
| 2000 | 92% | 53 |
| Year | silica avg (%) | samples |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 18.5 | 7 |
| 2004 | 5.7 | 3 |
| 2003 | 8.9 | 6 |
| 2002 | 11.2 | 23 |
| 2001 | 13.0 | 23 |
| 2000 | 14.4 | 7 |
| Year | over PEL | samples |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 20% | 10 |
| 2004 | 0% | 1 |
| 2003 | 17% | 36 |
| 2002 | 7% | 14 |
| 2001 | 10% | 10 |
| 2000 | 20% | 5 |
| Year | total case rate | days-away | fatal |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2005 * | 7.31 | 4.87 | 0.000 |
| 2004 | 7.23 | 3.62 | 0.000 |
| 2003 | 7.07 | 1.41 | 0.000 |
| 2002 | 3.31 | 0.00 | 0.000 |
| 2001 | 10.87 | 4.83 | 0.000 |
| Year | Employees | Coal produced (tons) |
|---|---|---|
| 2007 | 0 | |
| 2006 | 0 | |
| 2005 | 39 | 142,558 |
| 2004 | 48 | 295,219 |
| 2003 | 63 | 401,006 |
| 2002 | 73 | 455,234 |
| 2001 | 77 | 379,094 |
| 2000 | 46 | 132,345 |
| Quarter | Hours worked | Citations | S&S | Per 1M hrs |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2007 Q2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2007 Q1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| 2006 Q4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2006 Q3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2006 Q2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2006 Q1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2005 Q4 | 1,873 | 1 | 1 | 533.9 |
| 2005 Q3 | 27,549 | 12 | 2 | 435.6 |
| Quarter | Hours worked | Citations | S&S | Per 1M hrs |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2005 Q2 | 26,818 | 15 | 8 | 559.3 |
| 2005 Q1 | 25,854 | 13 | 7 | 502.8 |
| 2004 Q4 | 25,251 | 14 | 9 | 554.4 |
| 2004 Q3 | 27,100 | 11 | 3 | 405.9 |
| 2004 Q2 | 26,735 | 10 | 3 | 374.0 |
| 2004 Q1 | 31,545 | 14 | 4 | 443.8 |
| 2003 Q4 | 38,776 | 6 | 3 | 154.7 |
| 2003 Q3 | 37,060 | 11 | 4 | 296.8 |
| 2003 Q2 | 34,242 | 6 | 1 | 175.2 |
| 2003 Q1 | 31,304 | 14 | 6 | 447.2 |
| 2002 Q4 | 42,059 | 8 | 4 | 190.2 |
| 2002 Q3 | 47,201 | 15 | 9 | 317.8 |
| 2002 Q2 | 45,006 | 25 | 13 | 555.5 |
| 2002 Q1 | 47,230 | 16 | 12 | 338.8 |
| 2001 Q4 | 39,930 | 22 | 15 | 551.0 |
| 2001 Q3 | 43,142 | 21 | 17 | 486.8 |
| 2001 Q2 | 44,772 | 21 | 15 | 469.0 |
| 2001 Q1 | 37,802 | 22 | 10 | 582.0 |
| 2000 Q4 | 33,684 | 17 | 8 | 504.7 |
| 2000 Q3 | 27,928 | 8 | 5 | 286.5 |
| 2000 Q2 | 3,870 | 1 | 0 | 258.4 |
A roof fall occurred measuring 70'long x 18'wide x 08-10'high outby spad 2587. No equipment was involved, no ventilation was disturbed, no injury occurred & the fall will not be cleaned up.
A roof fall occurred measuring 80'long x 18'wide x 10-12'high between spads 1020 & 1023. No equipment was involved, no ventilation was disturbed, no injury occurred & the fall will not be cleaned up.
EE HAD HIS HAND PLACED ON TOP OF THE ROOF BOLTER CANOPY WHEN A ROCK FELL FROM OVERHEAD, STRIKING HIS FINGERS ON RIGHT HAND. CAUSED LACERATION AND FRACTURE. LOST TIME BEGAN 9/6/05.
Employee was adjusting the head on roof bolter with a wrench, the wrench slipped and he struck his elbow on a damaged roof cap causing a laceration.
Employee mashed his right index finger between drill steel and t-bar while attempting to dislodge drill bit from the drill steel. His finger was bandaged and put in a splint.
A roof fall occurred measuring 15'-20' long x 20' wide x 7'-8' high beginning 1 break inby spad no. 1285, 7200' from the working face. No equipment was involved, no ventilation was disturbed, no injury occurred and the fall will not be cleaned up.
A ROOF FALL WAS DISCOVERED MEASURING 20'W, 20'L, & 8-10 FT H, BEGINNING AT THE INTERSECTION 1 BREAK OUTBY SPAD NO.1027. NO EQUIPMENT WAS INVOLVED, NO VENTILATION WAS DISTURBED, NO INJURY OCCURRED & THE FALL WILL NOT BE CLEANED UP.
THE EE STATED HE WAS PREPARING TO HANG A SOLID CURTAIN IN THE #2 ENTRY WHEN THE CONTINUOUS MINER BACKED THROUGH THE FLY PADS PINNING HIM AGAINST THE RIB WITH THE BOOM OF THE CONTINUOUS MINING MACHINE. THE EE CONTINUED TO WORK UNRESTRICTED UNTIL 10/11/04 AT WHICH TIME HE WAS PLACED ON RESTRICTED WORK BY A MEDICAL SPECIALIST.
EE was on the surface moving a MAC 8 to be cleaned; he accidently engaged the wrong pedals causing the machine to go forward instead of backward. As he went forward he struck the left side of his face on a piece of coal drill steel. He was diagnosed with a fracture to the left orbital bone.
Employee was pulling a hose under the boom of a continuous miner when he felt pain in his shoulder. This happend in Sept. but he did not lose any time until Dec. 2004.
A ROCK FALL OCCURRED MEASURING 18' X 50' X 18' BEGINNING AT BREAK INBY SPAD #2601 IN NO. 6 HEADING. EQUIPMENT WAS INVOLVED: A JOY 10 S/C, VENTILATION WAS DISTURBED, NO INJURY OCCURRED, AND THE FALL WILL BE CLEANED UP.
EE WAS DRIVING A BIT INSERT IN MINER (USING A HAMMER) WHEN A PIECE OF METAL HIT HIM IN THE CHEST. HE WAS TAKEN TO A LOCAL ER WHERE THE METAL WAS REMOVED.
A roof fall occurred measuring 20' by 20' by 8-10' high beginning at spad #1515 in the #5 heading. No equipment was involved, no ventilation was disturbed, no injury occurred and the fall will not be cleaned up.
A ROCK FALL OCCURRED MEASURING 20'X20'X12' HIGH IN AN INTERSECTION AT SPAD #2582. NO EQUIPMENT WAS INVOLVED, VENTILATION WAS DISTURBED (VENTILATION WAS RE-DIRECTED AROUND THE FALL AREA) NO INJURY OCCURED AND FALL WILL NOT BE CLEANED UP.
A ROOF FALL OCCURRED MEASURING 34' LONG X 19.5' WIDE X 12' HIGH IN THE INTERSECTION AT SPAD #2405 IN #5 HEADING. NO EQUPMENT WAS INVOLVED, VENTILATION WAS DISTURBED NO INJURY OCCURRED, AND THE FALL WILL NOT BE CLEANED UP.
A ROOF FALL OCCURRED MEASURING 30' LONG X 19' WIDE X 14' HIGH BEGINNING AT THE INTERSECTION OF SPAD #2423 IN #4 HEADING. THE JOY SHUTTLE CAR WAS INVOLVED AS WELL AS VENTILATION BEING DISTURBED, NO INJURY OCCURRED AND THE FALL WILL NOT BE CLEANED UP.
A ROOF FALL OCCURRED MEASURING 30' LONG BY 20' WIDE BY 7' HIGH. THE LOCATION OF THE FALL WAS THE INTERSECTION IN BY SPAD 1717 #5 HEADING IN SUBMAINS. NO EQUIPMENT WAS INVOLVED, NO VENTILATION WAS DISTURBED, NO INJURY OCCURRED AND THE FALL WILL NOT BE CLEANED UP.
A ROOF FALL OCCURRED MEASURING 80-90' LONG, X 20' WIDE AND 10-12' THICK BEGINNING AT ONE BREAK INBY SPAD #2173. NO EQUIPMENT WAS INVOLVED, NO VENTILATION WAS DISTURBED, NO INJURY OCCURRED, AND THE FALL WILL NOT BE CLEANED UP.
A ROOF FALL OCCURRED MEASURING 100' LONG X 20' WIDE X 8' HIGH BEGINNING IN THE LOCATION OF SPAD 1740 AND INTO THE INTERSECTION OF SPAD 1748. NO EQUIPMENT WAS INVOLVED, NO VENTILATION WAS DISTU RBED, NO INJURY OCCURRED, AND THE FALL WILL NOT BE CLEANED UP.
EE WAS MEASURING BEFORE HE BEGAN TO INSTALL ROOF BOLTS WHEN A PIECE OF CAP COAL MEASURING 2" THICK BY 3' LONG BY 1' WIDE FELL FROM THE TOP STRIKING HIM ON THE BACK OF HIS LEFT HAND, CAUSING A LACERATION.
EE WAS INSTALLING FIRST BOLT IN FIRST ROW, WHEN COAL RIB ROLLED HITTING HIS RIGHT KNEE PUSHING IT AGAINST ROOF BOLTER.
A ROOF FALL OCCURRED MEASURING 20' LONG X 14' WIDE X 6' TO 8' THICK IN THE INTERSECTION AT SPAD #1674. NO EQUIPMENT WAS INVOLVED, NO VENTILATION WAS DISTURBED, NO INJURY OCCURRED AND THE FALL WILL NOT BE CLEANED UP.
A ROOF FALL OCCURRED AS THE MINER WAS GETTING FRIRST LIFT OUT OF BLOCK #19 IN #4 ENTRY. THE ROCK FELL ON CONVEYOR BOOM CAUSING CAR STOP TO DIG INTO BOTTOM. THE FALL MEASURED 3'THICK X 20'LONG X 20'WIDE. NO VENTILATION WAS DISTURBED, NO INJURY OCCURRED, AND THE FALL WILL NOT BE CLEANED UP.
A ROOF FALL OCCURRED MEASURING 20' WIDE X 35' LONG X 6-8' THICK BEGINNING AT SPAD #1962 INTERSECTION. PART OF THE SECTION POWER UNIT WAS CRUSHED. NO VENTILATION WAS DISTURBED, NO INJURY OCCURR ED AND THE FALL WILL NOT BE CLEANED UP.
WHILE SETTING UP ROOF BOLTER IN #4 ENTRY, A PIECE OF ROCK FELL OUT BETWEEN BOLTS, STRIKING EMPLOYEE ON HARD HAT, RIGHT ARM, BACK, AND TOP OF RIGHT FOOT.
EE STATED HE FELT A PULL IN HIS BACK WHEN THE SHUTTLE CAR HE WAS OPERATING HIT A HOLE POSSIBLE STRAINING BACK. 1 RESTRICTED DUTY DAY, NO LOST TIME.
THE EE WAS BUILDING VENTILATION DOORWAYS, USING WELDERS, TORCHES AND GRINDERS, WHEN METAL FRAGMENTS ENTERED HIS RIGHT EYE.
EE WAS RIDING A MANTRIP TO THE SURFACE WHEN HE RAISED HIS HEAD STRIKING IT ON A ROOF BOLT.
WHILE PILLARING, A PARTIAL PILLAR FALL OCCURRED WHILE MINING THE SECOND LIFT OUT OF THE NUMBER 2 BLOCK, IT FELL BESIDE THE MINER WEDGING IT TO THE RIB. THE EQUIPMENT INVOLVED WAS A JOY 14-15 M INER. NO VENTILATION WAS DISTURBED. NO INJURY OCCURRED AND THE FALL WILL NOT BE CLEANED UP.
EMPLOYEE WAS SAWING A TIMBER WHEN OTHER TIMBERS FELL CATCHING THE JOSE OF THE HYDRAULIC SAW CAUSING IT TO BUCK UPWARD STRIKING EMPLOYEE ON THE LEFT SIDE OF HIS FACE.
EE EXPERIENCED PAIN IN HIS LOWER BACK AFTER HELPING TO PULL UP SLACK IN MINER CABLE AND HANGING THE CABLE ACROSS THE HAULWAY. NOTE: ON 01-06-03 WE RECEIVED INFORMATION WHICH TECHNICALLY MADE THIS ACCIDENT REPORTABLE.
A ROOF FALL OCCURRED MEASURING 35'X 20'X 5' IN THE OLD 2-RIGHT ABANDONED SECTION #3 ENTRY 75' OUTBY SPAD #1233. NO EQUIPMENT WAS INVOLVED. THE VENTILATION WAS NOT DISTURBED. NO INJURY OCCURR ED AND THE FALL WILL NOT BE CLEANED UP.
A ROOF FALL OCCURRED IN THE OLD 2-RIGHT ABANDONED SECTION IN THE #3 ENTRY AT SURVEY STATION 1101 MEASURING 20'X20'X6'. NO EQUIPMENT WAS INVOLVED. THE VENTILATION WAS NOT DISTURBED. NO INJURY O CCURRED AND THE FALL WILL NOT BE CLEANED UP. THE ROOF APPEARED TO HAVE SOME HORIZONTAL MOVEMENT.
A ROOF FALL OCCURRED MEASURING 16'X20'X5' IN THE RIGHT WORKING SECTION IN #1 ENTRY FACE. THIS AREA HAD APPROXIMATELY 100 FT OF COVER & APPEARS TO HAVE SOME HORIZONTAL STRESS. NO EQUIPMENT WAS INVOLVED. NO VENTILATION WAS DISTURBED. NO INJURY OCCURRED & THE FALL WILL NOT BE CLEANED UP.
A ROOF FALL OCCURRED AT INTERSECTION IN #5 HEADING ONE BREAK OUT BY SPAD 1092 MEASURING 40' BY 20' BY 10'. BELT LINE WAS INVOLVED. VENTILATION WAS NOT DISTURBED. NO INJURY OCCURRED. THE FALL W ILL NOT BE CLEANED UP.
A ROOF FALL OCCURRED IN THE LAST OPEN CROSS CUT OF INTERSCTION INBY SPAD #1159 AT THE #5 HEADING MEASURING 25'X28'X8'. A ROOF BOLTING MACHINE FLETCHER 000-15-FC-B WAS INVOLVED IN THE FALL. THE VENTILATION WAS NOT DISTURBED. NO INJURY OCCURRED. THE FALL WILL NOT BE CLEANED UP.
A ROOF FALL OCCURRED IN THE INTERSECTION SECOND BREAK IN BY SPAD 1105 FROM CORNER TO CORNER MEASURING 20 BY 30 FT AND 6-7 FT THICK. NO EQUIPMENT WAS INVOLVED. NO VENTILATION DISTURBED. NO INJU RY OCCURRED. THE FALL WILL NOT BE CLEANED UP.
EE WAS PAINTING CENTER LINE WHEN A PIECE OF ROCK FELL FROM THE MINE ROOF. AS EE PUT HIS HAND UP TO KEEP THE ROCK FROM HITTING HIM INSIDE OF HIS HEAD THE ROCK CUT HIS RIGHT HAND.
A SELF EXTINGUISHING FRICTIONAL IGNITION OCCURRED ON THE RIGHT 002 SECTION IN THE #3 LEFT WORKING PLACE. NO ONE WAS INJURED AND NO EQUIPMENT DAMAGE OCCURRED. THE IGNITION OCCURRED WHEN THE VEN TILATION WAS RESTRICTED DUE TO THE POSITIONING OF THE CONT MINER AND THE GOB THAT WAS UNDER AND TO THE SIDE OF THE LINE CURTAIN, WITH THE MINING HEIGHT AND WIDTH OF THE PLACE.
OPERATOR NOTICED A SMALL FLAME ON THE LEFT RIB AS HE WAS BEGINNING TO BACK UP TO CHANGE TO THE OTHER SIDE OF THE SECTION. THE FLAME LASTED APPROXIMATELY 3-5 MINUTES AND WAS EXTINGUISHED WITH A HANDFUL OF ROCK DUST.
AN IGNITION OCCURRED AT THE MAIN SECTION AT THE BELT ENTRY. THERE WAS NO EQUIPMENT DAMAGE OR PERSONAL INJURY. THE FLAME WAS EXTINGUISHED BY ROCK DUST.
A METHANE IGNITION OCCURRED IN THE FACE OF THE #3 ENTRY OF MAINS SECTION OF THE MINE. THERE WERENO INJURIES OR PROPRTY DAMAGE. FIRE WAS EXTINGUISHED BY ROCK DUST.
EE WAS CHANGING PLACES WITH THE ROOF BOLTER AT THE INTERSECTION WHEN HE BACKED INTO THE RIB OF COAL CAUSING COAL AND ROCK TO BREAK LOOSE AND COME INTO THE MACHINE ON HIS LEFT SIDE SHOULDER, NE CK AND ARM.
WHILE WALKING THRU THE MINE IN A STOOPED POSITION DUE TO THE MINE HEIGHT BEING 4'. AS HE WENT THRU FLY PAD/CURTAIN HE STRUCK HIS HEAD ON THE MINER BOOM
WHILE LIFTING A BAG OF ROCK DUST EMPLOYEE EXPERIENCED PAIN IN HIS LOWER BACK.
PIECE OF STEEL FELL DOWN BETWEEN TRAY AND HEAD OF ROOF BOLTER. EMPLOYEE REACHING TO GET STEEL WHILE RAISING PINNER HEAD CATCHING HIS RING FINGER ON HIS RIGHT HAND AND CUTTING THE TIP OF HIS FI NGER OFF.
EMPLOYEE WAS POSITIONING DRILL HEAD TO INSTALL FIRST BOLT IN HIS SECOND ROW OF BOLTS IN THE #4 ENTRY WHEN A ROCK 3'LONG 6"WIDE 3"THICK FELL BETWEEN CANOPY & RIB STRIKING HIM ON THE HEAD AND NE CK.
WHILE SCALING ROOF A SMALL SHARP PIECE OF ROCK FELL AND CUT THUMB ON LEFT HAND REQUIRING SUTURES.
EMPLOYEES WERE TRYING TO LOCATE A WATER LEAK ON THE MINER. THEY PULLED THE CENTRAL PIN BETWEEN 2OFF SIDE RUB RAILS & PUSHED THE SHORT RAIL BACK TO GAIN ACCESS TO THE WATER FILTER. REASSEMBLING THE MINER, THEY WERE PUSHING THE METAL COVER IN.WHILE SEATED ON THE MINE FLOOR W/BACKS AGAINST THE RIB & FEET AGAINST THE COVER, THE INJURED PLACED HIS FOOT UNDER THE RAIL & IT FELL ON L FOOT
EE WAS IN THE PROCESS OF CHANGING A TIRE ON SHUTTLE CAR. HE JACKED THE CAR UP THE LENGTH OF THE JACK, BLOCKED UP THE CAR, AND LET THE JACK DOWN TO ADD BLOCKING UNDER THE JACK TO JACK THE CAR U P HIGHER. WHILE JACKING UP THE CAR, THE CAR STARTED SLIDING TOWARD THE EE. HE ATTEMPTED TO STEP BACK OUT OF THE WAY WHEN HE SLIPPED AND FELL ON THE BLOCKING. THE CAR FELL OFF THE BLOCKING AND
EMPLOYEE WAS SPLICING CABLE ON SHUTTLE CAR WHEN THE KNIFE SLIPPED AND CUT HIS RIGHT LEG.
EE WAS INSTALLING BELT HANGERS WHEN HIS INDEX FINGER ON HIS RIGHT HAND BECAME CAUGHT BETWEEN THE HANGER AND MINE ROOF MASHING INDEX FINGER.
INJURED EMPLOYEE WAS STRUCK IN THE GROIN AREA WITH A CHAIN HOIST WHEN THE CHAIN HOIST HOOK FAILED CAUSING BRUISES AND LACRATIONS TO THE GROIN AREA.
A ROOF FALL OCCURRED AT THE #1 HEADING SPAD 24 PART OF INTERSECTION MEASURING 14' X 22' X 7'. ATRUSS BOLTER WAS INVOLVED AND THE FALL WILL BE CLEANED UP TO RECOVER TRUSS BOLTER. THE VENTILAT ION WAS NOT DISTURBED. NO INJURY OCCURRED.