Alex Energy Inc · Accident type, without injuries
ROOF FALL, 70' LT X 20' WT X 4' HT, NO. 3 ENTRY (ACROSS FROM NO. 3 BELT), SURVEY STATION 797.
Flying Eagle Mine Coal
Alex Energy Inc
· Underground
Controlled by
Alpha Metallurgical Resources Inc
Drennen,
Nicholas County,
WV
·
Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 4608576
Flying Eagle Mine has $645 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
- 20
- Years on record
- 1996–1999
- Latest incident
- Dec 1999
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2000
10
citations
1
significant & substantial
$645
proposed penalties
$645
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
4
inspections on record
112
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: 112 inspection hours is too few for a stable rate. A minimum of 1,000 inspection hours is required.
Source: MSHA inspections data, updated weekly.
Flying Eagle Mine has $645 in proposed MSHA penalties and $0 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.$645
proposed penalties
$645
current assessed
$645
paid to date
$0
outstanding
10 assessments are final orders; 0 contested dockets.
As of the most recent assessment on 2000-05-02.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000 Q3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2000 Q2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | |
| 2000 Q1 | 0 | 8 | 1 |
No fatalities recorded at this mine.
Reportable incidents
20 on file1999 · 5 incidents
September 22, 1999
WV · Coal
bull gang foreman, labor foreman, leadman, section foreman, shift boss
ALL OTHER OCCUPATIONAL ILLNESSES
Alex Energy Inc · (Not Elsewhere Classified)
ON SEPT 22, 1999, EE WAS DOING HIS REGULAR JOB OF PULLING BELT IN NO.L4 ENTRY. HE STATED HE FELT PAIN IN HIS LOWER BACK. HE CONTINUED TO WORK THRU NOV 22. HE BEGAN MISSING WORK AND WAS EXAMINE D BY DR A MRI WAS CONDUCTED, SHOWING THREE SEPTAATE DISC BULGED, RUPTURED, AND AGAINST NERVE.
Alex Energy Inc · Accident type, without injuries
ROOF FALL 30FT LENGHT, 20FT WIDTH, APPROX 6F HT NO EQUIPMENT INVOLVED PASSAGE OF MEN NOT AFFECTED
Alex Energy Inc · Accident type, without injuries
ROOF FALL 20 FT LT X 20 FT WT X 4 FT HT. NO.1 ENTRY 1 ST LEFT OFF N.W. MIANS, 2 XCUTS INBY SPAD 582.
Alex Energy Inc · Accident type, without injuries
ROOF FALL. 28' X 20' X 6'. NO. 2 ENTRY LAST OPEN XCUT.
1998 · 11 incidents
December 10, 1998
WV · Coal
laborer, bull gang, faceman, parts runner, roustabout, roof trimmer/scaler
HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Alex Energy Inc · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)
EE WAS PULLING BELT STRUCTURE OFF A WOODEN PALLET WHEN 2 PIECES STUCK TOGETHER CAUSING HIM TO STRETCH MUSCLES IN HIS BACK.
December 7, 1998
WV · Coal
roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs)
MACHINERY
Alex Energy Inc · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)
EE PUSHED TO STRAIGHTEN A 6 FT ROOF BOLT, THE BOLT TWISTED AND HE FELT A BURNING SENSATION IN HIS LOWER BACK.
November 16, 1998
WV · Coal
roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs)
MACHINERY
Alex Energy Inc · Struck by falling object
EE WAS BOLTING ROOF WHEN A PIECE OF DRAW ROCK 1' X 1' X 1" FELL STRIKING HIS LEFT ARM ABOVE ELBOW RESULTING IN LACERATION AND STITCHES.
October 5, 1998
WV · Coal
roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs)
MACHINERY
Alex Energy Inc · Struck by falling object
AS EE WAS PREPARING TO INSTALL THE OUTSIDE BOLT A ROCK FELL FROM THE MINE ROOF STRIKING HIS LEFT FOOT.
September 26, 1998
WV · Coal
roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs)
MACHINERY
Alex Energy Inc · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object
EE WAS USING DRILL HEAD TO PUSH DRILL STEEL INTO THE MINE ROOF. THE WRENCH JUMPED CATCHING HIS FINGER BETWEEN THE WRENCH AND MINE ROOF.
Alex Energy Inc · Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)
EE WAS ROLLING A ROCK OUT OF THE ROADWAY AND MASHED HIS FINGER BETWEEN ROCK AND CRIB.
August 29, 1998
WV · Coal
roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs)
MACHINERY
Alex Energy Inc · Struck by falling object
EE HAD SCALED THE MINE ROOF THEN BEGAN BOLTING. A PIECE OF DRAW ROCK APPROXIMATELY 12"X6"X1" FELL STRIKING HIM ON THE RIGHT ARM ABOVE THE WRIST.
July 7, 1998
WV · Coal
laborer, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, roof trimmer/scaler
HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Alex Energy Inc · Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)
LOADING RAILS AND FINGER GOT CAUGHT BETWEEN TWO RAILS.
March 27, 1998
WV · Coal
roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs)
HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Alex Energy Inc · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)
EMPLOYEE STATES HE WAS BENDING A ROOF BOLT AND FELT A POP IN HIS BACK.
Alex Energy Inc · Accident type, without injuries
ROOF FALL NO. 7 ENTRY OF MAINS AT SURVEY STATION 502. LENGTH 20' X WIDTH 20' X HT. 4'.
Alex Energy Inc · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)
EMPLLOYEE WAS ATTEMPTING TO REMOVE THE PUSHER BOLT STEEL THAT WAS STUCK IN THE BOLT WRENCH. WHEN THEY CAME APART THE BOLT WRENCH FLEW UP AND STRUCK HIM ON HIS UPPER LIP.
1997 · 3 incidents
South Fork Energy Corp · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)
PULLING ON CABLE-PAIN IN LEFT SIDE
January 20, 1997
WV · Coal
bull gang foreman, labor foreman, leadman, section foreman, shift boss
POWERED HAULAGE
South Fork Energy Corp · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)
HAULING WATER PIPE ON SCOOP AND IT CAME LOOSE AND A PIECE STRUCK ON CHEEK BONE.
January 9, 1997
WV · Coal
continuous miner helper, coal mole helper, bridgeman
SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
South Fork Energy Corp · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)
BACKING UP MINER AND TURNED AND TWISTED KNEE.
1996 · 1 incident
South Fork Energy Corp · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)
WAS OBSERVING ROOF BOLTING AND TURNED TO LEAVE AND TWISTED KNEE JOINT.
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