A piece of rock fell from overhead causing a small cut to his right cheek. when cheek healed the scar showed black demarcation. the employee requested that the discoloration be removed by plastic surgery, making this reportable as of 8-12-04.
Guest Mountain Mine No 2 Coal
Guest Mountain Mine No 2 has $18K 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
- 65
- Years on record
- 1995–2004
- Latest incident
- Feb 2004
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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.Guest Mountain Mine No 2 has $18K 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.MSHA sampling at Guest Mountain Mine No 2 shows respirable coal dust averaging 0.47 mg/m3 (96% compliant) across 459 samples.
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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.ⓘ
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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| 2004 Q2 | 9,056 | 8 | 3 | 883.4 |
| 2004 Q1 | 20,411 | 21 | 11 | 1028.9 |
| 2003 Q4 | 19,567 | 12 | 6 | 613.3 |
| 2003 Q3 | 24,875 | 12 | 5 | 482.4 |
| 2003 Q2 | 28,080 | 8 | 1 | 284.9 |
| 2003 Q1 | 27,828 | 12 | 4 | 431.2 |
| 2002 Q4 | 28,705 | 6 | 1 | 209.0 |
| 2002 Q3 | 37,668 | 7 | 1 | 185.8 |
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| Quarter | Hours worked | Citations | S&S | Per 1M hrs |
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| 2002 Q2 | 31,416 | 8 | 0 | 254.6 |
| 2002 Q1 | 28,520 | 3 | 2 | 105.2 |
| 2001 Q4 | 29,884 | 5 | 3 | 167.3 |
| 2001 Q3 | 28,960 | 9 | 1 | 310.8 |
| 2001 Q2 | 26,960 | 20 | 3 | 741.8 |
| 2001 Q1 | 29,028 | 11 | 4 | 378.9 |
| 2000 Q4 | 27,576 | 11 | 5 | 398.9 |
| 2000 Q3 | 27,444 | 13 | 8 | 473.7 |
| 2000 Q2 | 28,522 | 12 | 5 | 420.7 |
| 2000 Q1 | 44,105 | 4 | 1 | 90.7 |
Reportable incidents
65 on file2004 · 2 incidents
EMPLOYEE WAS LIFTING A PUMP OUT OF A CONTINUOUS MINER WHEN HE FELT PAIN IN HIS GROIN. HE FINISHED HIS SHIFT WITHOUT ANY PROBLEM AND WORKED UNTIL THE 30TH OF JANUARY WITHOUT MISSING A SHIFT. HE SOUGHT MEDICAL ATTENTION ON JAN. 28 AT WHICH TIME HE WAS TOLD HE HAD A HERNIA AND WOULD NEED SURGERY. HE WORKED UNTIL THE DAY OF THE SURGERY - JAN. 30, 2004 (THE DAY LOST TIME BEGAN).
2003 · 5 incidents
A ROOF FALL OCCURRED MEASURING 18'WIDE X 80'LONG X 8-10'HIGH BEGINNING LEFT OF SPAD #3997 (40' TO THE LEFT). NO EQUIPMENT WAS INVOLVED. NO VENTILATION WAS DISTURBED. NO INJURY OCCURRED AND THE FALL WILL NOT BE CLEANED UP.
A ROOF FALL OCCURRED MEASURING 20' WIDE BY 10' HIGH BY 260' LONG BEGINNING AT THE NO.7 AND NO.8 ENTRY. THE TOP STARTED WORKING ON THE 2ND SHIFT AND WAS CRIBBED AND THEN CENTER CRIBBED DOWN THE ENTRY. IT BEGAN WORKING AGAIN ON THE 3RD SHIFT AND MORE CRIBS WERE ADDED, BUT AT 4:00 AM IT FELL.
WHILE WORKING TO REPLACE THE COUPLING BETWEEN THE MOTOR AND SPEED REDUCER ON THE BELT LINE HIS FOOT SLIPPED CAUSING A TWIST TO HIS RIGHT KNEE.
A ROOF FALL OCCURRED MEASURING 30' BY 40' BY 7' BEGINNING AT #4 ENTRY RIGHT OF SPAD 3809. NO EQUIPMENT WAS INVOLVED. NO VENTILATION WAS DISTURBED, NO INJURY OCCURRED AND THE FALL WILL BE CLEAN ED UP.
A ROCK FALL OCCURRED MEASURING 35' X 20' X 10' HIGH AT THE NO.3 INTERSECTION LAST OPEN CROSSCUT. NO EQUIPMENT WAS INVOLVED, NO VENTILATION WAS DISTURBED, NO INJURY OCCURRED, AND THE FALL WILL NOT BE CLEANED UP.
2002 · 7 incidents
WHILE UNLOADING BOLTS AND PLATES OUT OF A SCOOP BUCKET ONTO THE BOLTER, EMPLOYEE PICKED UP 5 TO 6 BOLTS TOOK ONE STEP BACK INTO A HOLE FORCING HIS LEFT KNEE BACKWARD. NOTE: OPERATIONS WERE IDL E FROM 12/21/02 THRU 1/2/03. REPORT IS WITHIN 10 DAY LIMIT.
OPERATOR WAS HAVING TROUBLE WITH THE STEEL STOPPING UP WHEN HE DROPPED THE HEAD THE STEEL STAYED IN THE HOLE. HE THEN RAISED THE HEAD BACK UP AND WHEN HE DID AS HE HIT THE ROTATION HE DID NOT REALIZE HIS GLOVE WAS CAUGHT BETWEEN THE PINNER HEAD & HIS STEEL CAUSING HIS RT ARM AND HAND TO TWIST AROUND STEEL.
WHILE DRILLING HOLE FOR ROOF BOLT THE DRILL STEEL FELL OUT OF THE TOP & HIT EE ON THE MIDDLE FINGER OF HIS LEFT HAND. CAUSING A LACERATION REQUIRING 4 SUTURES.
A ROOF FALL OCCURRED AT SPAD #3118 IN THE NO 3 ENTRY 1000' OUTBY SECTION MEASURING 20' X 20' X 8'. NO EQUIPMENT WAS INVOLVED. THE VENTILATION WAS NOT DISTURBED. NO INJURY OCCURRED. THE FALL WI LL NOT BE CLEANED UP.
A ROOF FALL WAS DISCOVERED IN THE NO 2 & 1 ENTRY AT SPAD 1640 MEASURING 80'X 18'X 6'. NO EQUIPMENT WAS INVOLVED. THE VENTILATION WAS NOT DISTURBED. NO INJURY OCCURRED. THE FALL WILL NOT BE CLE ANED UP.
EE JUMPED BACK TO AVOID BEING STRUCK WITH A ROCK THAT FELL FROM THE ROOF AND BUMPED INTO A BOLT WITH HIS LEFT SIDE.
EE WAS TRAVELING UNDERGROUND WHEN HE TURNED AROUND ON A SLICK HILL AND STEPPED INTO A HOLE CAUSING FALL INJURING HIS RIGHT KNEE. BECAME REPORTABLE ON 4-8-02 LOST TIME BEGAN 4-8-02.
2001 · 3 incidents
A ROOF FALL OCCURRED AT SPAD 90 ON NO. 4 ENTRY OF NO. 2 HAULWAY INTAKE. THE FALL MEASURED 60'X20'X10'. ROOF WAS BOLTED 6 YEARS AGO BOLTS WERE FULLY GROUTED, BOTH SIDES WERE CRIBED, ROOF DID NO T WORK IT JUST FELL. NO EQUIPMENT WAS INVOLVED. NO VENTILATION WAS DISTURBED, NO INJURY OCCURRED, AND THE FALL WILL NOT BE CLEANED UP.
EE WAS MAKING RETURN ROADWAY AND CAME UPON A FALL 2 CROSSCUTS OUTBY SPAD 256. TIMBERED OFF BOTH SIDES, DANGERED OFF. NO EQUIPMENT WAS INVOLVED, THE VENTILATION WAS NOT DISTURBED, NO INJURY OCC URRED AND THE FALL WIL BE CLEANED UP.
EMPLOYEE WAS ENTERING SHUTTLECAR WHEN HIS RIGHT KNEE POPPED CAUSING PAIN. LOST TIME BEGAN 5-23-01.
2000 · 6 incidents
EMPLOYEE WAS MAKING BELT SPLICE WHEN FELLOW EMPLOYEE WAS HAMMERING BELT NAILS DOWN. THE HAMMER SHATTERED AND A PIECE OF METAL PUNCTURED INJURED'S RIGHT SHOULDER.
A ROOF FALL OCCURRED AT SPAD #835, INTAKE SIDE NO EQUIPMENT WAS INVOLVED NO INJURY OCCURED. NO VENTILATION WAS DISTURBED FALL WILL NOT BE CLEANED UP MEASURMENTS: 10'-12' HIGH X 30-35' LONG X 18' WIDE
EMPLOYEE STRAINED LOWER BACK WHILE HANGING A MINER CABLE. LOST TIME BEGAN 07/16/00.
A ROOF FALL OCCURRED IN THE NO 2 ENTRY MEASURING 70' X 18' X 12'HIGH. NO EQUIPMENT WAS INVOLVED. THE VENTILATION WAS NOT DISTURBED. THERE WERE NO INJURIES AND THE FALL WILL NOT BE CLEANED UP. ROOF DID NOT WORK JUST FELL.
EE WAS CHANGING POSITIONS IN SHUTTLE CAR WHEN A ROCK FELL FROM BETWEEN BOLTS AND STRUCK EE IN THE BACK, SHOULDER AND RIB ON LEFT SIDE.
EE WAS RIDING OUT OF THE MINE ON A MANTRIP WHEN A BUMP ON THE ROAD WAS ENCOUNDTERED CAUSING HIM TO BOUNCE UP AND WHEN HE CAME BACK DOWN HE LANDED ON A PIECE OF COAL IN HIS SEAT CAUSING A BRUIS E TO HIS LEFT HIP AND LOWER BACK PAIN.
1999 · 4 incidents
EE WAS TRAVELING IN MANTRIP WHEN THE MANTRIP STOPPED ON A HILL ADN AS HE WAS BACKING DOWN THE HILL HE LOST CONTROL AND THE MANTRIP KICKED AROUND AND THREW HIM OFF AND HIT HIM IN THE RIGHT SHOU LDER AND RIB.
ON 10/16/99 ENTRY WAS WORKING. DAY FOREMAN TIMBERED AND BREAKERED OFF ENTRY. THE NEXT DAY WHEN HE FIRED BOSSED SECTION HE FOUND FALL 30 FT. OUTBY SPAD 1766. FALL MEASURED 50' X 20' X 8'-10' HI GH. NO EQUIPMENT WAS INVOLVED, THE VENTILATION WAS NOT DISTURBED, NO INJURY OCCURRED AND THE FALL WILL NOT BE CLEANED UP.
EE WAS OPERATING A SCOOP WHEN THE WHEEL OF THE SCOOP RAN OVER A CRIB BLOCK. THIS CAUSED THE INJ EE TO BE SCOOTED BACK INTO HIS SEAT INJURINGHIS LOWER BACK
A ROOF FALL OCCURRED AT THE 2ND XCUT INBY SPAD #1407. LEFT XCUT WAS NOT BOLTED. FALL FELL OUT OF LEFT XCUT INTO INTERSECTION. 18' X 50' X 10-12'. NO EQUIPMENT WAS INVOLVED. THE VENTILATION WAS NOT DISTURBED. NO INJURY OCCURRED. THE FALL WILL NOT BE CLEANED UP.
1998 · 10 incidents
EE WAS OPERATING A PIECE OF HAULAGE EQUIPMENT UNDERGROUND WHEN HE RAN OVER A ROCK IN THE ROADWAY. THE ROCK CAUSED HIM TO BOUNCE UP AND INTO THE MINE ROOF CAUSING INJURY TO HIS BACK.
EE WAS OPERATING A PINNER WHEN A ROCK FELL OUT FROM BETWEEN BOLTS AND STRIKING EE ON HEAD CAUSING A BRUISE TO THE NECK AND SHOULDER AREA.
A ROOF FALL OCCURRED ADJACENT TO SS#1268 2200 OUTBY SECTION. MEASURING 70'X20'X10-15' HIGH. NO VENTILATION WAS DISTURBED NO EQUIPMENT WAS INVOLVED, NO INJURY OCCURRED & THIS FALL WILL NOT BE CLEANED UP.
A ROOF FALL OCCURED ONE CROSSUT INBY SS531 IN THE #1 ENTRY IN THE RETURN AIRWAY APPROX 2500' TO 3000'FROM THE FACE. FALL MEASURED 40'X20'X10'+. THIS FALL WILL NOT BE CLEANED UP. VENTILATION WA S NOT DISTURBED, NO INJURY OCCURRED & NO EQUIP MENT WAS INVOLVED.
EE BEGAN LOSING TIME 8/13/99 DUE TO INJURY THAT OCCURRED ON 9/24/98. EE WAS BOLTING MINE ROOF WHEN A ROCK FELL AND STRUCK HIM ON THE LOWER RIGHT SIDE OF HIS BACK. BRUISING LOWER RIGHT SIDE OF BACK.
ROOF FALL OCCURED AT THE #5 ENTRY, 1ST CROSS CUTINBY SPAD 45. THE FALL FELL CROSS WISE OF SECTION 001 BLOCKING #4 & #5 ENTRIES, MEASURING 24'X6'X75'. VENTILATION WAS NOT DISTURBED AND NO INJU RY OCCURRED. ROOF BOLTER ENTRAPPED BUT RECOVEREDFALL WILL BE CLEANED UP.
EE WAS DRILLING A HOLE FOR A ROOF BOLT. HE CHANGED THE STEEL TO 2 PIECES. PUT IN TOP PIECE OF STEEL AND HEAD OF ROOF BOLTER WOULD NOT GO DOWN BECAUSE OF GOB BEING UNDER THE HEAD. EE HELD ON TO THE TOP PIECE OF STEEL AND SWUNG THE HEAD TO PUUSH GOB OUT OF THE WAY WHEN THE CANOPY MAN STATION HIT HIS LEFT HAND AND MASHED IT BETWEEN CANO PY AND STEEL.
A ROOF FALL OCCURRED APPROX 20'X20'X15'HIGH. NO EQUIPMENT WAS INVOLVED, NO VENTILATION WAS DISTRUBED, NO INJURY OCCURRED AND THE FALL WILL NOT BE CLEANED UP. IT OCCURRED IN THE #2 ENTRY 2 CROS SCUTS OUT BY THE FACE
ROOF FALL OCCURRED AT SPAD #909 NUMBER 2 ENTRY. IT WAS 18'X12'X140'. THERE WAS NO INVOLVEMENT WIT EQUIPMENT, VENTILATION WAS NOT DISTURBED, NO INJURY OCCURRED AND THE FALL WILL NOT BE CLEANED UP.
EE WAS BOLTING THE MINE ROOF WHEN A ROCK FELL FROM THE ROOF AND TRAPPED HIS RIGHT LEG. IN THE PROCESS OF TRYING TO PUT HIS LEG FREE HE STRETCHED A NERVE RUNNING IN HIS UPPER THIGH AND BACK.
1997 · 13 incidents
EMPLOYEE WAS BOLTING THE ROOF WHEN THE GLUE HAS SET HE TIGHTENED THE BOLT AND THE WRENCH USED IN TIGHTENING THE BOLT FLEW OUT AND HIT HIM IN THE MOUTH.
EE WAS BOLTING ROOF TOP WHEN A SLUG OF ROCK FELLAND HIT HIM ON THE LEFT SHOULDER AND BOUNCED OFF HITTING HIM ON THE FOOT.
EMP WAS BOLTING THE MINE TOP WHEN HIS RIGHT SMALL FINGER WAS PINCHED BETWEEN THE ROOF PLATE AND THE ROOF. CONTUSION TO SMALL FINGER ON RIGHT HAND.
SECOND SHIFT RAN OUTSIDE TO OBTAIN SOMETHING WHEN A ROOF FALL WAS DISCOVERED IN THE INTAKE. VENTILATION, EQUIPMENT OR EMPLOYEES WERE NOT AFFECTED BY THIS FALL. WILL NOT BE CLEANED UP.
THIRD SHIFT FOUND A ROOF FALL WHILE WORKING ON INTAKE. VENTIALTION, EQUIPMENT, OR EMPLOYEES WEE NOT EFFECTED BY THIS FALL. WILL NOT BE CLEANED UP.
AN EE WAS MAKING BELTS WHEN HE FOUND A ROOF FALL IN NUMBER 3 ENTRY BELT AT SPAD 261. CRIB OFF AND DANGER OFF. NOT GOING TO CLEAN UP.
EMPLOYEE AND A STATE MINE INSPECTOR WERE MAKING WEEKLY EXAMINATION IN THE OLD MAIN WORKS BLEEDERR AND FOUND A ROOF FALL. CRIB OFF & DANGERED OFF NOT TO BE CLEANED UP.
A ROOF FAL OCCURRED AT SPAD #651. IT FELL ON THE BELT.
A ROOF FALL FELL ON THE RHINO FEEDER IN 1 CROSS CUT OUTBY SPAD #663.
SECOND SHIFT WAS COMING OUTSIDE AND DISCOVERED A ROOF FALL 800 FT OUTBY SECTION. CRIBBED AND TIMBERED DANGERED OFF AND REPORTED. NOTHING CAUGHT OR HURT. NOT GOING TO CLEAN UP. FELL AT SPAD 547
A ROOF FALL FELL INTO THE INTERSECTION IN #4 ENTRY. THE ROOF WAS UNBOLTED.
ROOF FALL OCCURRED ON BELT LINE. FELL SIX TO EIGHT FOOT THICK. NOTIFIED MSHA THEN CLEANED IT UP.
FOREMAN WAS MAKING RETURN AND FOUND A ROOF FALL 1800 FT. OUTBY SECTION AT 334 SPAD. CRIBBED ALL FOR SIDES AND DANERED OFF.
1996 · 13 incidents
EE HAD PAINTED CENTER LINES AND HAD A REACTION TO PAINT FUMES.
A ROOF FALL OCCURRED AT SPAD #354, 400 FT OUTBY LOADING POINT. THE ROOF FALL OCCURRED BETWEEN ENTRIES 5 AND 6. IT WAS APPROX. 35' LONG, 18' WIDE AND 9' THICK.
EMPLOYEE WAS MOVING MINER CABLE AND CO-WORKER PULLED THE CABLE TIGHT WITH A BOOM, PULLING THE VICTIM INTO THE ROOF.
EMP WAS SPOTTING A BOLT WHEN A PIECE OF SLUG ROCK FELL ONTO THE CAMOPY OF THE ROOF BOLT MACHINE AND ROLLED OFF CANOPY ONTO HIS FOOT AND LEG.
ROCK FALL OCCURRED ON BELT LINE 2000 FT OUTBY WORKING SECTION AT SPAD 201. ROCK FALL WAS CLEANED UP.
EMP STATED HE WAS ATTEMPTING TO CUT A STRING ANDCUT HIS RIGHT HAND BETWEEN THUMB AND FOREFINGER.
I WAS MAKING WEELY CHECK AND FOUND A ROOF FALL IN 1 LEFT PANEL IN NO. 6 ENTRY. TIMBERED OFF AND CALL IT IN.
EE WAS DRILLING A HOLE FOR A ROOF BOLT AND MASHED HIS LEFT INDEX FINGER WHILE USING TWO PIECES OF STEEL.
EE WAS INSTALLING STRUCTURE. HE WAS LIFTING BELTSTRUCTURE & HAD PAIN IN HIS LOWER BACK.
EMPLOYEE WAS INSTALLING ROOF BOLT AND STRAINED GROIN. HE WAS PUSHING WHEN HE FELT THE PAIN.
EE WAS WALKING BY MINER WHILE IT WAS BEING REPAIRED. A CHAIN BROKE & A BOLT HIT HIM IN THE LFFT EYE.
EMPLOYEE WAS BOLTING TOP AND A PIECE OF DRILL STEEL FELL ON FINGER.
THE MINER CUT A SHORT CUT IN NO 4 RIGHT AT NO 91 SPAD. HAD SOME ROCK FALL OUT. BACK OUT, BOLTED WHERE ROCK HAD FALLEN. PUT SOME EXTRA BOLTS IN A PIECE OF ROCK NEXT TO FACE. WHEN MINER CUT CROS SCUT THROUGH UNBOLTED AREA FELL AND PULLED 3 OR 4 BOLTS OUT OF TOP. ROCK THAT FELL LOOKED TO BE 30" TO 36" THICK. ROOF BOLTS WERE STICKING THROUGH ROCK.
1995 · 2 incidents
EMPLOYEE MASHED AND FRACTURED BETWEEN LID AND HANDLE OF POWER CENTER.
EE WAS MOVING A PIPE AND FRACTURED FINGER.
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