TRAMMING MINER OUT OF PILLAR LIFT WHEN RIB ROLLED OUT. TWISTED LT. KNEE.
Jims Branch No 1 Coal
Jims Branch No 1 has $7K 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
- 42
- Years on record
- 1996–2002
- Latest incident
- Jun 2002
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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.Jims Branch No 1 has $7K 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 Jims Branch No 1 shows respirable coal dust averaging 0.67 mg/m3 (91% compliant) across 173 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2002 Q3 | 4,188 | 3 | 1 | 716.3 |
| 2002 Q2 | 16,980 | 3 | 0 | 176.7 |
| 2002 Q1 | 6,040 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2001 Q4 | 18,829 | 5 | 2 | 265.5 |
| 2001 Q3 | 18,997 | 11 | 1 | 579.0 |
| 2001 Q2 | 19,037 | 17 | 7 | 893.0 |
| 2001 Q1 | 20,334 | 4 | 2 | 196.7 |
| 2000 Q4 | 21,076 | 12 | 4 | 569.4 |
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| Quarter | Hours worked | Citations | S&S | Per 1M hrs |
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| 2000 Q3 | 18,740 | 16 | 10 | 853.8 |
| 2000 Q2 | 19,366 | 7 | 4 | 361.5 |
| 2000 Q1 | 19,011 | 5 | 1 | 263.0 |
Reportable incidents
42 on file2002 · 2 incidents
ROCK FALL 2 1/2 BRKS INBY SPAD 1278 #5 ENTRY NE MAINS 2ND LIFT. ROOF FALL WAS RECEIVED ON 3/8/02.
2001 · 8 incidents
EEW WAS RIDING IN MANTRIP, RAISED UP AND STRUCK HIS HEAD ON ROOF OF MINE, INJURING HIS NECK.
BUILDING INTAKE STOPPING WHEN BLOCK ROLLED OVER ON RT HAND.
EE WAS HANGING CABLE WHEN HIS FEET SLIPPED OUT FROM UNDER HIM. BOTTOM SLICK. HURT HIS BACK.
EE HAD WENT INTO FACE OF #4 ENTRY WITH BOLTER OPERATOR & BOLTER AND WAS REMOVING REFLECTOR FROM 2ND ROW OF BOLTS, WHEN A PIECE OF DRAW ROCK FELL, STRIKING EE ON THE HEAD AND DRIVING HIM DOWN T O THE BOTTOM, BREAKING HIS LOWER LEG AND POSSIBLY HIS THIGH. (RT. LEG)
TRANSPORTING 2 MEN AND OVERLOADED MAC 8 (PERSONEL CARRIER) UP HILL WHEN AXLE STRIPPED CAUSING IT TO ROLL BACKWARDS HITTING RIB. EMPLOYEE COMPLAINING OF BACK, RIBS HIP.
IN THE PROCESS OF RESETTING MINER TO GET #3 LIFTWHEN SMALL PIECE OF COAL RIB ROLLED OVER, STRIKING HIM ON RIGHT ANKLE. POSSIBLE BROKEN ANKLE.
OPERATING RAILRUNNER-WAS LOOKING DOWN. WHEN HE RAISED UP AND HIT HIS HEAD ON A CABLE GOING ACROSS ENTRY. HE HAS PAIN IN MIDDLE OF BACK BETWEEN SHOULDER BLADES & NUMBNESS IN BOTH HANDS.
EMPLOYEE WAS WALKING T 3 WHEEL MANTRIP WHEN HE LOST HIS FOOTING AND SLIPPED ON SLICK FLOOR, TWISTING HIS RIGHT KNEE.
2000 · 9 incidents
HANG MINER CABLE WHEN HE PULLED SOMETHING IN STOMACH. ACCIDENT REPORTED ON 10-9-00.
FELL GETTING OUT ON MANTRIP ON SLICK ROCK BOTTOM.
ROOF FALL OCCURRED IN AN INTERSECTION ONE X-CUT IN BY SPAD #1682 IN #4 ENTRY; AIR FLOW WAS DIRECTED AROUND THIS AREA. FALL IS APPROX. 20' W, 25' LONG AND 5' HIGH.
WHILE OPERATING DEMASCUS 3 WHEEL MANTRIP, ATTEMPTED TO BACK INTO A XCUT ON A STEEP GRADE WHEN THE REAR OF MANTRIP STRUK THE RIB AND UPSET THE MANTRIP.
WHILE RIDING ON A DEMASCUS 3 WHEEL MANTRIP, OPERATOR LOST CONTROL WHEN HE TRIED TO BACK INTO A XCUT ON A STEEP GRAD, UPSETTING THE MANTRIP.
MOVING MINER CABLE OUT OF ROADWAY SO SHUTTLE CAR WOULDN'T RUN OVER CABLE.
PULLING MINER CABLE ON SLICK BOTTOM AND SLIPEPD AND FELL STRIKING ELBOW AND SHOULDER ON BOTTOM.
ROOF FALL AT SPAD 5592 #6 ENTRY IN INTERSECTION. APPROX 20'X20'X5'H 2500 OUTBY SECTION (WISHFUL MAINS) 4' GLUE BOLTS USED-INTAKE DANGERED AND TIMBERED OFF.
ROOF FALL AT SPAD 5584 IN INTERSECTION NO INJRIES NO ESCAPEWAY OR AIRWAYS AFFECTED.
1999 · 10 incidents
THE CREW WAS MOVING TRACK WITH SLATE BARS, THE PERSON INJURED PULLED MUSCLE IN LOWER BACK.
EMPLOYEE WAS PUSHING RUB RAILL BACK ON 10S/C WITH A SLATE BAR. THE BAR SLIPPED AND EMPLOYEE STRUCK KNEE ON S/C.
EMPLOYEE WAS MOVING OXYGEN TANKS UNDERGROUND ANDPULLED MUSCLE IN UPPER ABDOMEN.
ROOF FALL LEFT OF SPAD 5344. KNOCKED STOPPING IN CROSSCUT NO INJURIES
ROOF FALL 20 FT OUTBY SPAD 5406 IN TWO SECTIONS. NO INJURIES NO ESCAPEWAYS OF AIRWAYS AFFECTED.
ROOF WAS FOUND ON WEEKLY EXAMINATION LEFT OF SPAD 5394. NO INJURIES NO ESCAPEWAYS ON AIRWAYS WERE AFFECTED.
LIFTING ROCK THAT WAS BETWEEN THE HEAD OF THE CONTINIOUS MINER AND THE CRAWLERS STRAINED BACK.
TAKING A KNOT OUT OF A MINER CABLE AT A CORNER OF INTERSECTION AND A RIB ROLLED OFF AND HIT HIM.
EXAMINING TOP IN INTERSECTION WHERE ROOF WAS. GOING TO BE SCALLED AND A PIECE OF SLATE FELL STRIKING HIM ON LEFT ANKLE CAUSING SWELLING. X RAYS WHERE TAKEN-NO BROKEN BONES.
EMPLOYEE WAS MAINTAINING THE LEFT RETURN REGULATOR. A BLOCK FELL FROM THE REGULATOR, STRIKING LEFT HAND. THIS RESULTED IN LACERATIONS, FRACTURE AND DISLOCATION OF LEFT INDEX FINGER.
1998 · 6 incidents
EE WAS PERFORMING ROUTINE MAINTENANCE ON THE MRS ON THE 002-0 SECTION. HE LIFTED THE CABLE REEL LID TO OBSERVE THGE AMOUNT OF CABLE LEFT ON THE REEL. THE LID SLIPPED OUT OF IS HAND & FELL THUS STRIKING HIS OTHER HAND.
DURING RETREAT MINING, DRAW ROCK FELL FROM BETWEEN BOLTS, STRIKING EMPLOYEE. FALL MEASURED 3' X 5' X 5" THICK.
A PIECE OF ROCK FELL OUT OF TOP 2' X3' X18" AND STRUCK HIM IN HIS LEFT LEG. HE WAS APPROXIMATELY 500' OUTBY 001 SECTION.
EMPLOYEE WAS MINING COAL IN THE FACE OF 32 ENTRY OO2 SECTION WHEN A ROCK FELL FROM BETWEEN BOLTS AND STRUCK EMPLOYEE IN RIGHT LEG. THE ROCK MEASURED 3' X3' X4" THICK. EMPLOYEE WAS 2 ROWS BACK FROM LAST ROW OF BOLTS. OPERATOR INADVERTENTLY FAILED TO REPORT THIS ACCIDENT.
PULLING DRAW ROCK PIECE FELL OUT CUTTING RT WRIST.
EE WAS INSTALLING ROOF BOLTS. CAUGHT R MIDDLE FINGER BETWEEN PLATE & ROOF.
1997 · 6 incidents
ROOF FALL IN #3 ENTRY APPROX. 800' OUTBY SECTION IN NEUTRAL ENTRY. MEASUREMENTS: 20' X 20' X 1'.
ROOF FALL 5'X60'X18'. IT WAS LOCATED ON SMITH MAINS #1 RETURN NEAL SPAD 2609.
EE WAS SETTING TIMBERS ON THE PILLAR LINE WHEN A SEVEN FOOT TIMBER FELL AND STRUCK HIM ON HISLEFT LEG.
EE STATED HE WAS OPERATING CONTINUOUS MINER AND ROCK SLIPPED FROM ROOF STRIKING EE.
A ROOF FALL OCCURRED IN NO. 3 ENTRY NEAR SPAD #2548. T'X45'X30'.
AT SHIFT END EE CHECKED OUT, PUT HIS CAPLIGHT INTO CHARGING RACK AND TURNED FROMRACK. EE THEN FELL INTO THE LAMP HOUSE FLOOR. CPR WAS ADMINSTERED. EE DIED AS A RESULT OF ATHEROSCLEROTR CARDIOV ASCULAR DISEASE HAD SUFFERED PREVIOUS HEART ATTACK. THERE WERE NO INJRIES NOTED AT POSTMORTEM BLAM.
1996 · 1 incident
EE WAS MINING THE CROSSCUT FROM #9 ENTRY TO NO. 10 ENTRY. HE HAD MADE HIS FIRST RUN CLEANING UPT HE CUT AND STARTING HIS B RUN. FOR SOEM UNKNOWN REASON A COAL BROW 18'X2' ROLLED OUT AND STR UCK EE.
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