Lexington Coal Company, LLC · Struck by flying object
Employee was standing 25' away watching blades of industrial mower be removed by pulling with a chain when chain broke and section of chain hit EE in lower Jaw.
Lower Big Branch Impoundment: 18 MSHA citations Coal
Lexington Coal Company, LLC
· Facility
Controlled by
Lexington Coal Holdings, Inc
Montcoal,
Raleigh County,
WV
·
NonProducing
MSHA Mine ID: 4603430
Lower Big Branch Impoundment has $3K in proposed MSHA penalties and $1K outstanding across 1 contested dockets, plus health sampling and the full incident record.
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- Fatalities
- 0
- Total incidents
- 97
- Years on record
- 1983–2021
- Latest incident
- Jun 2021
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2000
18
citations
4
significant & substantial
$3,139
proposed penalties
$1,819
paid to date
58% of proposed penalties paid to date, a $1,320 gap.
Source: MSHA violations data, updated weekly.
Inspection activity
MSHA inspections since 2000
109
inspections on record
1,066
inspection hours
1.7
citations per 100 inspection hours
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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.18 citations across 1,066 inspection hours.
Source: MSHA inspections data, updated weekly.
Lower Big Branch Impoundment has $3K in proposed MSHA penalties and $1K outstanding across 1 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.$3K
proposed penalties
$3K
current assessed
$2K
paid to date
$1K
outstanding
16 assessments are final orders; 1 contested dockets.
Of $241 in penalties contested before the Commission, $241 was upheld in final decisions.
As of the most recent assessment on 2023-05-31.
Source: MSHA assessed-violations and conference/litigation data, updated weekly.
Violation severity profile
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Shares are computed over citations that carry the MSHA gravity and negligence coding; a small share of records are uncoded.25.0%
significant & substantial
0.0%
high negligence or reckless
25.0%
reasonably likely or greater
25.0%
permanently disabling or fatal if injury occurs
Negligence coding: 0.0% none, 6.2% low, 93.8% moderate, 0.0% high, 0.0% reckless.
Source: MSHA violations gravity and negligence coding, updated weekly.
When citations were contested
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Contesting a citation before the Federal Mine Safety and Health Review Commission is a lawful right. These figures state the public outcomes of that process, from MSHA's Contested Violations file.
1
citations taken to the federal commission · 6% of citations on record
- Settled 1 · 100%
100%
S&S designation survived the contest
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Counts a Significant & Substantial citation as surviving when a settlement or judge's decision kept the designation, or the contest was dismissed or defaulted so the citation stands as issued. Vacated and withdrawn citations, and settlements that removed the designation, count against.of 1 decided S&S contests · industry: 79%
0%
Penalty reduction in decided contests
$241 proposed, $241 after decisions · industry: 39%
Source: MSHA Contested Violations file (public record), updated weekly. A dismissed or defaulted contest leaves the citation standing as issued; a vacated or withdrawn citation is removed from the violation record. Latest contest filed 2016-12-11.
Contested penalties
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A reduction or dismissal at the Commission is a lawful outcome of contesting a proposed penalty. Figures are the proposed amount and the amount upheld in the docket's decision.Largest penalties this mine contested before the Federal Mine Safety and Health Review Commission, with the outcome on record.
| Docket | Decision | Judge | Year | Proposed / upheld |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| WEVA 2017-0117 | Settlement | Moran | 2018 | $241 → $241 |
Source: FMSHRC civil penalty dockets and decisions (public record), updated weekly.
MSHA sampling at Lower Big Branch Impoundment shows 100% of 24 respirable coal dust samples met the 1.5 mg/m3 standard.
Health sampling
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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
ⓘ
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.
Last sampled: 2022-12-07, 3 years ago
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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.100%
within 1.5 mg/m3
24
samples
0.33
dust max (mg/m3)
0
over MSHA ECV
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The excessive concentration value (ECV) is MSHA's own per-sample enforcement threshold, which builds in measurement uncertainty; a sample over its ECV can trigger a citation. The count covers only samples MSHA assigned an ECV.6 samples taken by MSHA inspectors, 18 by the operator.
Most-sampled occupations
- BULLDOZER OPERATOR15
- CLERK/TIMEKEEPER6
- REFUSE TRUCK DRIVER/BACKFILL TRUCK DRIVE2
Silica (quartz)
Last sampled: 2022-04-20, 4 years ago25.7
silica avg (%)
1
samples
25.7
silica max (%)
Most-sampled occupations
- BULLDOZER OPERATOR1
Noise
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The share counts noise samples whose measured dose exceeded the 90 dBA permissible exposure limit. It describes the sampled workplace, not what reached the miner's ear: hearing conservation programs and the hearing protection worn during the shift are recorded separately and are not reflected here.
Last sampled: 2021-12-22, 4 years ago
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The share counts noise samples whose measured dose exceeded the 90 dBA permissible exposure limit. It describes the sampled workplace, not what reached the miner's ear: hearing conservation programs and the hearing protection worn during the shift are recorded separately and are not reflected here.0%
over PEL
5
samples
Most-sampled occupations
- BULLDOZER OPERATOR2
- REFUSE TRUCK DRIVER/BACKFILL TRUCK DRIVE2
- BACKHOE OPERATOR1
Source: MSHA respirable dust, quartz, and noise sampling records, updated weekly.
Health sampling trend
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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 by year
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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.| Year | within 1.5 mg/m3 | samples |
|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 100% | 5 |
| 2021 | 100% | 9 |
| 2020 | 100% | 3 |
| 2017 | 100% | 1 |
| 2013 | 100% | 1 |
| 2012 | 100% | 5 |
Source: MSHA respirable dust, quartz, and noise sampling records, updated weekly.
Lower Big Branch Impoundment recorded 0.00 reportable injury cases per 100 full-time workers in 2013.
Injury rate, 2013
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This rate is reportable injury cases per 100 full-time-equivalent workers per year, computed as 200,000 times cases divided by MSHA operator-reported employee-hours. Cases are injuries MSHA graded degree 01 through 07; accident-only events that hurt no one are excluded, and so are contractor injuries, whose hours do not attach to a single mine. Rates begin in 2000, when quarterly employment reporting starts, and are withheld below 20,000 hours in a year.0.00
total case rate
0.00
days-away rate
0.000
fatality rate
No reportable injury cases in any year shown. Employee-hours were reported in each of those years, so these are true zeros rather than missing data. Citations, listed in the compliance record above, are inspector-found violations and are counted separately from worker injuries.
Below average. The US coal mining average was 3.94 and the all-US-mining average was 2.99 cases per 100 workers.
In West Virginia, coal mining averaged 4.56 cases per 100 workers that year.
Under 100,000 employee-hours were reported that year, so a single case moves the rate by two or more. Read the figure as approximate.
| Year | total case rate | days-away | fatal |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 * | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.000 |
| 2010 * | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.000 |
| 2009 * | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.000 |
* Fewer than 100,000 employee-hours that year; the rate is less stable.
Source: injury cases from MSHA accident and injury records; employee-hours from MSHA quarterly employment reports. Rate is cases per 100 full-time-equivalent workers, operator employees only.
Ownership history
- Armco Inc 1950 to 1984
- Peabody Coal Company 1984 to 1994
- Performance Coal Company, LLC 1994 to 2017
- Lexington Coal Company, LLC 2017 to present
Source: MSHA controller and operator history, updated weekly.
Workforce and production
| Year | Employees |
|---|---|
| 2026 | 0 |
| 2025 | 0 |
| 2024 | 0 |
| 2023 | 1 |
| 2022 | 1 |
| 2021 | 4 |
| 2020 | 0 |
| 2019 | 0 |
| 2018 | 0 |
| 2017 | 0 |
| 2016 | 0 |
| 2015 | 0 |
| 2014 | 0 |
| 2013 | 8 |
| 2012 | 31 |
| 2011 | 12 |
| 2010 | 20 |
| 2009 | 16 |
| 2008 | 0 |
| 2007 | 0 |
| 2006 | 0 |
| 2005 | 0 |
| 2004 | 0 |
| 2003 | 0 |
| 2002 | 0 |
| 2001 | 0 |
| 2000 | 0 |
Source: MSHA quarterly employment and production, updated weekly.
Lower Big Branch Impoundment sits in Raleigh County, West Virginia, where the Census mining category is 4.0% of county employment.
Local economic context
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County figures come from the US Census Bureau's American Community Survey, 5-year pooled estimates, so the 2023 vintage covers 2019 through 2023. The Census category is 'mining, quarrying, and oil and gas extraction', which is broader than MSHA jurisdiction and includes oil and gas workers no mine employs. These figures describe the surrounding county, not this mine, and are not a factor in any specific incident.Raleigh County, West Virginia · Population 73,666
4.0%
Mining share of county employment
$52,055
Median household income
Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2023 5-year estimates.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 Q2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2026 Q1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2025 Q4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2025 Q3 | 42 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2025 Q2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2025 Q1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2024 Q4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2024 Q3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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| Quarter | Hours worked | Citations | S&S | Per 1M hrs |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 Q2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2024 Q1 | 195 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2023 Q3 | 24 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2023 Q2 | 24 | 2 | 0 | 83333.3 |
| 2023 Q1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2022 Q4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2022 Q3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 2022 Q2 | 1,174 | 1 | 0 | 851.8 |
| 2022 Q1 | 1,680 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2021 Q4 | 7,036 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2021 Q3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2021 Q2 | 750 | 1 | 1 | 1333.3 |
| 2021 Q1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| 2020 Q4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2020 Q3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2020 Q2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2020 Q1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2019 Q4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2019 Q3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2019 Q2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2019 Q1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2018 Q4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2018 Q3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2018 Q2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2018 Q1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2017 Q3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| 2017 Q2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2017 Q1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2016 Q4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2016 Q3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 2016 Q2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2016 Q1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2015 Q4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2015 Q3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2015 Q2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2015 Q1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2014 Q4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2014 Q3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2014 Q2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2014 Q1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2013 Q4 | 1,958 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2013 Q3 | 4,003 | 1 | 1 | 249.8 |
| 2013 Q2 | 4,802 | 1 | 0 | 208.2 |
| 2013 Q1 | 10,247 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2012 Q4 | 14,264 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2012 Q3 | 4,928 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2011 Q3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2011 Q2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2011 Q1 | 21,555 | 1 | 0 | 46.4 |
| 2010 Q4 | 18,916 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2010 Q3 | 9,972 | 1 | 0 | 100.3 |
| 2010 Q2 | 9,032 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2010 Q1 | 7,979 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2009 Q4 | 9,213 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2009 Q3 | 11,730 | 4 | 0 | 341.0 |
| 2009 Q2 | 13,731 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2009 Q1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2008 Q4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2008 Q3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2008 Q2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2008 Q1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2007 Q4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2007 Q3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2007 Q2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2007 Q1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2006 Q4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2006 Q3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2006 Q2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2006 Q1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2005 Q4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2005 Q3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2005 Q2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2005 Q1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2004 Q4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2004 Q3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2004 Q2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2004 Q1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2003 Q4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2003 Q3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2003 Q2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2003 Q1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2002 Q4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2002 Q3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2002 Q2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2002 Q1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| 2001 Q4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2001 Q3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2001 Q2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2001 Q1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2000 Q4 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
No fatalities recorded at this mine.
Reportable incidents
97 on file2021 · 1 incident
2013 · 1 incident
Performance Coal Company, LLC · Accident type, without injuries
Dozer cut a pressurized gas line which ignited a fire. Whitesville Fire Department extinguished the flames.
2012 · 1 incident
Performance Coal Company, LLC · Fall to the walkway or working surface
Employee was walking to the bathhouse to get ready for work and stepped in a hole in the grass between building and parking lot. Employee fell and was helped to his feet and when he tried to walk his right knee buckled and he fell again.
1996 · 1 incident
Performance Coal Company, LLC · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object
REPAIR CONVEYOR BELT. WHILE INSTALLED RAIL. SLIPPED OFF STRUCTURE AND CAUGHT 4TH FINGER BETWEEN RAIL AND STRUCTURE.
1994 · 6 incidents
August 25, 1994
WV · Coal
warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator
DUST DISEASE OF LUNGS
Peabody Coal Company · Inhalation of radiations, caustics, toxic and noxious substances
UNKNOWN/ALLEGED LUGN IMPAIRMENT.
August 17, 1994
WV · Coal
laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman
POWERED HAULAGE
Peabody Coal Company · Struck against a moving object
EMPLOYEE STATED WHILE UPRIGHTING A CONCRETE BARRIER WITH A BOBCAT THE FORKS SLIPPED FROM UNDER THE BARRIER ALLOWING EMPLOYEE TO BE JARRED INTO THE SAFETY BAR.
June 27, 1994
WV · Coal
warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator
DUST DISEASE OF LUNGS
Peabody Coal Company · Inhalation of radiations, caustics, toxic and noxious substances
UNKNOWN/ALLEDGED LUNG IMPAIRMENT.
April 16, 1994
WV · Coal
haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver
OTHER
Peabody Coal Company · Absorption of radiations, caustics, toxic and noxious substances
EMPLOYEE STATED HE WAS LEAVING THE TRUCK WHEN HE WAS STUNG BY A WASP.
Peabody Coal Company · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)
EMPLOYEE STATED AS HE BENT OVER TO CHECK A RAILROAD CAR DOOR HE FELT A PAIN IN HIS BACK
January 28, 1994
WV · Coal
maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech
HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Peabody Coal Company · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object
EE STATED HE CAUGHT HIS FINGER BETWEEN AN 8X8 METAL PIPE AND A PIECE OF ANGLE IRON.
1993 · 5 incidents
September 14, 1993
WV · Coal
haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver
DUST DISEASE OF LUNGS
Peabody Coal Company · Inhalation of radiations, caustics, toxic and noxious substances
UNKNOWN/ALLEGED LUNG IMPAIRMENT.
Peabody Coal Company · Inhalation of radiations, caustics, toxic and noxious substances
UNKNOWN/ALLEGED LUNG IMPAIRMENT.
April 9, 1993
WV · Coal
dryer operator, kiln operator, dry plant operator, fluid operator, bed dryer operator
SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Peabody Coal Company · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)
EMPLOYEE STATED, SLIPPED & WRENCHED LOWER BACK.
April 9, 1993
WV · Coal
warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator
HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Peabody Coal Company · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)
EMPLOYEE STATED WHILE CLEANING CLEAN COAL FILTERS WITH A WATER HOSE HE STRAINED HIS CHEST.
January 25, 1993
WV · Coal
warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator
DUST DISEASE OF LUNGS
Peabody Coal Company · Inhalation of radiations, caustics, toxic and noxious substances
UNKNOWN/ALLEGED LUNG IMPAIRMENT.
1992 · 11 incidents
Peabody Coal Company · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object
EMPLOYEE STATED HE SHUT THE GRADER DOOR ON HIS FINGER.
Peabody Coal Company · Inhalation of radiations, caustics, toxic and noxious substances
UNKNOWN/ALLEGED LUNG IMPAIRMENT.
June 17, 1992
WV · Coal
haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver
POWERED HAULAGE
Peabody Coal Company · Struck against a moving object
EE STATED HE WAS DRIVING A M45 MACK AND HIT A BUMP AND JARRER LOWER BACK.
June 1, 1992
WV · Coal
haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver
DUST DISEASE OF LUNGS
Peabody Coal Company · Inhalation of radiations, caustics, toxic and noxious substances
UNKNOWN/ALLEGED LUNG IMPAIRMENT.
Peabody Coal Company · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)
EMPLOYEE STATED WHILE SHOVELING HE FELT BACK PAIN
April 14, 1992
WV · Coal
front-end loader, scraper-loader operator, pan operator, payloader, scraper rig operator
HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Peabody Coal Company · Struck against stationary object
EMPLOYEE BUMPED LEFT ELBOW AGAINST WALL. DID NOT GO TO DOCTOR UNTIL 4-27-92. WE BECAME AWARE OF TREATMENT ON 5-8-92. NO LOST TIME.
April 10, 1992
WV · Coal
front-end loader, scraper-loader operator, pan operator, payloader, scraper rig operator
STRIKING OR BUMPING
Peabody Coal Company · Struck against stationary object
EE WALKED INTO MIRROR BRACKET ON 992 ENDLOADER.
March 31, 1992
WV · Coal
maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech
HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Peabody Coal Company · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)
EMPLOYEE STATED WHILE REPAIRING TIE-ROD END.HE STRUCK THE SPINDLE WITH A HAMMER AND THE ROD CAME LOOSE AND STRUCK HIS LEFT THUMB.
March 18, 1992
WV · Coal
haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver
DUST DISEASE OF LUNGS
Peabody Coal Company · Inhalation of radiations, caustics, toxic and noxious substances
UNKNOWN/ALLEDGED LUNG IMPARMENT.
February 27, 1992
WV · Coal
front-end loader, scraper-loader operator, pan operator, payloader, scraper rig operator
DUST DISEASE OF LUNGS
Peabody Coal Company · Inhalation of radiations, caustics, toxic and noxious substances
34570IMPAIRMENT
February 4, 1992
WV · Coal
warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator
DUST DISEASE OF LUNGS
Peabody Coal Company · Inhalation of radiations, caustics, toxic and noxious substances
45256WN/ALLEGED LUNG IMPAIRMENT.
1991 · 13 incidents
December 17, 1991
WV · Coal
haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver
DUST DISEASE OF LUNGS
Peabody Coal Company · Inhalation of radiations, caustics, toxic and noxious substances
ALGD LUNG IMPAIRMENT
December 12, 1991
WV · Coal
maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech
DISORDERS (REPEATED TRAUMA)
Peabody Coal Company · (Not Elsewhere Classified)
UNKNOWN/ALLEGED HEARING IMPAIRMENT.
December 11, 1991
WV · Coal
warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator
DUST DISEASE OF LUNGS
Peabody Coal Company · Inhalation of radiations, caustics, toxic and noxious substances
UNKNOWN/ALLEGED LUNG IMPAIRMENT.
Peabody Coal Company · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)
EMPL STATED WHILE TIGHTENING BOLT ON TABLE WRENCH SLIPPED & STRUCK HIM ON CHIN.
September 28, 1991
WV · Coal
warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator
HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Peabody Coal Company · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)
EMPL WAS LOOSENING PIPE FITTING WITH PIPE WRENCH. HE STATED AS HE PULLED UPWARD ON WRENCH HE STRAINED LOWER BACK.
September 25, 1991
WV · Coal
front-end loader, scraper-loader operator, pan operator, payloader, scraper rig operator
DUST DISEASE OF LUNGS
Peabody Coal Company · Inhalation of radiations, caustics, toxic and noxious substances
UNKNOWN/ALLEGED LUNG IMPAIRMENT.
September 11, 1991
WV · Coal
maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech
DISORDERS (REPEATED TRAUMA)
Peabody Coal Company · (Not Elsewhere Classified)
UNKNOWN ALLEGED HEARING IMPAIRMENT.
September 4, 1991
WV · Coal
haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver
POWERED HAULAGE
Peabody Coal Company · Struck against a moving object
EMPLOYEE STATED THAT HE LOST CONTROL OF HAS REFUSE TRACK AND THAT WHEN THE FRONT WHEELS HIT THE DITCH LONE THE STEERING WHEEL SPUN AROUND WRENCHING HIS WRIST.
August 28, 1991
WV · Coal
dryer operator, kiln operator, dry plant operator, fluid operator, bed dryer operator
DUST DISEASE OF LUNGS
Peabody Coal Company · Inhalation of radiations, caustics, toxic and noxious substances
UNKNOWN ALLEGED LUNG IMPERIAMENT
July 24, 1991
WV · Coal
haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver
DUST DISEASE OF LUNGS
Peabody Coal Company · Inhalation of radiations, caustics, toxic and noxious substances
UNKNOWN/ALLEGED LUNG IMPAIRMENT.
July 5, 1991
WV · Coal
bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer
DUST DISEASE OF LUNGS
Peabody Coal Company · Inhalation of radiations, caustics, toxic and noxious substances
UNKNOWN/ALLEGED LUNG IMPAIRMENT.
May 15, 1991
WV · Coal
laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman
HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Peabody Coal Company · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)
EMPLOYEE WAS USING A COME-A-LONG WHEN CHAIN TWISTED AND ALLOWED HANDLE TO STRIKE HIS ARM.
Peabody Coal Company · Inhalation of radiations, caustics, toxic and noxious substances
ALLEGED LUMP IMPAIRMENT
1990 · 17 incidents
September 11, 1990
WV · Coal
prep plant foreman, supervisor, mill plant supervisor, kiln supervisor
HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Peabody Coal Company · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)
HOISING METAL CHUTE HOOK CAME OFF STRUCK HIM OVER R EYE
July 23, 1990
WV · Coal
warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator
DUST DISEASE OF LUNGS
Peabody Coal Company · Inhalation of radiations, caustics, toxic and noxious substances
UNKNOWN ALLEGED LUNG IMPAIRMENT
Peabody Coal Company · (Not Elsewhere Classified)
HEARING IMPAIRMENT
May 14, 1990
WV · Coal
maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech
DUST DISEASE OF LUNGS
Peabody Coal Company · Inhalation of radiations, caustics, toxic and noxious substances
UNKNOWN ALLEGED LUNG IMPAIRMENT.
May 11, 1990
WV · Coal
haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver
DUST DISEASE OF LUNGS
Peabody Coal Company · Inhalation of radiations, caustics, toxic and noxious substances
UNKNOWN ALLEGED LUNG IMPAIRMENT
Peabody Coal Company · Fall from machine
EMPL STEPPING DOWN FROM RAW COAL VIBRATOR,FELL STRIKING LOWER BACK ON METAL FRAME.
April 9, 1990
WV · Coal
haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver
DISORDERS (REPEATED TRAUMA)
Peabody Coal Company · (Not Elsewhere Classified)
UNKNOWN/ALLEGED HEARING IMPAIRMENT.
April 5, 1990
WV · Coal
haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver
DUST DISEASE OF LUNGS
Peabody Coal Company · Inhalation of radiations, caustics, toxic and noxious substances
UNKNOWN ALLEGED LUNG IMPAIRMENT.
Peabody Coal Company · Inhalation of radiations, caustics, toxic and noxious substances
UNKNOWN ALLEGED LUNG IMPAIRMENT.
March 26, 1990
WV · Coal
maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech
DUST DISEASE OF LUNGS
Peabody Coal Company · Inhalation of radiations, caustics, toxic and noxious substances
UNKNOWN/ALLEGED LUNG IMPAIRMENT.
March 21, 1990
WV · Coal
warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator
SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Peabody Coal Company · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)
EMPLOYEE SLIPPED ON ICE, STRAINING LOWER BACK. EMPLOYEE STARTING MISSING WORK 3/28/90.
March 12, 1990
WV · Coal
front-end loader, scraper-loader operator, pan operator, payloader, scraper rig operator
DUST DISEASE OF LUNGS
Peabody Coal Company · Inhalation of radiations, caustics, toxic and noxious substances
UNKNOWN/ALLEGED LUNG IMPAIRMENT.
February 17, 1990
WV · Coal
haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver
POWERED HAULAGE
Peabody Coal Company · Struck against a moving object
EMPLOYEE STATED THAT HE WAS HAULING SLATE TO REFUSE AREA, HE HIT A RUT AND BOUNCED INTO THE TOP OF THE TRUCK CAB. *EMPLOYEE STATED MISSING WORK ON 3/2/90.
Peabody Coal Company · Inhalation of radiations, caustics, toxic and noxious substances
UNKNOWN/ALLEGED LUNG IMPAIRMENT.
Peabody Coal Company · Inhalation of radiations, caustics, toxic and noxious substances
UNKNOWN/ALLEGED LUNG IMPAIRMENT.
January 31, 1990
WV · Coal
laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman
DUST DISEASE OF LUNGS
Peabody Coal Company · Inhalation of radiations, caustics, toxic and noxious substances
UNKNOWN/ALLEGED LUNG IMPAIRMENT.
Peabody Coal Company · Fall to the walkway or working surface
EMPLOYEE FELL STRIKING LOWER BACK ON FLOOR. EMPLOYEE STATED HIS LEG GAVE WAY CAUSING HIM TO FAL, FROM PREVIOUS BACK SURGERY.
1989 · 9 incidents
November 11, 1989
WV · Coal
front-end loader, scraper-loader operator, pan operator, payloader, scraper rig operator
POWERED HAULAGE
Peabody Coal Company · Struck against a moving object
EMPLOYEE STATED THAT A PIECE OF MOULDING ON THE LOADER SEAT RUBBED HIS SIDE.
Peabody Coal Company · (Not Elsewhere Classified)
UNKNOWN/ALLEGES HEARING IMPAIRMENT.
Peabody Coal Company · Inhalation of radiations, caustics, toxic and noxious substances
UNKNOWN ALLEGED LUNG IMPAIRMENT
September 27, 1989
WV · Coal
haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver
HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Peabody Coal Company · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)
EMPLOYEE STATED THAT HE WAS SLIDING A PLANETARY GEAR ONTO A TRUCK BED WITH ANOTHER EMPLOYEE WHEN HE FELT A PAIN IN HIS BACK.
August 1, 1989
WV · Coal
maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech
HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Peabody Coal Company · Over-exertion in pulling or pushing objects
EMPLOYEE STATED THAT HE WAS BENT OVER, PULLING ON A WHEEL ON A MAC TRUCK AND FELT A PAIN IN HIS CHEST. BEGAN MISSING WORK 8-7-89.
May 26, 1989
WV · Coal
haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver
DUST DISEASE OF LUNGS
Peabody Coal Company · Inhalation of radiations, caustics, toxic and noxious substances
UNKNOWN/ALLEGED LUNG IMPAIRMENT.
April 13, 1989
WV · Coal
maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech
DUST DISEASE OF LUNGS
Peabody Coal Company · Inhalation of radiations, caustics, toxic and noxious substances
UNKNOWN ALLEGED LUNG IMPAIRMENT
February 3, 1989
WV · Coal
maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech
DUST DISEASE OF LUNGS
Peabody Coal Company · Inhalation of radiations, caustics, toxic and noxious substances
UNKNOWN ALLEDGED LUNG IMPAIRMENT
January 12, 1989
WV · Coal
maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech
DUST DISEASE OF LUNGS
Peabody Coal Company · Inhalation of radiations, caustics, toxic and noxious substances
UNKNOWN ALLEGED LUNG IMPAIRMENT.
1988 · 10 incidents
Peabody Coal Company · Accident type, without injuries
ON 12/12/88 AT A PPROX 5:00 PM THERMAL DRYER FOR MONCOAL PREP PLANT EXPERIENCED FIRE THAT LAST IN EXCESS OF 30 MIN BEFORE IT WAS EXTINGUISHED. NO INJURIES WERE REPORTED DURING THE INCIDENT.
Peabody Coal Company · Inhalation of radiations, caustics, toxic and noxious substances
UNKNOWN ALLEGED LUNG IMPAIRMENT
October 14, 1988
WV · Coal
greaser, grease man, oiler, lube man, dragline oiler
HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Peabody Coal Company · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)
EMPLOYEE WENT OUTSIDE OF ROTARY BREAKER TO CHECK BARS. AS HE GOT OUT OF BREAKER, HE FELT PULL IN HIS LEFT FOOT. DID NOT START HURTING UNTIL 8:00 THAT NIGHT.
October 6, 1988
WV · Coal
laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman
DUST DISEASE OF LUNGS
Peabody Coal Company · Inhalation of radiations, caustics, toxic and noxious substances
UNKNOWN ALLEDGED LUNG IMPAIRMENT
Peabody Coal Company · Struck by rolling or sliding object
INJURED WAS INSTALLING SHEETING SHEET HELD IN PLACE WITH VICE GRIPS AND THE PULL ROPE HIT VICE GRIPS WHICH CAME LOOSE AND SHEET SLID DOWN CUTTING HAND
Peabody Coal Company · Struck against stationary object
EMPLOYEE CARRYING SMALL ACETYLENE BOTTLE ACROSS A PERMANENT CATWALK FROM THE MAIN PLANT SOME SHEETING WAS AGAINST ONE RAILING PARTIALLY BLOCKING THE WALKWAY WHEN WALKING BY RT HAND CAUGHT A S HARP CORNER OF THE SHEETING CUTTING THE INDEX AND MIDDLE FINGERS
June 30, 1988
WV · Coal
maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech
DUST DISEASE OF LUNGS
Peabody Coal Company · Inhalation of radiations, caustics, toxic and noxious substances
UNKNOWN ALLEDGED LUNG IMPAIRMENT
May 4, 1988
WV · Coal
warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator
HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Peabody Coal Company · Over-exertion in lifting objects
EMPL STATED THAT AS HE LIFTED ONE END OF CYCLONE PUMP BELT GUARD HE FELT SHARP BURNING PAIN IN HIS GROIN AREA.
Peabody Coal Company · Inhalation of radiations, caustics, toxic and noxious substances
UNKNOWN ALLEGED LUNG IMPAIRMENT.
March 15, 1988
WV · Coal
haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver
DUST DISEASE OF LUNGS
Peabody Coal Company · Inhalation of radiations, caustics, toxic and noxious substances
UNKNOWN/ALLEGED LUNG IMPAIRMENT.
1987 · 8 incidents
Peabody Coal Company · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)
EMPLOYEE USING 5 BUCK SAW TO CUT A LIMB TO PUSH FOOT VALVE OUT, SAW SLIPPED CUASING IT TO CUT LEFT HAND THAT WAS HOLDING THE BRANCH.
November 30, 1987
WV · Coal
haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver
SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Peabody Coal Company · Fall from scaffolds, walkways, platforms
EMPLOYEE STEPPI3G DOWN FROM FUEL TANK PLATFORM,FOOT TURNED SLIGHTLY WHEN HE CONTACTED THE GROUND AND HE WRENCHED HIS ANKLE.
November 21, 1987
WV · Coal
warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator
ELECTRICAL
Peabody Coal Company · Flash burns (electric)
EMPLOYEE WAS WA5KING BY STARTER BOX BOX BECAME GROUNDED & BLEW UP
October 20, 1987
WV · Coal
haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver
POWERED HAULAGE
Peabody Coal Company · Struck against a moving object
EMPL DRIVING SLATE TRUCK DOWN HILL EMPTY HIT WASHBOARD AREA IN ROAD.ROUGH ROAD JARRED HIM AND HE FELT SHARP PAIN IN LOWER BACK.
April 15, 1987
WV · Coal
maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech
DISORDERS (REPEATED TRAUMA)
Peabody Coal Company · (Not Elsewhere Classified)
UNKNOWN/ALLEGED3HEARING IMPAIRMENT.
Peabody Coal Company · Accident type, without injuries
DECANT FAIL OCC6RED AT THE LOWER BIG BRANCH IMPOUNDMENT PEABODY COAL CO INVESTIGATION BEGAN IMMEDICATELY TO DETERMINE THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE. UNKNOWN AT THIS TIME NO INJURIED WERE REPOR AS A RESULT OF3THIS ACCIDENT DESCRIPTION OF SITE ALONG WITH DRAWING IS ATTACHED.
March 24, 1987
WV · Coal
haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver
HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Peabody Coal Company · Contact with hot objects or substances
EMPLOYEE STATED3WHILE CHECKING WATER IN MACK TRUCK, HE REMOVED THE RADIATOR CAP AND STEAM RUSHED OUT OF RADIATOR, RESULTING IN BURNS TO THE RIGHT WRIST,LEFT WRIST AND FACE.
Peabody Coal Company · Inhalation of radiations, caustics, toxic and noxious substances
UNKNOWN/ ALLEGE8 LUNG IMPAIRMENT
1986 · 6 incidents
December 3, 1986
WV · Coal
warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator
DUST DISEASE OF LUNGS
Peabody Coal Company · Inhalation of radiations, caustics, toxic and noxious substances
LUNG IMPAIRMENT3
December 3, 1986
WV · Coal
dryer operator, kiln operator, dry plant operator, fluid operator, bed dryer operator
DUST DISEASE OF LUNGS
Peabody Coal Company · Inhalation of radiations, caustics, toxic and noxious substances
LUNG IMAPIRMENT3
December 3, 1986
WV · Coal
haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver
DUST DISEASE OF LUNGS
Peabody Coal Company · Inhalation of radiations, caustics, toxic and noxious substances
LUNG IMPAIRMENT3
December 3, 1986
WV · Coal
haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver
DUST DISEASE OF LUNGS
Peabody Coal Company · Inhalation of radiations, caustics, toxic and noxious substances
LUNG IMPAIRMENT3
April 16, 1986
WV · Coal
haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver
HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Peabody Coal Company · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)
INJURED WAS GOI3G TO FUEL UP TRUCK. HE GOT FUEL HOSE IN ONE HAND AND STARTED TO PULL HIMSELF AND HOSE UP TO FUEL TANK ON SIDE OF TRUCK WHEN FELT PAIN IN RIGHT SIDE.
April 7, 1986
WV · Coal
warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator
DISORDERS (REPEATED TRAUMA)
Peabody Coal Company · (Not Elsewhere Classified)
ALLEGED HEARING3IMPAIRMENT
1985 · 3 incidents
Peabody Coal Company · Struck against stationary object
STEPPED ON PIEC9 OF REBAR AND TURNED LEFT ANKLE
October 17, 1985
WV · Coal
crane operator, mobile equipment operator (meo), dragline operator, dropball operator, rigger
HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Peabody Coal Company · Struck by falling object
2 EMPLOYEES TRI9D TO LIFT PLYWOOD FORM TO SLIDE OFF OF TRUCK, FORM WAS TOO HEAVY FOR THEM TO LIFT, FORM DROPPED BACK ON MEN INJURING EMPLOYEE RIGHT SHOULDER AND RIGHT FOREARM.
Peabody Coal Company · Fall onto or against objects
INJURED AND ANOTHER EMPLOYEE WERE PULLING A SECTION OF 14 IN PIPE ACROSS SECOND FLOOR WHEN THE CLAMP SLIPPED OFF THE PIPE CAUSING HIM TO LOSE HIS BALANCE AND FALL INTO THE HANDRAIL AT 5-9 CO NVEYOR
1984 · 4 incidents
November 5, 1984
WV · Coal
warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator
HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Peabody Coal Company · Over-exertion in lifting objects
INJURED WAS LIFTING ON SHEET METAL AND STRAIN HIS STOMACH.
July 9, 1984
WV · Coal
laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman
SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Peabody Coal Company · Fall to the walkway or working surface
INJURED WAS PULLING WATER HOSE THRU PLANT & STUB%'*%' STUMBLED FALLING & LACERATING HIS LT. INDEX FINGER.
April 21, 1984
WV · Coal
laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman
HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Peabody Coal Company · Struck against stationary object
INJURED WAS SHOVELING ASH BIN & STRUCK HEAD ON ANGLE BRACE LOCATED IN THE WORK AAREA
Peabody Coal Company · Over-exertion in lifting objects
INJURED WAS LOADING SUPPLIES AND STRAINED BACK
1983 · 1 incident
June 16, 1983
WV · Coal
haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver
SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Armco Inc · Fall from machine
INJURED WAS OPERATING A SLATE TRUCK WHEN THE DRIVE SHAFT FELL OUT AND TRUCK WENT INTO DITCH AGAINST HILL SIDE INJURED THEN JUMPED OUT LANDING ON HIS RT HAND AND BOTH KNEES