Mining Incidents

Mine No 6 Coal

C J & L Mining Inc · Underground
Controlled by James Taylor; Coy Taylor
Jolo, Mcdowell County, WV  ·  Abandoned and Sealed
MSHA Mine ID: 4607980

Mine No 6 has $165 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
7
Years on record
1991–1993
Latest incident
Aug 1993
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2001
3
citations
0
significant & substantial
$165
proposed penalties
$165
paid to date
100% of proposed penalties paid to date, a $0 gap.
Source: MSHA violations data, updated weekly.
Inspection activity
MSHA inspections since 2001
2
inspections on record
22
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: 22 inspection hours is too few for a stable rate. A minimum of 1,000 inspection hours is required.
Source: MSHA inspections data, updated weekly.

Mine No 6 has $165 in proposed MSHA penalties and $0 outstanding across 0 contested dockets.

Penalty disposition
Differences between proposed and paid penalties reflect both settlements and conference reductions and amounts still owed. Outstanding is the balance currently owed.
$165
proposed penalties
$165
current assessed
$165
paid to date
$0
outstanding
3 assessments are final orders; 0 contested dockets.
As of the most recent assessment on 2001-02-28.
Source: MSHA assessed-violations and conference/litigation data, updated weekly.
Quarterly safety rates
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
2005 Q3 0 0 0
2001 Q3 0 0 0
2001 Q2 0 0 0
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

7 on file

1993 · 2 incidents

August 9, 1993 WV · Coal laborer, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, roof trimmer/scaler HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Ruby Helen Coal Company Inc · Over-exertion in lifting objects

SUPOSELY PICKING UP A ROCK ON THE BELT LINE. THE DOWN IS UNDER PROTEST.

May 8, 1993 WV · Coal scoop car operator POWERED HAULAGE
Ruby Helen Coal Company Inc · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

SCOOP WAS TRAMMING IN REVERSE AND RAN OVER A PIECE OF BELT STRUCTURE, THE PIECE OF STRUCTURE FLIPPED UP AND HIT THE SCOOP OPERATOR.

1992 · 1 incident

January 1, 1992 WV · Coal beltman, conveyor man, conveyor belt worker, mobile bridge carrierman, feeder operator, conveyor rider HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Ruby Helen Coal Company Inc · Struck by flying object

TIGHTEN BELT ON BELT LINE.BAR CAME OFF STRIKING HIM ON THE JAW.

1991 · 4 incidents

October 8, 1991 WV · Coal continuous miner operator, coal mole operator MACHINERY
Ruby Helen Coal Company Inc · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

WAS ATTEMPTING TO CONNECT CABLE TO MINER, GOT PINNED AGAINST RIB OF MINE.

August 26, 1991 WV · Coal chute blaster, rockman, hang-up man, raise blaster MACHINERY
Ruby Helen Coal Company Inc · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

WAS HELPING ON ROOF BOLTER CAUGHT LEFT FOOT UNDER DECK OF BOLTER.

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A dated report covering the 26-year penalty trail, line-item violation pattern, contest and docket posture, rate-normalized peer benchmark, and full fatality history. Delivered as a PDF with the underlying data as CSV.