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Simpson Hollow Reprocessing Site: 2 reportable incidents Coal

Flat Ridge Corp · Facility
Controlled by Brent M Cook
Algoma, Mcdowell County, WV  ·  Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 4608690

MSHA record for Simpson Hollow Reprocessing Site (mine ID 4608690). Fatalities, non-fatal incidents grouped by year, current operator and controller, and mine context.

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
2
Years on record
1998–1999
Latest incident
Feb 1999
Inspection activity
MSHA inspections since 2000
1
inspections on record
4
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: 4 inspection hours is too few for a stable rate. A minimum of 1,000 inspection hours is required.
Source: MSHA inspections data, updated weekly.
Ownership history
  1. Flat Ridge Corp 1998 to present
Source: MSHA controller and operator history, updated weekly.
Workforce and production
Year Employees
2000 0
Source: MSHA quarterly employment and production, updated weekly.

Simpson Hollow Reprocessing Site sits in McDowell County, West Virginia, where the Census mining category is 13.0% of county employment.

Local economic context
ⓘ 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.
McDowell County, West Virginia · Population 18,413
13.0%
Mining share of county employment
$29,980
Median household income
Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2023 5-year estimates.
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
2000 Q1 0 0 0
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

2 on file

1999 · 1 incident

February 19, 1999 WV · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Flat Ridge Corp · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

THE EE SHOVELED SPILLAGE AND ASSISTED IN COVERING COAL PILES WHICH OFTER INVOLVES PULLING AND DRAGGING HEAVE TARPS. THE EE REPORTEDLY INJURED HIS BACK ON 2-19, BUT DIDN'T REPORT THE INJURY UNT IL 2-23, CONTINUED WORK INTERMITTENTLY THROUGH 3-3-99. THE EE WAS ENCOURAGED TO SEE A PHYSICIAN ON 2-24, BUT HE DECLINED. ON 3-3 THE EE DECLARED HIMSELF UNABLE TO WORK ANY LONGER AT MIDSHIFT

1998 · 1 incident

June 24, 1998 WV · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Flat Ridge Corp · Absorption of radiations, caustics, toxic and noxious substances

EE WAS SHOVELING CONCRETE OFF FIRE LINE IN A DITCH AND CONCRETE GOT DOWN INSIDE THE LEFT BOOT, RUBBING A PLACE IN THE LEFT ANKLE, CAUSING A RING BURN.