Mining Incidents

Six South No Two Mine Coal

Rio Group Inc · Underground
Controlled by Richard H Abraham
Ragland, Mingo County, WV  ·  Abandoned and Sealed
MSHA Mine ID: 4608858

Six South No Two Mine has $8K in proposed MSHA penalties and $3K outstanding across 0 contested dockets, plus health sampling and the full incident record.

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
27
Years on record
2001–2004
Latest incident
May 2004
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2001
89
citations
29
significant & substantial
$7,943
proposed penalties
$4,941
paid to date
62% of proposed penalties paid to date, a $3,002 gap.
Source: MSHA violations data, updated weekly.
Inspection activity
MSHA inspections since 2000
48
inspections on record
1,391
inspection hours
6.4
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.
89 citations across 1,391 inspection hours.
Source: MSHA inspections data, updated weekly.

Six South No Two Mine has $8K in proposed MSHA penalties and $3K 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.
$8K
proposed penalties
$8K
current assessed
$5K
paid to date
$3K
outstanding
88 assessments are final orders; 0 contested dockets.
As of the most recent assessment on 2004-04-14.
Source: MSHA assessed-violations and conference/litigation data, updated weekly.

MSHA sampling at Six South No Two Mine shows respirable coal dust averaging 0.49 mg/m3 (94% compliant) across 207 samples.

Health sampling
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.
0.49
dust avg (mg/m3)
4.69
dust max (mg/m3)
94%
within 1.5 mg/m3
207
samples
Most recent sample: 2004-03-30.
Silica (quartz)
9.8
silica avg (%)
22.0
silica max (%)
15
samples
Most recent sample: 2004-04-20.
Noise
20%
over PEL
5
samples
Most recent sample: 2001-08-16.
Source: MSHA respirable dust, quartz, and noise sampling records, 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
2004 Q3 0 0 0
2004 Q2 11,176 7 0 626.3
2004 Q1 13,169 9 6 683.4
2003 Q4 14,059 10 1 711.3
2003 Q3 9,124 7 2 767.2
2003 Q2 16,252 5 0 307.7
2003 Q1 15,130 4 0 264.4
2002 Q4 16,579 2 0 120.6
Show 8 earlier quarters
Quarter Hours worked Citations S&S Per 1M hrs
2002 Q3 14,840 2 1 134.8
2002 Q2 18,797 3 0 159.6
2002 Q1 16,033 6 2 374.2
2001 Q4 16,593 9 3 542.4
2001 Q3 16,612 8 6 481.6
2001 Q2 15,883 7 3 440.7
2001 Q1 12,934 10 5 773.2
2000 Q4 2,335 0 0 0.0
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

27 on file

2004 · 9 incidents

May 27, 2004 WV · Coal shuttle car operator, mantrip operator, ramcar operator, rail runner, buggy operator HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Rio Group Inc · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

MOVING MINER CABLE; HANGING CABLE AGAINST RIB.

May 24, 2004 WV · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Rio Group Inc · Fall from ladders

HANGING LINE CURTAIN, FELL FROM LADDER INJURING LOWER BACK.

May 11, 2004 WV · Coal continuous miner operator, coal mole operator HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Rio Group Inc · Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)

CHANGING CONVEYOR MOTOR WITH SLATE BAR & MOTOR SLIPPED DOWN PINCHING THUMB AGAINST THE FRAME WHICH ALSO CAUSED HIM TO PULL A LOWER BACK MUSCLE.

May 3, 2004 WV · Coal continuous miner operator, coal mole operator HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Rio Group Inc · Over-exertion in wielding or throwing objects

USING SLEDGE HAMMER TO HELP REPLACE TORQUE SHAFT.

April 29, 2004 WV · Coal continuous miner operator, coal mole operator FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
Rio Group Inc · Struck by falling object

PIECE OF ROCK FELL BETWEEN BOLTS INJURING EE'S LEG.

April 24, 2004 WV · Coal roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs) FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
Rio Group Inc · Struck by falling object

Piece of rock fell from top hitting employee's hand.

April 7, 2004 WV · Coal bull gang foreman, labor foreman, leadman, section foreman, shift boss DISORDERS (REPEATED TRAUMA)
Rio Group Inc · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Strain tendonitis in left elbow.

March 10, 2004 WV · Coal roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs) MACHINERY
Rio Group Inc · Struck by falling object

Rock fell from roof 12' high, struck ee in head and shoulder forcing him to the ground, he has cuts on his face and forehead and complaining about shoulder hurting.

March 8, 2004 WV · Coal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Rio Group Inc · Fall from machine

WHILE CLIMBING ON LOADER, THE EE SLIPPED ON OIL SPOT, HIT HIS HEAD & FELL TO THE GROUND ON HIS RT. SIDE. THERE WAS KNOT ON THE RT. EYEBROW, HE ALSO COMPLAINED ABOUT HIS RT. SHOULDER & ARM.

2003 · 8 incidents

September 2, 2003 WV · Coal

OVERTURNED FRONT END LOADER; JUMPING OFF THE SIDE OF IT.

August 22, 2003 WV · Coal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator

INJURY WAS COMP DOWN STEP OFF LOADER AND SLIP AND HIT ON HIS BACK.

June 20, 2003 WV · Coal scoop car/scooptram operator, load/haul/dump (lhd) operator, teletram operator HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Rio Group Inc · Over-exertion in lifting objects

WAS LIFTING A BOX OF RESIN TO PUT ON ROOF BOLT MACH.

May 13, 2003 WV · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech

PUTTING LID ON SCRUBBER ON JOY 12-12 MINER AND THE LID SMASHED THE EE'S 4TH FINGER ON RIGHT HAND.

April 7, 2003 WV · Coal shuttle car operator, mantrip operator, ramcar operator, rail runner, buggy operator

IN THE RIGHT BREAKS BETWEEN 3 AND 4 EE HAD HIS HAND IN THE VISE FOR THE HANDS OFF ONT HE ROOF BOLTER, WHEN HE PASSED THE WRONG LEVER AND CLAMPED HIS LEFT HAND.

March 4, 2003 WV · Coal

STEPPING OFF OF ROOF BOLTER AND TWISTED ANKLE.

February 13, 2003 WV · Coal assayer, geologist, metallurgist, engineer, engineer management

EE WAS MAKING BELT SPLICE AND WAS LIFTING BELT CLAMP OVER TOP STRUCTURE WHEN RED DEVIL WAS BEING USED TO TIGHTEN BELT. LEFT HAND WAS CAUGHT BETWEEN RAILING AND CLAMP.

January 17, 2003 WV · Coal

Getting off of scoop, stepped down and leg buckled and he fell over on his leg.

2002 · 8 incidents

December 30, 2002 WV · Coal laborer, bull gang, faceman, parts runner, roustabout, roof trimmer/scaler HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Rio Group Inc · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

THE EE WAS SHOVELING THE TAILPIECE. THE TAILPIECE BEGAN TO SPILL AND AS HE BENT DOWN A PIECE OF COAL HIT HIM IN THE FACE RESULTING IN SIGNIFICANT PAIN TO THE JAW BONE STRUCTURE.

December 16, 2002 WV · Coal shuttle car operator, mantrip operator, ramcar operator, rail runner, buggy operator HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Rio Group Inc · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

MAKING BELT SPLICE, WHILE PULLING BELT TOGETHER RED DEVIL CHAIN BROKE STRIKING EMPLOYEE'S LEGS.

December 16, 2002 WV · Coal scoop car/scooptram operator, load/haul/dump (lhd) operator, teletram operator HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Rio Group Inc · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

MAKING BELT SPLICE, PULLING BELT TOGETHER RED DEVIL'S CHAIN BROKE, HIT IN LEG.

October 19, 2002 WV · Coal electrician, lineman HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Rio Group Inc · Over-exertion in lifting objects

CHANGING A PLANETARY IN THE JOY 12-CM12 MINER & WAS LIFTING ONE OF THE SUN GEARS AND FELT PAIN MILE/MAJOR BACK PAIN.

September 20, 2002 WV · Coal beltman, conveyor man, conveyor belt worker, mobile bridge carrierman, feeder operator, conveyor rider HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Rio Group Inc · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

CHANGING BELT ROLLER AND STRAINED A MUSCLE

September 20, 2002 WV · Coal laborer, bull gang, faceman, parts runner, roustabout, roof trimmer/scaler FALL OF FACE/RIB/PILLAR/SIDE/HIGHWALL
Rio Group Inc · Struck by falling object

INJURED WAS BACKING MINER UP, WHEN A PIECE OF RIB ROLL HIT EMPLOYEE ON RIGHT SIDE OF THE HEAD, AND UPPER BACK WHICH RESULTED IN KNOCKING HIM TOTHE MINE FLOOR.

September 16, 2002 WV · Coal beltman, conveyor man, conveyor belt worker, mobile bridge carrierman, feeder operator, conveyor rider POWERED HAULAGE
Rio Group Inc · Struck against stationary object

POWER WAS OFF AT MINE, EE TURNED REOMTE SWITCH OFF AND WAS WORKING ON SCRAPER ON #2 HEAD AND WASSTANDING ON #1 BELT. POWER CAME BACK ON AND DAY SHIFT FOREMAN STARTED BELT FROM OUTSIDE AND THRU EE OFF BELT HITTING RIGHT ELBOW ON BACK STOP.

September 14, 2002 WV · Coal continuous miner operator, coal mole operator SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Rio Group Inc · Fall to the walkway or working surface

HELPING ON MINER CABLE, FEET GOT CAUGHT IN MINER CABLE AND HE TRIPPED AND FELL.

2001 · 2 incidents

July 17, 2001 WV · Coal laborer, bull gang, faceman, parts runner, roustabout, roof trimmer/scaler HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Rio Group Inc · Over-exertion in lifting objects

WHILE THE EE WAS ASSISTING WITH MAKING A BELT MOVE INSTALLING BELT STRUCTURE HE STRAINED HIS LOWER BACK.

May 7, 2001 WV · Coal continuous miner operator, coal mole operator MACHINERY
Rio Group Inc · Struck by falling object

WHEN THE EMPLOYEE WAS REACHING FOR THE REMOTE CONTROL UNIT A PIECE OF DRAWROCK FELL FROM THE ROOF AND STRUCK HIS LEFT HAND. THIS RESULTED IN A LACERATION TO HIS THUMB. THE EMPLOYEE DID NOT NOT IFY OPERATOR OF RECEIVING STITCHES UNTIL 5-9-01.

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