UNINTENTIONAL ROOF FALL. FALL MEASURED 20' LONG X 18' WIDE X 40' HIGH. AREA MINED 2/22/06. NO INJURIES OR PROPERTY DAMAGE. ROOF PREVIOUSLY SUPPORTED WITH 6' TORQUE TENSION AND 6' DOUBLE LOCK BOLTS. ONLY ENTRANCE WAS DANGERED OFF AND BROW SUPPORTED WITH 3 CRIBS. FALL MOST LIKELY WILL NOT BE SUPPORTED OR CLEANED.
Stony River Mine Coal
Stony River Mine has $9K in proposed MSHA penalties and $19 outstanding across 0 contested dockets, plus health sampling and the full incident record.
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- Fatalities
- 0
- Total incidents
- 21
- Years on record
- 1997–2006
- Latest incident
- Feb 2006
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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.Stony River Mine has $9K in proposed MSHA penalties and $19 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 Stony River Mine shows respirable coal dust averaging 0.45 mg/m3 (96% compliant) across 255 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 |
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| 2007 Q1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2006 Q4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2006 Q3 | 1,140 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2006 Q2 | 2,949 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2006 Q1 | 12,361 | 5 | 2 | 404.5 |
| 2005 Q4 | 14,593 | 11 | 2 | 753.8 |
| 2005 Q3 | 8,933 | 10 | 3 | 1119.4 |
| 2005 Q2 | 5,366 | 2 | 1 | 372.7 |
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| Quarter | Hours worked | Citations | S&S | Per 1M hrs |
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| 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 | 4,982 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2002 Q4 | 8,953 | 6 | 0 | 670.2 |
| 2002 Q3 | 8,073 | 2 | 0 | 247.7 |
| 2002 Q2 | 6,705 | 5 | 3 | 745.7 |
| 2002 Q1 | 7,331 | 15 | 3 | 2046.1 |
| 2001 Q4 | 11,724 | 6 | 1 | 511.8 |
| 2001 Q3 | 13,300 | 4 | 3 | 300.8 |
| 2001 Q2 | 14,104 | 7 | 3 | 496.3 |
| 2001 Q1 | 14,069 | 5 | 2 | 355.4 |
| 2000 Q4 | 13,318 | 2 | 1 | 150.2 |
| 2000 Q3 | 13,145 | 2 | 0 | 152.1 |
| 2000 Q2 | 12,349 | 13 | 3 | 1052.7 |
| 2000 Q1 | 8,947 | 13 | 5 | 1453.0 |
Reportable incidents
21 on file2006 · 1 incident
2005 · 2 incidents
Employee was in a seated position operating a radio remote controlled continuous miner when a small piece of rock fell from the roof & rib and struck him on the back of his shoulder.
Employee was roof bolting #5 Entry. He was on the "off side" of the roof bolter in a squat position with the left knee on the mine floor and the right leg posed in a 90" position. While beginning to drill the first hole a piece of rock being drilled fell from the roof, broke against the canopy, and struck the right knee.
2001 · 2 incidents
INJURED WAS STRAIGHTENING A BENT ROOF BOLT WHEN THE ROOF BOLT SPUN AROUND STRIKING HIM ON LEFT WRIST CAUSING A FRACTURE.
ROOF FALL FROM LAST OPEN XCUT BETWEEN #5 & #6 TO LAST XCUT BETWEEN #8 TO #9 FALL 240' LONG, 8' HIGH.
1999 · 3 incidents
A ROOF FALL WAS DISCOVERED AT 800 AM 3-22-99. THE FALL OCCURRED IN THE 4 ENTRY FROM THE HIGHWALL INBY APPROX. 40' THE DIMENSIONS OF THE FALL WERE 15' HIGH, 16' WIDE AND APPROX 40' LONG.
THE MINER OPERATOR HAD COMPLTED A 20'CUT ON THE A RUN AND HAD MINED APPROX 6'FROM THE B-RUN WHENTHE ROOF STARTED WORKING. HE HAD PULLED BACK APPROX 3 FT WHEN THE FALL OCCURRED. THE SIZE OF THE FALL WAS APPROX 35'L, 16'W, 6'H, #8 ENTRY 1BLK INBY SPAD 898
EE WAS HELPING SPLICE THE SECTION BELT. WHEN HIS HAMMER STRUCK THE SPLICE TOOL A PIECE OF METAL CAME OFF THE SPLICE TOOL, STRIKING THE EE ON THE RT FOREARM.
1998 · 4 incidents
THE INDIVIDUAL WAS STRAIGHTENING A BEN BOLT DURING INSTALLATION WHEN HIS HAND SLIPPED OFF THE BOLT CAUSING THE INJURED TO STRIKE HIS RIGHT HAND AND ELBOW AGAINST THE CANOPY CYLINDER.
EMPLOYEE STATED HE WAS REMOVING A 6'X3'X6" PIECE OF ROCK OFF THE MINER. WHEN IT TIPPED UP, IT CAUGHT HIS LEFT HAND BETWEEN THE ROOF AND ROCK, LACERATING HIS FOREFINGER ON HIS LEFT HAND.
EE AWARDED OCCUPATIONAL PNEUMOCONIOS, BENEFIT BY OF WEST VIRGINA WORKS' COMPENSATION BUREAU. WV MINIGN CO. INC. CHARGED WITH 14% OF LIABILITY.
THE ROOF FALL OCCURRED IN 1 ENTRY OF OUR 1 LEFT PANEL 1 1/2 BLOCKS INBY SPAD 382. SIZE OF FALL WAS APPROX. 25'LX18'WXABOVE ANCHORAGE.
1997 · 9 incidents
EE STATED THAT HE WAS KNEELING DOWN WENT TO GET BACK UP AND COULD STRAIGHTEN HIS RIGHT KNEE BACK OUT.
CLAIMANT STATED THAT WHILE LOADING ROOF BOLT PLATES ON THE BOLTER, THEY SLIPPED CAUSING A LACERATION TO HIS LITTLE FINGER ON HIS LEFT HAND.
WAS SHOVELING GRAVEL STEPPED INTO A SOFT SPOT AND WHEN PULLING LEG OUT A TINGLE IN LOWER BACK CAUSING A SPRAIN ADN PINCHED NERVE.
EE STATES THAT WHILE DOWN ON KNEES HELPING HAND BOLTER CABLE, WHEN HE WENT TO GET UP HIS KNEE LOCKED UP.
CLAINANT STATED HE SLIPPED OR STUMBLED WHILE GETTING INTO THE OPERATOR DECK OR THE SHUTTLE CAR STRIKING HIS CHEST AGAINST THE CANOPY CAUSING A CHEST CONTUSION.
CLAIMANT STATED HE WAS ROOF BOLTING IN #1 OUTBY AND HAD PUT IN HIS LOAST ROOF BOLT. HE WAS LETTING HIS CANOPY DOWN WHEN A PIECE OF ROCK FELL OFF HIS CANOPY AND HIT HIM ON THE BACK OF HIS LEFT HAND CAUSING A DEEP BRUISE.
EMPLOYEE STATED THAT HE WAS WORKING ON SECTION ON BOLTER HEAD AND THE DRILL STEEL FELL OUT OF THE ROOF BOLT HOLE AND HIT HIM ON THE BACK OF THE RIGHT HAND. IT FRACTURED THE KNUCKLE ON HIS THIR D FINGER.
CLAIMANT STATES HE WAS SETTING BEHIND MINER, OPERATING REMOTE CONTROLS WHEN A PIECE OF ROOF ROCK & MUD FELL HITTING HIS LEFT HAND CAUSING A LACERATION TO HIS RING FINGER.
A CLAY VEIN WAS OBSERVED IN THE INITIAL CUT OF THE NO. 4 MINE OPENING.THREE 4' CUTS WERE TAKEN AND SECURED WITH 2', 4' AND 5' ROOF BOLTS ALONG WITH 5" X 7"AND 3" X8" XBARS (BOLTED AND LEGGED). THE LAST OF THE 4' CUTS HAD BEEN TAKEN AND THE MINER BACKED OUT WHEN THE FALL OCCURRED.
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