Mining Incidents

Rockhouse Energy Mining CompanyOperator

Controlled by Massey Energy Company
MSHA Operator ID: P23103
Fatalities
3
Total incidents
274
Mines on record
1
Years on record
2000–2011

Safety benchmark

Recorded fatalities relative to other operators with a fatal MSHA history. Percentile is computed across the 739 operators with at least one recorded fatality.

Fatality-count percentile
89th

More recorded fatalities than 89% of operators on file.

Rank
#43of 739

Position when operators are sorted by recorded fatalities.

Vs industry mean
1.8×

Industry mean: 1.6 fatalities per fatal-history operator.

This operator
3
Industry mean
1.6
Industry median
1
Peers at similar incident volume

Methodology: percentile and rank computed across MSHA operators with at least one recorded fatality. Industry mean is the average across that same population. Peers are sampled by closest total-incident count, regardless of fatality outcome.

For counsel + compliance teams

Get an email the moment a new MSHA-reportable accident lands at any mine on file under Rockhouse Energy Mining Company. Useful for 105(c) defense intake, FMSHRC docket prep, and active client monitoring.

Top causes

  • FALL OF ROOF OR BACK1 fatality · 76 non-fatal
  • MACHINERY1 fatality · 26 non-fatal
  • POWERED HAULAGE1 fatality · 19 non-fatal
  • HANDLING OF MATERIALS71 non-fatal
  • HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)26 non-fatal
  • SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON24 non-fatal

Incident timeline

2011
9
2010
15
2009
12
2008
15
2007
24
2006
26
2005
19 (1f)
2004
32
2003
27
2002
51 (1f)
2001
20
2000
24 (1f)

Mines on record

Fatalities under this operator

3 recorded
Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EE was backing (rear lights on) on a 636 Long Airdox Shield Hauler 1 break out by the long wall face at cross cut #88 into the #3 left cross cut where he ran over an airlock door top beam which was hidden in the mud. The rear tire hit the beam resulting in the end rising, and entering the operator's compartment causing crushing injuries.

Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

EMPLOYEE, A SECTION FOREMAN ON THE 001-0 MMU WAS IN THE PROCESS OF BACKING A JOY, 12-12, REMOTE CONTROLLED MINER OUT OF THE 2-LEFT CROSSCUT IN ORDER FOR THE SCOOP OPERATOR TO CLEAN THE #2 HEADING. EE WAS STRUCK BY THE BOOM AND PINNED INTO THE RIGHT RIB.

Struck by falling object

EE & 3 CO-WORKERS WERE INSTALLING WOODEN CRIBS TO GAIN ACCESS TO THE CONT. MINER. AS THE 4 MEN WERE INSTALLING THE CRIBS, A PIECE OF DRAW ROCK MEASURING 11 1/2 FT LONG, 8FT WIDE, & 1""-12"" THI CK FELL, STRIKING A FATAL BLOW TO EE