PROSECUTIONS & VIOLATIONS 1970 COUNTY TOTAL 1. For using non-permissible blasting devices (caps and fuses) 1. Unlawfully fail to make a pre-shift examination to comply with West Virginia mining laws. 1. wilfully removed coal within 200 feet of a completed gas well at three locations. 1. Failed to correct unsafe conditions found by him, a mine supervisor; permitted employees under him to work under hazardous conditions. (roof conditions) 1. Exposed himself to hazards of roof falls, omit to test roof, face and ribs before starting work with a continuous miner. 1. Mudcaps (adobes) or any other uncondfined shots shall not be permitted in any coal mine. 1. Failed to correct an unsafe condition found by him; did permit employees to perform work under hazardous working conditions. 1. Failed to correct an unsafe condition found by him; did permit employees to perform-work under hazardous working conditions. 8 - TOTAL PROSECUTIONS TOTAL COST.. $565.50 4 Prosecutions Pending - Smoking and material, Inundation, Roof Support. SUMMARY OF REPORTS RECAPITULATION OF MINES PRODUCTION DISTRIBUTION UNDERGROUND MINES Large Sma IT OUTSIDE MINES Surface Auger Total Number of Companies Reported.. Number of Operations. Production of Coal.. 182 517 166 77 682 217 942 346 114,578,286 105 5,869,934 14,547,427 4,320,073 1,350 139,315,720 DISTRIBUTION ccal shipped by Railroad 95,264,608 2,211,753 10,826,722 3,669,348 429,869 969,054 532,502 3,140,821 2,566,646 108,878 83,954 182,946 9,345 111,972,431 16,521,189 7,686,053 1,287,120 INJURIES EMPLOYMENT 1969 UNDERGROUND MINES Sma TT OUTSIDE MINES Total Employees 34,229 54 269,968 .90 3,708 30,900 61.97 4,061 8 733,742 2.19 134 43,805 36.81 2,664 987 6 1 2,424,571 4,320,073 1.78 1.22 86 27 169,156 160,003 25.54 33.12 41,941 69 2,019,068 1.02 3,955 35,225 58.45 COMPARISON FIGURES DEEP MINES SURFACE MINES Pennsylvania.. 56,200,376 22,002,114 clinchfield Coal Company. .Compass No.2...Harrison...1/2/70... Bethlehem Mines Corporation..........No. 41... .Marion.....2/25/70.. Clinchfield Coal Company. ..Compass No. 2..Harrison...4/2/70.. Reliable Coal Corporation.. .Masontown. ..Preston....6/12/70.. Badger Coal Company. .....No. 13... ..Barbour....7/3/70.. .No. 13.........Barbour....7/3/70. 0.. Roof fall 1.15.75... ..Machinery 120.42. .Explosion ...74.31.... . Roof Fall ..23.60.....Roof Fall ..23.60.....Roof Fall TOTAL FATALS 9 Browns Creek Coal Company.. ..No. 27.........Nicholas...2/4/70.......811.86.....Roof Fall Pocahontas Fuel Company.. ..Kepler.... ..Wyoming.... ..Machinery Eastern Associated Coal Corporation...Koppers ton 1...Wyoming....3/31/70.... .23.2. Roof Fall Winding Gulf Coals, Inc.... .West Gulf 5.... Raleigh....4/3/70.. ..39.0...... Roof Fall Pocahontas Fuel Company... ..Kepler.... ..Wyoming....4/24770.. ..53.5...... Machinery Eastern Associated Coal Corporation...Harris No.2....Boone ......6/20/70.......65.02..... Machinery Holiday Branch Coal Company...........No. 1..........Fayette....3/13/70.. 0......Haulage Eastern Associated Coal Corporation...Koppers ton 2... Wyoming....3/18/70... .54.3...... Roof Fall Pocahontas Fuel Company. ...Eagle No.5.....Wyoming....7/15/70...... 0...... Roof Fall POCAHONTAS DIVISION TOTAL FATALS 8 Eastern Associated Coal Corporation... Keystone 1..... McDowe 11...6/5/70.... .39.7. ...Roof Fall 0...... Roof Fall Semet Solvay Div.,Allied Chem.Corp.... Shannon Br.l...McDowell...4/22/70.. 13.83.....Explosion Eastern Associated Coal Corporation...Keystone 1..... McDowell...1/16/70. .36.7.. Roof Fall Barta Coal Company.... .No. 9. ...McDowell...6/19/70.. ...70.82..... Roof Fall . Pocahontas Fuel Company.. ............. Maitland.. . McDowell...7/14/70. .19.9. ..Roof Fall Pocahontas Puel Company. .....Newhall ..McDowell...7/22/70.. ..27.6...... Roof Fall Semet Solvay Div., Allied Chem.Corp... Shannon Br.....McDowell...7/24/70.......13,30.....Electricity (Surface) LOGAN DIVISION TOTAL FATALS 3 Island Creek Coal Company.... .No. 1..........Logan......2/6/70........59.36.....Explosion (Surface) Eastern Associated Coal Corporation...Wharton No.2...Boone ......3/24/70.......37.1......Haulage Island Creek Coal Company.. ... Guyan No.5.....Logan,.....2/24/70.......25.35.....Haulage Semet Solvay Div., Allied Chem. Corp..Eagle.. ..Fayette....1/22/70.... 0......Haulage Cannelton Coal Company.. ...No. 8 ..Kanawha....3/26/70.. ...52.86..... Roof Fall The Valley Camp Coal Company.. .NO 12... ..Kanawha....4/6/70. 0...... Roof Fall J. 0. Mining Company.... ..No. 8.... .Boone ......5/6/70........ .67.7. ... Machinery Imperial Colliery Company.. ...No, 8.. ..Kanawha....5/7/70... ...52.52...., Roof foli J. 0. Mining Company.. .No. 8.......... Kanawha....7/31/70.......20.89.....Electricity TOTAL FATALS 2 Foster & Rhoades Mining Company.......Duck Run.......Gilmer.....1/18/70....... 0......Fall of High Wall Gery Mining Company, Inc.... .163-70. .. Raleigh....7/20/70....... 0......Haulage GRAND TOTAL FATALS * Frequency rate is figured on exposure from January 1 to date of accident. NEST VIRGINIA FATAL ACCIDENTS AND THEIR CAUSES FROM 1897 TO 1969 (INCLUSIVE) 224 89 196 88 207 5 40 Falls of Roof and Coal. 184 1 56 184 71 8 6 39 213 95 7 181 85 8 38 218 7 200 7 199 2 175 6 183 3 194 94 15 18 67 206 8 10 38 18 44 FATAL ACCIDENTS AND THEIR CAUSES FROM 1897 TO 1969 (INCLUSIVE) 1939 1940 1941 1942 1943 1944 1945 1946 1947 1948 1949 1950 1951 1952 171 131 81 44 97 54 69 68 173 48 6 3 36 169 73 12 4 165 3 102 5 29 186 6 157 4 149 74 1 7 38 130 75 1 5 43 79 44 34 15 3 26 161 60 3 6 47 96 1 32 34 CAUSES Falls of Roof and Coal. TOTALS. CAUSES 1953 Falls of Roof and Coal. 72 1 68 3 TOTALS. CAUSES TOTALS. NOTE: 1897 1926 1925 1969 Fiscal Year Beginning July 1 and Ending June 30. |