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Posted On 04/05/2010 17:25:54 by SacramentoGrapevine
Underground coal mine explosion.
25 dead
21 unaccounted for.
The mine is operated by Massey subsidiary Performance Coal Co. 

 

 

 

Confirmed Dead

  • Steven J. Harrah, 40
  • William R. Lynch, date of birth, March 24, 1951
  • Jason Atkins, 25
  • Benny Ray Willingham, 62
  • Carl Accord, 52
  • Deward Allan Scott, 58
  • Robert E. Clark, 41
  • Gary Quarles, 33
  • Timmy Davis, 51
  • Boon Payne, 52
  • Joe Price
  • Mike Elswick
  • Ricky Lane
     
Confirmed Injured

 

     

Tags: Coal Mine Explosion Upper Big Branch Coal Mine Montcoal W.Va






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04/09/2010 11:01:21
From: SacramentoGrapevine
US Mines have 90 Million dollars in unpaid fines.


04/08/2010 13:26:10
From: SacramentoGrapevine
As a person with family in West Virginia and worried every day that my nephew will go to work in a mine.  
I have to ask why did the Mine safety Administration not shut down every mine with violations until the violations
are fixed and the fines paid.

04/08/2010 07:31:27
From: An-American-Taxpayer
Performance Coal Company       8090259   000214081 1/20/2010    104(a)   1/21/2010  C  N   75.512    224.00  Proposed 224.00 0.00
Performance Coal Company       8090261   000214081 1/20/2010    104(a)   1/20/2010  C  N   75.1731(b)    207.00  Proposed 207.00 0.00
Performance Coal Company       8090260   000214081 1/20/2010    104(a)   1/21/2010  C  N   75.1100-2(b)    224.00  Proposed 224.00 0.00
Performance Coal Company       8087717   000214081 1/19/2010    104(a)   1/20/2010  C  Y   75.202(a)    2,473.00  Proposed 2,473.00 0.00
Performance Coal Company       8087715   000214081 1/19/2010    104(a)   1/20/2010  C  N   75.1731(a)    499.00  In Contest 499.00 0.00
Performance Coal Company       8087716   000214081 1/19/2010    104(a)   1/20/2010  C  N   75.400    807.00  In Contest 807.00 0.00
Performance Coal Company       8087714   000214081 1/19/2010    104(a)   1/19/2010  C  N   75.1731(b)    499.00  In Contest 499.00 0.00
Performance Coal Company       8087713   000214081 1/19/2010    104(a)   1/20/2010  C  N   75.400    807.00  In Contest 807.00 0.00
Performance Coal Company       8072762   000211471 1/15/2010  3/24/2010  104(a)   1/15/2010  C  N   75.380(d)(7)(iv)    687.00  Closed 687.00 687.00
Performance Coal Company       8090257   000211471 1/13/2010  3/24/2010  104(a)   1/20/2010  C  N   75.701    263.00  Closed 263.00 263.00
Performance Coal Company       9968823   000211471 1/12/2010  3/24/2010  104(a)     C  N   70.207(a)    176.00  Closed 176.00 176.00
Performance Coal Company       8090255   000211471 1/11/2010    104(a)   1/11/2010  C  Y   75.1731(b)    1,412.00  In Contest 1,412.00 0.00
Performance Coal Company       8087711   000211471 1/11/2010    104(a)   1/19/2010  C  N   75.1505(a)    1,026.00  In Contest 1,026.00 0.00
Performance Coal Company       8090256   000211471 1/11/2010    104(d)(2)   1/11/2010  O  Y   75.1731(a)    4,000.00  In Contest 4,000.00 0.00
Performance Coal Company       8090254   000211471 1/11/2010    104(a)   1/11/2010  C  Y   75.1731(b)    3,143.00  In Contest 3,143.00 0.00
Performance Coal Company       8090252   000211471 1/11/2010  3/24/2010  104(a)   1/11/2010  C  N   75.1714-6    687.00  Closed 687.00 687.00
Performance Coal Company       8090253   000211471 1/11/2010    104(a)   1/11/2010  C  Y   75.1731(a)    946.00  In Contest 946.00 0.00
Performance Coal Company       8090249   000211471 1/7/2010    104(a)   1/7/2010  C  N   75.1403    873.00  In Contest 873.00 0.00
Performance Coal Company       8090251   000211471 1/7/2010  3/24/2010  104(a)   1/12/2010  C  N   75.380(d)(7)(vii)    687.00  Closed 687.00 687.00
Performance Coal Company       8087710   000211471 1/7/2010    104(d)(2)   1/7/2010  O  Y   75.370(a)(1)    66,142.00  In Contest 66,142.00 0.00
Performance Coal Company       8087709   000211471 1/7/2010    104(d)(2)   1/7/2010  O  Y   75.370(a)(1)    70,000.00  In Contest 70,000.00 0.00
Performance Coal Company       8090250   000211471 1/7/2010  3/24/2010  104(a)   1/7/2010  C  N   75.1100-2(e)    176.00  Closed 176.00 176.00

04/08/2010 07:29:27
From: An-American-Taxpayer
Performance Coal Company       8090273   000214081 2/4/2010    104(a)   2/4/2010  C  Y   75.517    3,143.00  In Contest 3,143.00 0.00
Performance Coal Company       8090267   000214081 2/4/2010    104(a)   2/4/2010  C  Y   75.1403    1,657.00  In Contest 1,657.00 0.00
Performance Coal Company       8090268   000214081 2/4/2010    104(a)   2/4/2010  C  N   75.1403    334.00  Proposed 334.00 0.00
Performance Coal Company       8090271   000214081 2/4/2010    104(a)   2/4/2010  C  Y   75.604(b)    3,143.00  In Contest 3,143.00 0.00
Performance Coal Company       8090272   000214081 2/4/2010    104(a)   2/4/2010  C  N   75.380(d)(7)(iv)    127.00  Proposed 127.00 0.00
Performance Coal Company       8090270   000214081 2/4/2010    104(a)   2/4/2010  C  Y   75.517    3,143.00  In Contest 3,143.00 0.00
Performance Coal Company       8090269   000214081 2/4/2010    104(a)   2/4/2010  C  Y   75.202(a)    1,412.00  Proposed 1,412.00 0.00
Performance Coal Company       8072767   000214081 1/28/2010    104(a)   1/28/2010  C  N   75.370(a)(1)    362.00  Proposed 362.00 0.00
Performance Coal Company       8072765   000214081 1/28/2010    104(a)   1/28/2010  C  N   75.380(d)(4)(iv)    540.00  Proposed 540.00 0.00
Performance Coal Company       8072769   000214081 1/28/2010    104(a)   2/8/2010  C  N   75.400    308.00  Proposed 308.00 0.00
Performance Coal Company       8072768   000214081 1/28/2010    104(a)   2/8/2010  C  N   75.333(c)(2)    190.00  Proposed 190.00 0.00
Performance Coal Company       8072770   000214081 1/28/2010    104(a)   2/2/2010  C  N   75.1702    190.00  Proposed 190.00 0.00
Performance Coal Company       8072766   000214081 1/28/2010    104(a)   1/28/2010  C  N   75.342(a)(4)    190.00  Proposed 190.00 0.00
Performance Coal Company       8090264   000214081 1/27/2010    104(a)   1/27/2010  C  N   77.1110    285.00  Proposed 285.00 0.00
Performance Coal Company       8087719   000214081 1/27/2010    104(a)   2/8/2010  C  N   75.364(b)(1)    127.00  Proposed 127.00 0.00
Performance Coal Company       8087718   000214081 1/27/2010    104(a)   1/27/2010  C  Y   75.380(d)(7)(iv)    5,503.00  In Contest 5,503.00 0.00
Performance Coal Company       8090266   000214081 1/27/2010    104(a)   2/1/2010  C  N   75.380(d)(7)(vii)    1,111.00  In Contest 1,111.00 0.00
Performance Coal Company       8087720   000214081 1/27/2010    104(a)   2/8/2010  C  N   75.360(f)    162.00  Proposed 162.00 0.00
Performance Coal Company       8090265   000214081 1/27/2010    104(a)   1/27/2010  C  N   75.1505(b)    499.00  Proposed 499.00 0.00
Performance Coal Company       8090263   000214081 1/26/2010    104(a)   1/27/2010  C  Y   75.1722(b)    1,412.00  In Contest 1,412.00 0.00
Performance Coal Company       8090262   000214081 1/25/2010    104(a)   2/1/2010  C  N   77.205(e)    190.00  Proposed 190.00 0.00
Performance Coal Company       8090258   000214081 1/20/2010    104(a)   1/20/2010  C  Y   75.604(b)    3,143.00  In Contest 3,143.00 0.00

04/08/2010 07:27:16
From: An-American-Taxpayer
Performance Coal Company       8087742     3/1/2010    104(a)   3/1/2010  C  N   75.517    Not Assessed Yet
Performance Coal Company       8087743     3/1/2010    104(a)   3/1/2010  C  N   75.360(g)    Not Assessed Yet
Performance Coal Company       8087738     2/24/2010    104(a)   2/24/2010  C  N   75.515    Not Assessed Yet
Performance Coal Company       8087739     2/24/2010    104(a)   2/24/2010  C  N   75.360(f)    Not Assessed Yet
Performance Coal Company       9968852     2/24/2010    104(a)   3/18/2010  C  N   90.208(a)    Not Assessed Yet
Performance Coal Company       8087741     2/24/2010    104(a)   2/24/2010  C  N   75.380(d)(7)(vii)(A)   Not Assessed Yet
Performance Coal Company       8087740     2/24/2010    104(a)   2/26/2010  C  N   75.202(a)    Not Assessed Yet
Performance Coal Company       8087736     2/23/2010    104(a)   2/23/2010  C  N   75.312(g)(1)    Not Assessed Yet
Performance Coal Company       8087737     2/23/2010    104(a)   2/23/2010  C  N   77.1109(a)    Not Assessed Yet
Performance Coal Company       8087735     2/18/2010    104(a)   2/22/2010  C  N   75.380(d)(7)(vii)(A)   Not Assessed Yet
Performance Coal Company       8087734     2/18/2010    104(d)(2)   2/19/2010  O  Y   75.220(a)(1)    Not Assessed Yet
Performance Coal Company       8087733     2/17/2010    104(a)   2/22/2010  C  Y   75.202(a)    Not Assessed Yet
Performance Coal Company       8087732     2/17/2010    104(a)   2/17/2010  C  Y   75.1725(a)    Not Assessed Yet
Performance Coal Company       8087730     2/17/2010    104(a)   2/18/2010  C  Y   75.202(a)    Not Assessed Yet
Performance Coal Company       8087731     2/17/2010    104(a)   2/18/2010  C  Y   75.202(a)    Not Assessed Yet
Performance Coal Company       8087727     2/16/2010    104(a)   2/17/2010  C  Y   75.340(a)(2)(i)    Not Assessed Yet
Performance Coal Company       8087729     2/16/2010    104(a)   2/17/2010  C  Y   75.400    Not Assessed Yet
Performance Coal Company       8087728     2/16/2010    104(a)   2/17/2010  C  N   75.333(b)(3)    Not Assessed Yet
Performance Coal Company       8087723   000214081 2/11/2010    104(a)   2/11/2010  C  N   75.220(a)(1)    207.00  Proposed 207.00 0.00
Performance Coal Company       8087726   000214081 2/11/2010    104(a)   2/11/2010  C  N   75.380(d)(7)(i)    162.00  Proposed 162.00 0.00
Performance Coal Company       8087724   000214081 2/11/2010    104(a)   2/16/2010  C  N   75.203(b)    138.00  Proposed 138.00 0.00
Performance Coal Company       8087725   000214081 2/11/2010    104(a)   2/16/2010  C  N   75.203(e)(2)    138.00  Proposed 138.00 0.00
Performance Coal Company       8087721   000214081 2/9/2010    104(a)   2/9/2010  C  N   75.360(g)    127.00  Proposed 127.00 0.00
Performance Coal Company       8087722   000214081 2/9/2010    104(a)   3/1/2010  C  N   75.204(c)(1)    285.00  Proposed 285.00 0.00
Performance Coal Company       8090275   000214081 2/8/2010    104(a)   2/18/2010  C  N   75.403    127.00  Proposed 127.00 0.00
Performance Coal Company       8090274   000214081 2/8/2010    104(a)   2/17/2010  C  N   75.403    127.00  Proposed 127.00 0.00

04/08/2010 07:25:42
From: An-American-Taxpayer
Performance Coal Company       8090313     3/11/2010    104(a)   3/15/2010  C  Y   75.202(a)    Not Assessed Yet
Performance Coal Company       8090316     3/11/2010    104(a)   3/15/2010  C  Y   75.202(a)    Not Assessed Yet
Performance Coal Company       9968858     3/10/2010    104(a)     C  N   70.207(a)    Not Assessed Yet
Performance Coal Company       8086203     3/9/2010    104(a)   3/17/2010  C  N   75.360(e)    Not Assessed Yet
Performance Coal Company       8078840     3/9/2010    104(a)   3/9/2010  C  Y   75.904    Not Assessed Yet
Performance Coal Company       8086204     3/9/2010    104(a)   3/17/2010  C  N   75.220(a)(1)    Not Assessed Yet
Performance Coal Company       8103337     3/9/2010    104(d)(2)   3/11/2010  O  N   75.370(a)(1)    Not Assessed Yet
Performance Coal Company       8084610     3/9/2010    104(a)   3/9/2010  C  N   75.1106-2(a)(3)    Not Assessed Yet
Performance Coal Company       8078838     3/9/2010    104(a)   3/17/2010  C  N   75.203(e)(1)    Not Assessed Yet
Performance Coal Company       8078836     3/9/2010    104(a)   3/9/2010  C  Y   75.380(d)(6)    Not Assessed Yet
Performance Coal Company       8087753     3/9/2010    104(a)   3/15/2010  C  N   75.220(a)(1)    Not Assessed Yet
Performance Coal Company       8084609     3/9/2010    104(a)   3/9/2010  C  N   75.400    Not Assessed Yet
Performance Coal Company       8086201     3/9/2010    104(a)   3/9/2010  C  Y   75.904    Not Assessed Yet
Performance Coal Company       8087752     3/9/2010    104(a)   3/15/2010  C  N   75.816(b)    Not Assessed Yet
Performance Coal Company       8078839     3/9/2010    104(a)   3/9/2010  C  N   75.514    Not Assessed Yet
Performance Coal Company       8078837     3/9/2010    104(a)   3/9/2010  C  N   75.380(d)(7)(i)    Not Assessed Yet
Performance Coal Company       8086202     3/9/2010    104(a)   3/17/2010  C  N   75.360(e)    Not Assessed Yet
Performance Coal Company       8087754     3/9/2010    104(a)   3/15/2010  C  N   75.400    Not Assessed Yet
Performance Coal Company       8087751     3/9/2010    104(a)   3/9/2010  C  N   75.360(f)    Not Assessed Yet
Performance Coal Company       8084611     3/9/2010    104(a)   3/15/2010  C  N   75.400    Not Assessed Yet
Performance Coal Company       8087750     3/8/2010    104(a)   3/8/2010  C  Y   75.604(b)    Not Assessed Yet
Performance Coal Company       8087746     3/2/2010    104(a)   3/2/2010  C  N   75.220(a)(1)    Not Assessed Yet
Performance Coal Company       9968854     3/2/2010    104(a)     C  Y   70.100(a)    Not Assessed Yet
Performance Coal Company       8087745     3/2/2010    104(a)   3/2/2010  C  N   75.220(a)(1)    Not Assessed Yet
Performance Coal Company       8087747     3/2/2010    104(a)   3/8/2010  C  N   75.380(d)(7)(vii)(B)   Not Assessed Yet
Performance Coal Company       8087748     3/2/2010    104(a)   3/2/2010  C  N   75.380(d)(7)(iv)    Not Assessed Yet
Performance Coal Company       8087744     3/2/2010    104(d)(2)   3/2/2010  O  Y   75.370(a)(1)    Not Assessed Yet
Performance Coal Company       8087749     3/1/2010    104(a)   3/2/2010  C  N   75.512    Not Assessed Yet
Performance Coal Company       8087742    

04/08/2010 07:23:25
From: An-American-Taxpayer
I have to ask what are we paying the Employees of the Mine Safety Administration.

Below is the Safety Violations just this year 2010 at the Upper Big Branch Coal Mine.

Violator Contractor
ID		 Citation/Order No. Case No. Date Issued Final Order Date Section of
Act		 Date Terminated Citation/
Order		 S & S Standard Proposed
Penalty ($)		 Citation/Order
Status		 Current Penalty
($)		 Amount Paid
To Date ($)
Performance Coal Company       8087609     4/5/2010    104(a)   4/6/2010  C  N   75.1505(b)    Not Assessed Yet
Performance Coal Company       8087608     4/5/2010    104(a)   4/5/2010  C  N   75.604(b)    Not Assessed Yet
Performance Coal Company       8098204     3/30/2010    104(a)     C  N   75.370(a)(1)    Not Assessed Yet
Performance Coal Company       8085078     3/25/2010    104(a)   3/30/2010  C  Y   72.630(b)    Not Assessed Yet
Performance Coal Company       8087763     3/24/2010    104(b)   3/24/2010  O  N/A    Non-Assessable
Performance Coal Company       8084612     3/23/2010    104(a)   3/23/2010  C  N   75.325(b)    Not Assessed Yet
Performance Coal Company       8086928     3/23/2010    104(a)   3/23/2010  C  Y   75.370(a)(1)    Not Assessed Yet
Performance Coal Company       8086927     3/23/2010    104(a)   3/23/2010  C  N   75.370(a)(1)    Not Assessed Yet
Performance Coal Company       8087760     3/17/2010    104(a)   3/24/2010  C  N   75.512    Not Assessed Yet
Performance Coal Company       8087761     3/17/2010    104(a)   3/17/2010  C  N   75.370(a)(1)    Not Assessed Yet
Performance Coal Company       8098203     3/17/2010    104(a)   3/24/2010  C  N   75.1712-6(a)    Not Assessed Yet
Performance Coal Company       8087762     3/17/2010    104(a)   3/17/2010  C  N   75.605    Not Assessed Yet
Performance Coal Company       8087758     3/16/2010    104(a)   3/16/2010  C  N   70.220(a)    Not Assessed Yet
Performance Coal Company       8087759     3/16/2010    104(a)   3/22/2010  C  N   75.1202    Not Assessed Yet
Performance Coal Company       8085075     3/15/2010    104(a)   3/24/2010  C  N   75.380(d)(7)(vii)(A)   Not Assessed Yet
Performance Coal Company       8087757     3/15/2010    104(a)   3/15/2010  C  N   75.380(d)(7)(iv)    Not Assessed Yet
Performance Coal Company       8085076     3/15/2010    104(a)   3/24/2010  C  N   75.400    Not Assessed Yet
Performance Coal Company       8085077     3/15/2010    104(a)   3/24/2010  C  N   75.400    Not Assessed Yet
Performance Coal Company       8085074     3/15/2010    104(a)   3/24/2010  C  N   75.380(d)(7)(vii)    Not Assessed Yet
Performance Coal Company       8087756     3/15/2010    104(a)   3/22/2010  C  N   75.1722(a)    Not Assessed Yet
Performance Coal Company       8087755     3/15/2010    104(a)   3/15/2010  C  Y   75.400    Not Assessed Yet
Performance Coal Company       8085073     3/15/2010    104(a)    3/24/2010 C  Y   75.400    Not Assessed Yet
Performance Coal Company       8090315     3/11/2010    104(a)   3/15/2010  C  N   75.333(c)(1)    Not Assessed Yet
Performance Coal Company       8090312     3/11/2010    104(a)   3/15/2010  C  N   75.370(a)(1)    Not Assessed Yet
Performance Coal Company       8090314     3/11/2010    104(a)   3/15/2010  C  N   75.333(h)    Not Assessed Yet
Performance Coal Company       8090313     3/11/2010    104(a)   3/15/2010  C  Y   75.202(a)    Not Assessed Yet
Performance Coal Company       8090316     3/11/2010    104(a)   3/15/2010  C  Y  

04/06/2010 08:26:15
From: SacramentoGrapevine
Here is information on Safety Violations and Fines for Massey Energy





04/06/2010 08:02:37
From: SacramentoGrapevine
http://www.masseyenergyco.com/

We strive for sustainable excellence in safety. It is our top priority every day. We are proud of our tradition of developing safety innovations, which we freely share with others to the benefit of the entire industry."

Elizabeth Chamberlin,
VP Safety and Training


2009 WAS ANOTHER RECORD 
SETTING YEAR FOR SAFETY


In 2009, Massey recorded an all-time best NFDL incident rate (a measure of lost-time accidents) of 1.67.  This is an improvement over last year's rate of 1.93, our previous best result.  By comparison, the bituminous coal mining industry average NFDL rate was 2.95 in 2008.  2009 marked the 6th consecutive year and the 17th year out of the past 20 years in which Massey's safety performance was stronger than the industry average. 

04/06/2010 07:30:13
From: SacramentoGrapevine
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