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Homer Short controller

MSHA controller ID: C08301

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Fatalities: 1
Total incidents: 2
Mines on record: 2
Years on record: 1986–1989

Compliance record

MSHA citations since 2005

104

citations

significant & substantial

$14,094

proposed penalties

$14,094

paid to date

100% of proposed penalties paid to date — a $0 gap.

Source: MSHA violations data, updated weekly.

Inspection activity

MSHA inspections since 2004

inspections on record

617

inspection hours

n/a

citations per 100 inspection hours

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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.

Rate withheld: 617 inspection hours is too few for a stable rate. A minimum of 1,000 inspection hours is required.

Source: MSHA inspections data, updated weekly.

Top causes

MACHINERY 1 fatality · 1 non-fatal

Incident timeline

1989

1 (1f)

1986

Operators under this controller

Homer Short Company Inc 2

Mines on record

No 1 Surface KY
Mine #4 Surface KY

Fatalities under this controller

1 recorded

July 12, 1989 KY · Coal grader operator, roadgrader operator Fatality · MACHINERY

Homer Short Company Inc · Struck against a moving object

THE OPERATOR WAS LAST SEEN GRADING ACCESS ROAD AT ABOUT 5:00 PM GOING DOWN THE HILL. THE GRADER WAS IDSCOVERED AT ABOUT 1:00 AM OVERTURNED IN CREEK AT THE BRIDGE. THE BODY OF THE DECEASED WAS REMOVED AT ABOUT 2:00 AM BY THE MARTIN COUNTY DEPUTY COYOVER & THE RESCUE SQUAD.