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Alpha Natural Resources Holdings, Inc controller

MSHA controller ID: 0127923

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Fatalities
2
Total incidents
435
Mines on record
48
Years on record
2016–2018
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2016
6,797
citations
1,102
significant & substantial
$5,836,602
proposed penalties
$4,626,420
paid to date
79% of proposed penalties paid to date, a $1,210,182 gap.
Source: MSHA violations data, updated weekly.
Inspection activity
MSHA inspections since 2016
1,563
inspections on record
89,002
inspection hours
7.6
citations per 100 inspection hours
ⓘ This rate is recorded citations divided by MSHA inspection hours, per 100 hours. It reflects inspection effort, not mine size or production.
6,797 citations across 89,002 inspection hours.
Source: MSHA inspections data, updated weekly.
Penalty disposition
ⓘ Differences between proposed and paid penalties reflect both settlements and conference reductions and amounts still owed. Outstanding is the balance currently owed.
$5.8M
proposed penalties
$4.6M
current assessed
$4.6M
paid to date
$0
outstanding
6,679 assessments are final orders; 217 contested dockets.
As of the most recent assessment on 2018-11-08.
Source: MSHA assessed-violations and conference/litigation data, updated weekly.

Top causes

Incident timeline

2018
164
2017
175 (1f)
2016
96 (1f)

Operators under this controller

Mines on record

Fatalities under this controller

2 recorded
October 23, 2017 WV · Coal examiner, fire boss, pre-shift examiner, mine examiner Fatality · POWERED HAULAGE
Marfork Coal Company, LLC · Caught in, under or between running or meshing objects

Investigation indicates that the employee was attempting to cross a moving belt or cross a belt that had just started, when employee was pulled down the belt line and later recovered at the raw coal stockpile at the plant.

July 29, 2016 WV · Coal belt foreman, maintenance foreman, maintenance supervisor Fatality · IGNITION OR EXPLOSION OF GAS OR DUST
Spartan Mining Company, LLC · Contact with hot objects or substances

On 7/29/16, employee and co-worker were re-welding guards over the drive shaft of the turbine pump located on the surface above the #3 Shaft. Shortly after welding was completed, an ignition occurred in the #3 Shaft and employee received significant burns and lacerations. The investigation of this event is on-going. Employee died from the injuries on 8/4/16.

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