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Alpha Natural Resources, Inc. controller

MSHA controller ID: 0041211

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Fatalities
16
Total incidents
6829
Mines on record
252
Years on record
2002–2016
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2002
66,628
citations
17,753
significant & substantial
$72,923,901
proposed penalties
$50,304,013
paid to date
69% of proposed penalties paid to date, a $22,619,888 gap.
Source: MSHA violations data, updated weekly.
Inspection activity
MSHA inspections since 2002
18,415
inspections on record
962,781
inspection hours
6.9
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.
66,628 citations across 962,781 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.
$72.9M
proposed penalties
$54.0M
current assessed
$50.3M
paid to date
$3.7M
outstanding
65,256 assessments are final orders; 3,505 contested dockets.
As of the most recent assessment on 2016-08-01.
Source: MSHA assessed-violations and conference/litigation data, updated weekly.

Top causes

Incident timeline

2016
291
2015
647 (2f)
2014
62

Operators under this controller

Mines on record

Fatalities under this controller

16 recorded
March 17, 2015 WV · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech Fatality · POWERED HAULAGE
Republic Energy LLC · Struck against a moving object

Employee was driving a fueling truck when it turned over. It was a single vehicle accident that resulted in the death of the driver. *I will send a revised form when I get more information.

March 16, 2015 VA · Coal section foreman, bullgang foreman, labor foreman, leadman, shift boss Fatality · FALL OF FACE/RIB/PILLAR/SIDE/HIGHWALL
Paramont Coal Company Virginia LLC · Struck by falling object

Employee was in the process of conducting his pre-shift exam on the section when he was found by another miner. He was pinned between a fallen rib and shuttle car that had been parked in the crosscut. The incident was not witnessed. Material that dislodged from the rib appeared to have struck the foreman on the right side of his body which resulted in fatal injuries.

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