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American Metals & Coal International Inc controller

MSHA controller ID: C12752

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Fatalities
1
Total incidents
877
Mines on record
11
Years on record
1987–2003
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2000
258
citations
105
significant & substantial
$25,819
proposed penalties
$25,234
paid to date
98% of proposed penalties paid to date, a $585 gap.
Source: MSHA violations data, updated weekly.
Inspection activity
MSHA inspections since 2000
234
inspections on record
5,448
inspection hours
4.7
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.
258 citations across 5,448 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.
$26K
proposed penalties
$25K
current assessed
$25K
paid to date
$72
outstanding
256 assessments are final orders; 5 contested dockets.
As of the most recent assessment on 2006-05-23.
Source: MSHA assessed-violations and conference/litigation data, updated weekly.

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Incident timeline

2003
6
2002
18
2001
16
2000
23
1999
59
1998
74
1997
54 (1f)
1996
49
1995
61
1994
60
1993
57
1992
62
1991
48
1990
55
1989
83
1988
61
1987
91

Operators under this controller

Mines on record

Fatalities under this controller

1 recorded
February 6, 1997 WV · Coal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver Fatality · HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Herndon Processing Company · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

THE VICTIM RECEIVED FATAL CRUSHING INJURIES WHILE WORKING UNDER THE BOOM OF A BANTAM 350 CRANE. THE VICTIM AND CRANE OPERATOR WERE IN THE PROCESS OF REMOVING THE BOOM FROM THE MACHINE. THE VIC TIM APPARENTLY POSITIONED HIMSELF UNDER THE BOOMAND KNOCKED OUT THE 2 BOTTOM PINS CAUSING BOOM TO FALL.

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