Mining Incidents

Ambre Energy Limited; Anadarko Petroleum Corporation controller

MSHA controller ID: C06674

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Fatalities
2
Total incidents
185
Mines on record
2
Years on record
1983–2015
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2000
546
citations
99
significant & substantial
$330,260
proposed penalties
$264,366
paid to date
80% of proposed penalties paid to date, a $65,894 gap.
Source: MSHA violations data, updated weekly.
Inspection activity
MSHA inspections since 2000
104
inspections on record
6,467
inspection hours
8.4
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.
546 citations across 6,467 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.
$330K
proposed penalties
$264K
current assessed
$264K
paid to date
$0
outstanding
529 assessments are final orders; 29 contested dockets.
As of the most recent assessment on 2015-03-25.
Source: MSHA assessed-violations and conference/litigation data, updated weekly.

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Incident timeline

2015
1
2014
4
2013
3
2012
1
2011
6
2010
5
2009
1
2008
3
2007
1
2006
4
2005
6
2004
4
2003
3
2002
7
2001
5
2000
6 (1f)
1999
3
1998
3
1997
6
1996
5
1995
4
1994
6 (1f)
1993
7
1992
3
1991
9
1990
11
1989
5
1988
14
1987
15
1986
12
1985
11
1984
5
1983
6

Operators under this controller

Mines on record

Fatalities under this controller

2 recorded
July 29, 2000 WY · Coal truck driver Fatality · POWERED HAULAGE
Black Butte Coal Company · Struck against stationary object

EE CRESTED PIT 10-RAMP 2 DIVIDE, HEADING SOUTH DOWN-GRADE TO THE COAL PLANT. WHEN FOR NO APPARENT REASON, THE TRUCK VEERED SLIGHTLY TO THE LEFTAT AT THE RAMP JUNCTION. THE TRUCK RAN THRU THE BERM, ABOVE THE OLD PIT 10 READY LINE, WHERE THEOPERATOR WAS EJECTED FROM THE TRUCK

January 29, 1994 WY · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech Fatality · ELECTRICAL
Black Butte Coal Company · Contact with electrical current

DECEASED,WELDER AND (NAME),LEAD MAN WERE WORKING IN THE TUB REPLACING RACK SEGMENT BOLTS,THE POWER TO THE DRAGLINE WAS DE-ENERGIZED AT THE SUBSTATION.OTHER EMPLOYEE UNLOCKED THE DOOR ON THE TR AILING CABLE TERMINATION ROOM TO INSPECT IT.AS WORK WAS NEARLY COMPLETED EMPLOYEE ASKED ELECTRICIAN TO RE-ENERGIZE THE POWER.AS EMPLOYEE WAS HAULING EQUIPMENT OUT OF THE DRAGLINE THE LIGHTS W

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