The mine owner received fatal injuries when he was caught between a 980C Cat Front End Loader & a tractor trailer. The coal truck was having trouble driving up the steep haul road. The end loader was moving into position to allow the victim to hook the steel pull rope to both pieces of equipment. The end loader struck the victim resulting in fatal injuries.
Brent E Reed controller
MSHA controller ID: C07028
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Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2002
97
citations
44
significant & substantial
$12,763
proposed penalties
$9,098
paid to date
71% of proposed penalties paid to date, a $3,665 gap.
Source: MSHA violations data, updated weekly.
Inspection activity
MSHA inspections since 2002
33
inspections on record
652
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: 652 inspection hours is too few for a stable rate. A minimum of 1,000 inspection hours is required.
Source: MSHA inspections data, updated weekly.
Penalty disposition
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Differences between proposed and paid penalties reflect both settlements and conference reductions and amounts still owed. Outstanding is the balance currently owed.$13K
proposed penalties
$13K
current assessed
$9K
paid to date
$4K
outstanding
90 assessments are final orders; 0 contested dockets.
As of the most recent assessment on 2006-11-02.
Source: MSHA assessed-violations and conference/litigation data, updated weekly.
Top causes
- POWERED HAULAGE 1 fatality
Incident timeline
2004
1 (1f)
Operators under this controller
Mines on record
- Grays Fork KY
Fatalities under this controller
1 recorded
November 9, 2004
KY · Coal
assayer, geologist, metallurgist, engineer, engineer management
Fatality · POWERED HAULAGE
J R Mining Inc · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object
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