Mining Incidents

Bruce W Sigler controller

MSHA controller ID: C10254

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Fatalities
1
Total incidents
149
Mines on record
9
Years on record
1985–2006
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2000
308
citations
106
significant & substantial
$41,431
proposed penalties
$41,321
paid to date
100% of proposed penalties paid to date, a $110 gap.
Source: MSHA violations data, updated weekly.
Inspection activity
MSHA inspections since 2000
168
inspections on record
4,855
inspection hours
6.3
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.
308 citations across 4,855 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.
$41K
proposed penalties
$41K
current assessed
$41K
paid to date
$1
outstanding
301 assessments are final orders; 1 contested dockets.
As of the most recent assessment on 2006-02-07.
Source: MSHA assessed-violations and conference/litigation data, updated weekly.

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Incident timeline

2006
2
2005
6
2004
5
2003
5
2002
7
2001
25
2000
22
1999
4
1998
13
1997
15
1996
16
1995
1
1994
2
1991
8
1990
7
1989
4
1988
6 (1f)
1985
1

Operators under this controller

Mines on record

Fatalities under this controller

1 recorded
April 19, 1988 WV · Coal continuous miner helper, coal mole helper, bridgeman Fatality · FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
Double S Mining Inc · Struck by falling object

APPROVED ROOF CONTROL PLAN WAS NOT COMPLIED WITH IN THE NO.3 ENTRY ON 1ST LEFT SECTION MINER (MACHINERY) WAS PERMITTED TO WORK INBY AN OPEN CROSSCUT

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