What are Clyde H McComas; Ollie Burns's MSHA penalties?

Clyde H McComas; Ollie Burns has $237K in proposed MSHA penalties on record, $43K paid, and $195K outstanding.

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Clyde H McComas; Ollie Burns controller

MSHA controller ID: 0040533

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Fatalities: 1
Total incidents: 29
Mines on record: 3
Years on record: 2002–2007

Compliance record

MSHA citations since 2002

465

citations

223

significant & substantial

$237,495

proposed penalties

$42,678

paid to date

18% of proposed penalties paid to date, a $194,817 gap.

Source: MSHA violations data, updated weekly.

Inspection activity

MSHA inspections since 2001

inspections on record

3,675

inspection hours

12.7

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.

465 citations across 3,675 inspection hours.

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.

$237K

proposed penalties

$237K

current assessed

$43K

paid to date

$195K

outstanding

450 assessments are final orders; 3 contested dockets.

As of the most recent assessment on 2009-01-06.

Source: MSHA assessed-violations and conference/litigation data, updated weekly.

Top causes

MACHINERY 1 fatality · 8 non-fatal
HANDLING OF MATERIALS 6 non-fatal
POWERED HAULAGE 4 non-fatal
SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON 2 non-fatal
ALL OTHER OCCUPATIONAL ILLNESSES 1 non-fatal
DISORDERS (REPEATED TRAUMA) 1 non-fatal

Incident timeline

2007

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2002

8 (1f)

Operators under this controller

Titan Mining, Inc. 29

Mines on record

Fatalities under this controller

1 recorded

August 12, 2002 WV · Coal greaser, grease man, oiler, lube man, dragline oiler Fatality · MACHINERY

Titan Mining, Inc. · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

EMPLOYEE WAS HELPING TO MOVE A CONT MINER DOWN #5 ENTRY, WATCHING THE SLACK ON THE CABLE. THE MINER TRAMMED OVER AN 8 TO 10 INCH LEDGE IN THE BOTTOM, CAUSING THE MINER BOOM TO SUDDENLY FLY UPWARDS, STRIKING THE ROOF AND CRUSHING THE VICTIM'S HEAD, HE HAD BEEN INSTRUCTED TO STAY BACK AND WATCH THE CABLE SLACK AND TO STAY AWAY FROM THE MINER AND MINER BOOM.

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