Mining Incidents

CraKol Energy LLC controller

MSHA controller ID: C15593

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Fatalities
1
Total incidents
167
Mines on record
5
Years on record
1998–2016
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2000
1,943
citations
749
significant & substantial
$1,560,562
proposed penalties
$317,840
paid to date
20% of proposed penalties paid to date, a $1,242,722 gap.
Source: MSHA violations data, updated weekly.
Inspection activity
MSHA inspections since 2000
1,066
inspections on record
26,265
inspection hours
7.4
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.
1,943 citations across 26,265 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.
$1.6M
proposed penalties
$917K
current assessed
$318K
paid to date
$599K
outstanding
1,902 assessments are final orders; 118 contested dockets.
As of the most recent assessment on 2018-08-23.
Source: MSHA assessed-violations and conference/litigation data, updated weekly.

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Incident timeline

2016
6
2015
12
2014
11
2013
7
2012
18
2011
14
2010
7
2009
7
2008
10
2007
30
2006
6
2005
14 (1f)
2004
19
2003
2
2000
1
1998
3

Operators under this controller

Mines on record

Fatalities under this controller

1 recorded
June 6, 2005 OK · Coal electrician, lineman Fatality · FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
South Central Coal Company, Inc. · Struck by falling object

The victim had traveled inby permanent roof support in the #3 entry right crosscut #4 and a section of draw rock fell in the unsupported area fatally injuring the victim. The continuous miner was cutting into #3 right crosscut from the #4 entry when the draw rock fell out on miner and victim.

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