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Curtis Laws controller

MSHA controller ID: 0062171

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Fatalities
1
Total incidents
4
Mines on record
2
Years on record
2011–2014
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2006
504
citations
113
significant & substantial
$242,367
proposed penalties
$50,556
paid to date
21% of proposed penalties paid to date, a $191,811 gap.
Source: MSHA violations data, updated weekly.
Inspection activity
MSHA inspections since 2006
48
inspections on record
4,202
inspection hours
12.0
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.
504 citations across 4,202 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.
$242K
proposed penalties
$172K
current assessed
$51K
paid to date
$122K
outstanding
500 assessments are final orders; 12 contested dockets.
As of the most recent assessment on 2015-02-24.
Source: MSHA assessed-violations and conference/litigation data, updated weekly.

Top causes

Incident timeline

2014
1
2011
3 (1f)

Operators under this controller

Mines on record

Fatalities under this controller

1 recorded
October 7, 2011 KY · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech Fatality · FALLING/SLIDING/ROLLING MATERIALS
Owlco Energy LLC · Struck by falling object

Miner was repairing broke conveyor chain on 94L bridge position himself under the bridge when it fell striking him in the chest area.

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