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Dan Chambers controller

MSHA controller ID: C06375

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Fatalities
1
Total incidents
174
Mines on record
25
Years on record
1984–2013
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2000
932
citations
324
significant & substantial
$338,292
proposed penalties
$245,701
paid to date
73% of proposed penalties paid to date, a $92,591 gap.
Source: MSHA violations data, updated weekly.
Inspection activity
MSHA inspections since 2000
377
inspections on record
9,615
inspection hours
9.7
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.
932 citations across 9,615 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.
$338K
proposed penalties
$246K
current assessed
$246K
paid to date
$311
outstanding
917 assessments are final orders; 58 contested dockets.
As of the most recent assessment on 2013-09-18.
Source: MSHA assessed-violations and conference/litigation data, updated weekly.

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Incident timeline

2013
1
2012
5
2011
3
2010
4
2009
7
2008
17
2007
17
2006
7
2005
3
2004
5
2003
5
2002
7
2001
7
2000
6
1999
1
1998
5
1997
8
1996
3
1995
7
1994
6
1993
4
1992
3
1991
5
1990
8
1989
5
1988
12
1987
6
1986
3
1985
3
1984
1 (1f)

Operators under this controller

Mines on record

Fatalities under this controller

1 recorded
November 5, 1984 KY · Coal front-end loader, scraper-loader operator, pan operator, payloader, scraper rig operator Fatality · EXPLOSIVES AND BREAKING AGENTS
Hard Rock Coal Company Inc · Struck by falling object

I.NAME WAS LOADING COAL IN PIT WITH HIS LOADER WHEN AN ELECTRICAL STORM CAME UP SUDDENLY LIGHTENING SET SHOT OFF ABOVE WHERE I.NAME WAS WORKING COVERING HIM & HIS LOADER WITH SEVERAL FEET OF D IRT

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