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Donald Blankenberger controller

MSHA controller ID: C14311

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Fatalities
2
Total incidents
784
Mines on record
8
Years on record
1991–2014
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2000
8,404
citations
1,901
significant & substantial
$10,157,698
proposed penalties
$7,208,098
paid to date
71% of proposed penalties paid to date, a $2,949,601 gap.
Source: MSHA violations data, updated weekly.
Inspection activity
MSHA inspections since 2000
1,475
inspections on record
71,975
inspection hours
11.7
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.
8,404 citations across 71,975 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.
$10.2M
proposed penalties
$7.2M
current assessed
$7.2M
paid to date
$0
outstanding
8,215 assessments are final orders; 214 contested dockets.
As of the most recent assessment on 2014-09-08.
Source: MSHA assessed-violations and conference/litigation data, updated weekly.

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Incident timeline

2014
30
2013
75 (1f)
2012
74
2011
75
2010
59
2009
75
2008
70
2007
92
2006
66
2005
31
2004
31
2003
40
2002
23
2001
22 (1f)
2000
9
1999
2
1998
3
1997
2
1995
2
1994
1
1992
1
1991
1

Operators under this controller

Mines on record

Fatalities under this controller

2 recorded
October 11, 2013 IN · Coal shuttle car operator, mantrip operator, ramcar operator, rail runner, buggy operator Fatality · POWERED HAULAGE
Five Star Mining Inc · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

A shuttle car driver was tramming through a crosscut from Entry # 5 to Entry # 6. The car driver stopped spoke to the victim. The victim proceeded past the car, traveled through a curtain into the intersection of Entry # 6. The victim told the car driver he was clear. The car proceeded through the curtain and struck the victim between the shuttle car and the left rib.

November 29, 2001 IN · Coal roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs) Fatality · FALL OF FACE/RIB/PILLAR/SIDE/HIGHWALL
Five Star Mining Inc · Struck by falling object

A ROCK INTRUSION WAS PRESENT IN THE #6 RIGHT XCUT CORNER. THE INTERFACE OF THE ROCK & COAL CONTAINED A SLICKENSIDE AT ROUGHLY 45 DEGREES INTO THE ROCK. ONE PIECE OF ROCK MEASURING ~10 1/2' LON G, 77' WIDE, AND FROM 29-12" THICK CAME FROM THE LEFT RIB AND STRUCK THE VICTIM INFLICTING FATAL INJURIES.

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