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El Paso Energy Corp controller

MSHA controller ID: C01883

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Fatalities
9
Total incidents
2299
Mines on record
55
Years on record
1983–2003
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 1999
2,874
citations
1,270
significant & substantial
$436,549
proposed penalties
$392,029
paid to date
90% of proposed penalties paid to date, a $44,520 gap.
Source: MSHA violations data, updated weekly.
Inspection activity
MSHA inspections since 2000
1,801
inspections on record
43,290
inspection hours
6.6
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.
2,874 citations across 43,290 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.
$437K
proposed penalties
$409K
current assessed
$392K
paid to date
$17K
outstanding
2,824 assessments are final orders; 9 contested dockets.
As of the most recent assessment on 2003-03-17.
Source: MSHA assessed-violations and conference/litigation data, updated weekly.

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Incident timeline

2003
11
2002
241
2001
266
2000
193
1999
125 (2f)
1998
94
1997
70

Operators under this controller

Mines on record

Fatalities under this controller

9 recorded
December 17, 1999 WV · Coal continuous miner operator, coal mole operator Fatality · FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
Coastal Coal-West Virginia Llc · Struck by falling object

ON THE SUB MAINS #4 PANEL, #2 HEADING, AN EMPLOYEE WAS OPERATING A CONTINUOUS MINER WHEN A ROOF RIB BROKE AND FELL COVERING UP THE EMPLOYEE. FIVE PEOPLE WERE REMOVED FROM UNDER THE ROCK. THERE WERE MUTIPLE INJURIES AND NO VITAL SIGNS FOUND WHEN THE EMPLOYEE WAS CHECKED BY AN E.M.T.

April 13, 1999 VA · Coal continuous miner operator, coal mole operator Fatality · FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
Coastal Coal Company, LLC · Struck by falling object

IN THE SOUTH MAINS A ROOF FALL MEASURING APPROX 30'X35'X10' THICK TAPERING TO 0 OCCURED IN THE LAST INTERSECTION OF THE #2 ENTRY WHILE DEVELOPING THE FIRST OUT OF THE #2 CROSSCUT. THE ROOF FA LL ENTRAPPED THE VICTIM AND RESULTED IN FATAL INJURIES. A CONTINUOUS MINER ADN SHUTTLE CAR WERE INVOLVED IN THE FALL.

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