Victim was removing a machine bottom guard (belly pan) on a Caterpillar D-10 N dozer. Apparently the chain he was using to hold the belly pan while he was removing the bolts that held it in place slipped when the bolts were removed. The belly pan swung down and struck the victim inflicting fatal injuries
Energy Coal Resources Inc controller
MSHA controller ID: 0056689
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Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2006
1,670
citations
672
significant & substantial
$1,262,888
proposed penalties
$525,529
paid to date
42% of proposed penalties paid to date, a $737,359 gap.
Source: MSHA violations data, updated weekly.
Inspection activity
MSHA inspections since 2006
323
inspections on record
12,410
inspection hours
13.5
citations per 100 inspection hours
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This rate is recorded citations divided by MSHA inspection hours, per 100 hours. It reflects inspection effort, not mine size or production.1,670 citations across 12,410 inspection hours.
Source: MSHA inspections data, updated weekly.
Penalty disposition
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Differences between proposed and paid penalties reflect both settlements and conference reductions and amounts still owed. Outstanding is the balance currently owed.$1.3M
proposed penalties
$1.2M
current assessed
$526K
paid to date
$635K
outstanding
1,630 assessments are final orders; 76 contested dockets.
As of the most recent assessment on 2011-09-27.
Source: MSHA assessed-violations and conference/litigation data, updated weekly.
Top causes
- MACHINERY 1 fatality · 21 non-fatal
- FALL OF ROOF OR BACK 31 non-fatal
- HANDLING OF MATERIALS 25 non-fatal
- POWERED HAULAGE 21 non-fatal
- SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON 21 non-fatal
- HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) 14 non-fatal
Incident timeline
2010
1
2009
25
2008
59 (1f)
2007
28
2006
38
Operators under this controller
Mines on record
- Cheyenne Saline Co. #1 IL
- Bent Mountain Surface Mine #2 KY
- Four Mile Deep Mine WV
- Alloy Powellton WV
- S-4 Netley Branch KY
- Eagle #1 Mine WV
- Alloy Surface Mine WV
- Bevins Branch Surface Mine #2 KY
- Cheyenne Saline Co. #1 IL
- Alloy Prep Plant #1 WV
- Toney Fork Surface Mine WV
- Big Sandy River Dock KY
- Upper Winifrede Deep Mine WV
- Patton No 11 WV
- WV-3 Surface Mine WV
- F-9 Prater Branch KY
- Red Oak KY
- Big Creek No 2 Surface Mine WV
- Beverly Ann Preparation Plant KY
- Pax South Surface Mine WV
Fatalities under this controller
1 recorded
March 12, 2008
WV · Coal
maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech
Fatality · MACHINERY
Appalachian Fuels, LLC · Struck by falling object
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