Mining Incidents

Energy Coal Resources Inc controller

MSHA controller ID: 0056689

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Fatalities
1
Total incidents
151
Mines on record
20
Years on record
2006–2010
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
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
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

Incident timeline

2010
1
2009
25
2008
59 (1f)
2007
28
2006
38

Operators under this controller

Mines on record

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

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

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