Mining Incidents

Estil Stillwell controller

MSHA controller ID: C11913

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Fatalities
1
Total incidents
182
Mines on record
1
Years on record
1986–2002
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2000
263
citations
158
significant & substantial
$43,219
proposed penalties
$11,287
paid to date
26% of proposed penalties paid to date, a $31,932 gap.
Source: MSHA violations data, updated weekly.
Inspection activity
MSHA inspections since 2000
121
inspections on record
2,546
inspection hours
10.3
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.
263 citations across 2,546 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.
$43K
proposed penalties
$43K
current assessed
$11K
paid to date
$32K
outstanding
259 assessments are final orders; 0 contested dockets.
As of the most recent assessment on 2002-11-06.
Source: MSHA assessed-violations and conference/litigation data, updated weekly.

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Incident timeline

2002
9
2001
16
2000
12
1999
15
1998
14 (1f)
1997
11
1996
13
1995
13
1994
8
1993
7
1992
12
1991
7
1990
6
1989
9
1988
5
1987
11
1986
14

Operators under this controller

Mines on record

Fatalities under this controller

1 recorded
March 23, 1998 VA · Coal section foreman, bullgang foreman, labor foreman, leadman, shift boss Fatality · FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
Bear Ridge Mining Inc · Struck by falling object

EE WAS REMOVING CRIB BLOCKS FROM LEFT RIB. HE WENT AROUND THE BACK END OF THE SCOOP TO GET THE CRIB BLOCKS ON THAT SIDE. AS HE DID, A PIECE OF ROCK FELL RROM THE RIB TO THE BOLTS. THE ROCK FEL L ON THE SIDE OF THE SCOOP & SLIDE DOWN CATCHING THE EE'S HEAD BETWEEN THE ROCK & THE MINE FLOOR.

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