Mining Incidents

Five J's LLC controller

MSHA controller ID: 0046749

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Fatalities
3
Total incidents
53
Mines on record
9
Years on record
2005–2010
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2005
414
citations
109
significant & substantial
$235,020
proposed penalties
$233,820
paid to date
99% of proposed penalties paid to date, a $1,200 gap.
Source: MSHA violations data, updated weekly.
Inspection activity
MSHA inspections since 2005
185
inspections on record
3,675
inspection hours
11.3
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.
414 citations across 3,675 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.
$235K
proposed penalties
$234K
current assessed
$234K
paid to date
$0
outstanding
407 assessments are final orders; 1 contested dockets.
As of the most recent assessment on 2011-01-19.
Source: MSHA assessed-violations and conference/litigation data, updated weekly.

Top causes

Incident timeline

2010
10
2009
12 (1f)
2008
9
2007
10 (1f)
2006
6
2005
6 (1f)

Operators under this controller

Mines on record

Fatalities under this controller

3 recorded
September 5, 2009 AL · Coal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver Fatality · POWERED HAULAGE
Rock Mountain Mining-Div/Twin Pines Coal Co., Inc. · Struck against a moving object

Employee had just gotten off work, he was driving out of the mine on the haul road and was trying to pass two other employees and got off the road and hit an old gate post.

July 2, 2007 AL · Coal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer Fatality · POWERED HAULAGE
Twin Pines Coal Company Inc · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

Employee was getting back on dozer to move for a shot. A co-worker was backing beside the dozer. He struck employee, and ran over him with pickup truck. Employee suffered trauma to his head and chest.

February 16, 2005 AL · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech Fatality · SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
GreenFuels Processing I, LLC · Fall to lower level, (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EE fell while putting away tools at end of shift. (Had been installing permanent handrail.) EE fell from first floor (steel floor 16' 9" above ground floor - cement foundation); multiple injuries. Had removed his harness at end of shift. Fell through safety tape that was installed between temp. & perm. handrail. Died on 2/23/05 as result of injuries.

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