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Freddy Hunt; Michael T Costello controller

MSHA controller ID: 0136041

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Fatalities
1
Total incidents
11
Mines on record
6
Years on record
2017–2019
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2017
60
citations
28
significant & substantial
$142,361
proposed penalties
$44,715
paid to date
31% of proposed penalties paid to date, a $97,646 gap.
Source: MSHA violations data, updated weekly.
Inspection activity
MSHA inspections since 2017
59
inspections on record
1,647
inspection hours
3.6
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.
60 citations across 1,647 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.
$142K
proposed penalties
$45K
current assessed
$45K
paid to date
$0
outstanding
57 assessments are final orders; 2 contested dockets.
As of the most recent assessment on 2019-07-17.
Source: MSHA assessed-violations and conference/litigation data, updated weekly.

Top causes

Incident timeline

2019
3
2018
6 (1f)
2017
2

Operators under this controller

Mines on record

Fatalities under this controller

1 recorded
December 11, 2018 AL · Coal front-end loader, scraper-loader operator, pan operator, payloader, scraper rig operator Fatality · FALL OF FACE/RIB/PILLAR/SIDE/HIGHWALL
Cedar Lake Mining, Inc. · Struck by falling object

Victim was operating front-end loader in coal pit area, when a highwall failure occurred, covering the front-end loader completely.

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