Buchanan Production Company · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object
EMPLOYEE WAS BACKING THE MINER OUT OF THE #3 HEADING LEFT BREAK WHEN HE GOT PINNED BETWEEN THE MINER AND THE RIB.
Gary A Horn controller
MSHA controller ID: C12338
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Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2000
238
citations
103
significant & substantial
$24,546
proposed penalties
$19,313
paid to date
79% of proposed penalties paid to date, a $5,233 gap.
Source: MSHA violations data, updated weekly.
Inspection activity
MSHA inspections since 2000
126
inspections on record
3,042
inspection hours
7.8
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.238 citations across 3,042 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.$25K
proposed penalties
$22K
current assessed
$19K
paid to date
$3K
outstanding
233 assessments are final orders; 7 contested dockets.
As of the most recent assessment on 2001-08-01.
Source: MSHA assessed-violations and conference/litigation data, updated weekly.
Top causes
- FALL OF ROOF OR BACK 1 fatality · 75 non-fatal
- MACHINERY 1 fatality · 33 non-fatal
- HANDLING OF MATERIALS 78 non-fatal
- POWERED HAULAGE 36 non-fatal
- HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) 22 non-fatal
- SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON 8 non-fatal
Incident timeline
2001
3
2000
19 (1f)
1999
11
1998
14 (1f)
1997
9
1996
21
1995
27
1994
14
1993
38
1992
27
1991
3
1990
10
1989
42
1988
37
1987
7
1986
1
Operators under this controller
Mines on record
- Smith Br VA
- Apollo VA
- Bee Tree Mine VA
- No 3 VA
- No 1 VA
- Upper Mill Splashdam VA
- No 1 VA
- Paw Paw Mine VA
- Honey Branch VA
- No 4 VA
- No. 1 VA
- No 1 VA
- Misty-Bec No 1 VA
Fatalities under this controller
2 recorded
June 4, 1998
VA · Coal
beltman, conveyor man, conveyor belt worker, mobile bridge carrierman, feeder operator, conveyor rider
Fatality · FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
Upper Mill Mining Company · Struck by falling object
EMPLOYEE KNOCKED A TIMBER WHILE RIDING A 3 WHEELER CAUSING THE ROCK TO FALL. SERIOUS INJURY. THE EMPLOYEE HE DIED 6-5-98 12:40 PM. 7.5' WIDE X 9.6' LONG X 7-9" THICK.
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