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Gary D Spurlock controller

MSHA controller ID: C14718

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Fatalities
1
Total incidents
149
Mines on record
10
Years on record
1992–2003
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2000
185
citations
82
significant & substantial
$37,772
proposed penalties
$2,158
paid to date
6% of proposed penalties paid to date, a $35,614 gap.
Source: MSHA violations data, updated weekly.
Inspection activity
MSHA inspections since 2000
59
inspections on record
1,840
inspection hours
10.1
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.
185 citations across 1,840 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.
$38K
proposed penalties
$38K
current assessed
$2K
paid to date
$36K
outstanding
178 assessments are final orders; 0 contested dockets.
As of the most recent assessment on 2003-06-25.
Source: MSHA assessed-violations and conference/litigation data, updated weekly.

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Incident timeline

2003
16
2001
6
2000
10
1999
9
1998
2
1997
13
1996
29
1995
18 (1f)
1994
27
1993
18
1992
1

Operators under this controller

Mines on record

Fatalities under this controller

1 recorded
July 26, 1995 WV · Coal electrician, lineman Fatality · ELECTRICAL
Copperas Coal Corp · Contact with electrical current

VICTIM APPARENTLY TRIED TO LIFT A GROUND MONITOR LEAD TO OPEN THE HIGH VOLTAGE BREAKER TO THE UNDERGROUND POWER SYSTEM AND CAME INTO CONTACT WITH AT LEAST ONE PHASE OF 4160 VAC THAT SUPPLIED P OWER TO THE BELT TRANSFORMER IN WHICH HE WAS WORKING.

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