Mining Incidents

Gary E Peyton controller

MSHA controller ID: C13497

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Fatalities
1
Total incidents
236
Mines on record
3
Years on record
1992–2011
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2001
960
citations
284
significant & substantial
$447,430
proposed penalties
$278,148
paid to date
62% of proposed penalties paid to date, a $169,282 gap.
Source: MSHA violations data, updated weekly.
Inspection activity
MSHA inspections since 2000
171
inspections on record
9,135
inspection hours
10.5
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.
960 citations across 9,135 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.
$447K
proposed penalties
$278K
current assessed
$278K
paid to date
$0
outstanding
939 assessments are final orders; 35 contested dockets.
As of the most recent assessment on 2011-08-29.
Source: MSHA assessed-violations and conference/litigation data, updated weekly.

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Incident timeline

2011
6
2010
2
2009
11
2008
10
2007
19
2006
15
2005
16
2004
6
2002
3
2001
1
1999
12
1998
13
1997
20
1996
20 (1f)
1995
18
1994
34
1993
28
1992
2

Operators under this controller

Mines on record

Fatalities under this controller

1 recorded
April 7, 1996 KY · Coal superintendent Fatality · ELECTRICAL
Pleasant View Mining Company Inc · Contact with hot objects or substances

AN OIL CIRCUIT BRAKER (O.C.B.) LOCATED ON THE SURFACE, CAUSED AN EXPLOSION, CAUUSING TRANSFORMER OIL TO SPRAY COVERING EMPLOYEE, CATCHING HIM ON FIRE, CAUSING 80 TO 90 PER-CENT BURNS TO EMPLOY EE'S BODY.

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