Mining Incidents

George R Beener controller

MSHA controller ID: C12621

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Fatalities
2
Total incidents
32
Mines on record
1
Years on record
1989–2025
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2000
136
citations
55
significant & substantial
$245,291
proposed penalties
$125,241
paid to date
51% of proposed penalties paid to date, a $120,050 gap.
Source: MSHA violations data, updated weekly.
Inspection activity
MSHA inspections since 2000
106
inspections on record
5,355
inspection hours
2.5
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.
136 citations across 5,355 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.
$245K
proposed penalties
$125K
current assessed
$125K
paid to date
$0
outstanding
130 assessments are final orders; 35 contested dockets.
As of the most recent assessment on 2025-08-19.
Source: MSHA assessed-violations and conference/litigation data, updated weekly.

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Incident timeline

2025
1
2022
1
2019
1
2017
1
2016
1
2014
1
2013
2
2011
2
2010
1
2009
1
2007
5 (2f)
2006
1
2005
2
2003
1
1998
2
1997
2
1995
1
1994
2
1992
1
1991
1
1990
1
1989
1

Operators under this controller

Mines on record

Fatalities under this controller

2 recorded
April 17, 2007 MD · Coal coal/ore shovel operator, shoveler, power shoveler Fatality · FALL OF FACE/RIB/PILLAR/SIDE/HIGHWALL
Tri-Star Mining Inc · Caught in, under or between collapsing material or buildings

A highwall measuring approx 150' long, 180' high, & 75' wide collapsed resulting in fatal injuries to 2 miners that were working beneath the highwall. One was operating an excavator & the other was operating a bulldozer. Examination of the remaining highwall indicates the highwall failure originated at the toe of the columnar section above the Pittsburgh Big Vein coal seam.

April 17, 2007 MD · Coal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer Fatality · FALL OF FACE/RIB/PILLAR/SIDE/HIGHWALL
Tri-Star Mining Inc · Caught in, under or between collapsing material or buildings

A highwall measuring approx 150' long, 180' high, & 75' wide collapsed resulting in fatal injuries to 2 miners that were working beneath the highwall. One was operating an excavator & the other was operating a bulldozer. Examination of the remaining highwall indicates the highwall failure originated at the toe of the columnar section above the Pittsburgh Big Vein coal seam.

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