Mining Incidents

Harold E Akers; Jim D Akers controller

MSHA controller ID: C02535

Watch this controller

Email me when a new MSHA incident is filed at any mine Harold E Akers; Jim D Akers controls.

Fatalities
3
Total incidents
149
Mines on record
37
Years on record
1983–2019
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2000
5,150
citations
1,367
significant & substantial
$1,387,565
proposed penalties
$799,628
paid to date
58% of proposed penalties paid to date, a $587,937 gap.
Source: MSHA violations data, updated weekly.
Inspection activity
MSHA inspections since 2000
1,306
inspections on record
69,298
inspection hours
7.4
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.
5,150 citations across 69,298 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.
$1.4M
proposed penalties
$1.1M
current assessed
$800K
paid to date
$279K
outstanding
5,028 assessments are final orders; 264 contested dockets.
As of the most recent assessment on 2020-01-15.
Source: MSHA assessed-violations and conference/litigation data, updated weekly.

Top causes

Incident timeline

2019
3 (1f)
2018
1
2017
2
2016
2
2015
5
2014
4
2013
3
2012
1
2011
15 (1f)
2010
12
2009
4
2008
1
2007
2
2006
4
2005
5
2004
4
2003
3
2002
1
2001
7
2000
12
1999
9 (1f)
1998
13
1997
2
1996
11
1995
9
1994
3
1993
1
1991
1
1988
5
1985
2
1983
2

Operators under this controller

Mines on record

Fatalities under this controller

3 recorded
November 7, 2011 KY · Coal bull gang foreman, labor foreman, leadman, section foreman, shift boss Fatality · POWERED HAULAGE
Hubble Mining Company LLC · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

A crib block is believed to have got lodged behind brake pedal & on accelerator pedal, causing a 2 man non-permissible personnel carrier to jump forward, pinning employee against a coal rib, causing death.

September 16, 1999 KY · Coal continuous miner operator, coal mole operator Fatality · FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
South Akers Mining Llc · Struck by falling object

THE CONTINUOUS MINING MACHINE OPERATOR WAS FATALLY INJURED WHEN A ROOF FALL OCCURRED DURING THE RETREAT MINING CYCLE. THE VICTIM WAS OPERATING A JOY MODEL 14-9 CONTINUOUS MINING MACHINE BY REM OTE CONTROL WHEN THE FALL OCCURRED. THE CONTINUOS MINING MACHINE HELPER ALSO RECEIVED INJURIES AS A RESULT OF THE ROOF FALL.

For insurers, brokers, and safety consultants

The full compliance file on Harold E Akers; Jim D Akers

A dated report covering the 26-year penalty trail, line-item violation pattern, contest and docket posture, rate-normalized peer benchmark, and full fatality history. Delivered as a PDF with the underlying data as CSV.