Mining Incidents

(Harold) Lynn Keene; Larry Stinson controller

MSHA controller ID: C04140

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Fatalities
1
Total incidents
26
Mines on record
7
Years on record
1983–2010
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2000
865
citations
244
significant & substantial
$201,923
proposed penalties
$170,707
paid to date
85% of proposed penalties paid to date, a $31,216 gap.
Source: MSHA violations data, updated weekly.
Inspection activity
MSHA inspections since 2000
285
inspections on record
8,793
inspection hours
9.8
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.
865 citations across 8,793 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.
$202K
proposed penalties
$171K
current assessed
$171K
paid to date
$0
outstanding
847 assessments are final orders; 46 contested dockets.
As of the most recent assessment on 2011-01-05.
Source: MSHA assessed-violations and conference/litigation data, updated weekly.

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Incident timeline

2010
2
2009
6
2008
2
2007
3
2006
1
2005
1
2004
4 (1f)
2002
2
2001
1
1997
1
1985
2
1983
1

Operators under this controller

Mines on record

Fatalities under this controller

1 recorded
October 23, 2004 VA · Coal electrician, lineman Fatality · ELECTRICAL
Omega Mining, Inc. · Contact with electrical current

VICTIM AND TWO EMPLOYEES WHERE IN THE PROCESS OF CHANGING OUT SURFACE HIGH VOLTAGE TRANSFORMERS. DURING THE PROCESS THE VICTIM CAME INTO CONTACT WITH THE HIGH VOLTAGE CURRENT, RESULTING IN INJURIES INVOLVING BURNS, CUTS AND BRUISES. VICTIM LIVED UNTIL 10/29/04 AT 3:00 P.M.

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