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Horizon Natural Resources Incorporated controller

MSHA controller ID: C06656

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Fatalities
19
Total incidents
2640
Mines on record
155
Years on record
1983–2005
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2000
7,293
citations
2,747
significant & substantial
$1,693,950
proposed penalties
$1,354,764
paid to date
80% of proposed penalties paid to date, a $339,186 gap.
Source: MSHA violations data, updated weekly.
Inspection activity
MSHA inspections since 2000
3,498
inspections on record
102,204
inspection hours
7.1
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.
7,293 citations across 102,204 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.
$1.7M
proposed penalties
$1.4M
current assessed
$1.4M
paid to date
$85K
outstanding
7,168 assessments are final orders; 25 contested dockets.
As of the most recent assessment on 2005-09-28.
Source: MSHA assessed-violations and conference/litigation data, updated weekly.

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Incident timeline

2005
11
2004
161 (1f)
2003
248 (1f)
2002
296 (1f)
2001
284

Operators under this controller

Mines on record

Fatalities under this controller

19 recorded
June 10, 2004 WV · Coal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer Fatality · POWERED HAULAGE
Tug Valley Coal Processing Company · Struck by powered moving object

WHILE HAULING DIRT DOWN THE IMPOUNDMENT HAUL ROAD, IT APPEARS EMPLOYEE LOST CONTROL OF THE 10 WHEELER TRUCK HE WAS DRIVING. HE JUMPED FROM THE TRUCK AND IT STRUCK HIM CAUSING FATAL INJURIES.

March 17, 2003 KY · Coal truck driver Fatality · POWERED HAULAGE
Star Fire Mining · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

LOADED COAL TRUCK WAS LEAVING PIT. FOR SOME REASON STEEP HAULWAY ROAD TRUCK ROLLED BACK. APPARENTLY DRIVER TRIED TO JUMP OUT. HE WAS CAUGHT BY TRUCK AND KILLED.

February 18, 2002 KY · Coal roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs) Fatality · FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
Knott County Mining Company · Struck by falling object

THE EE WAS OPERATING A SINGLE BOOM ROOF BOLTER IN THE #6 ENTRY. IN THE PROCESS OF DRILLING A HOLE FOR BOLT INSTALATION THE EE WAS STRICKEN WITH A PIECE OF FALLEN ROOF APPROX. 20'X 21'X 14 FT. IN SIZE. THIS RESULTED IN FATAL INJURIES TO THE EMPLOYEE.

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