Mining Incidents

International Coal Group Inc (ICG) controller

MSHA controller ID: 0045307

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Fatalities
18
Total incidents
1267
Mines on record
63
Years on record
2004–2011
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2004
14,999
citations
4,602
significant & substantial
$14,914,021
proposed penalties
$11,066,021
paid to date
74% of proposed penalties paid to date, a $3,848,000 gap.
Source: MSHA violations data, updated weekly.
Inspection activity
MSHA inspections since 2004
3,042
inspections on record
158,959
inspection hours
9.4
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.
14,999 citations across 158,959 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.
$14.9M
proposed penalties
$11.1M
current assessed
$11.1M
paid to date
$1K
outstanding
14,721 assessments are final orders; 375 contested dockets.
As of the most recent assessment on 2014-09-15.
Source: MSHA assessed-violations and conference/litigation data, updated weekly.

Top causes

Incident timeline

2011
78
2010
174 (1f)
2009
192
2008
229 (3f)
2007
215
2006
112

Operators under this controller

Mines on record

Fatalities under this controller

18 recorded
April 22, 2010 WV · Coal continuous miner operator, coal mole operator Fatality · MACHINERY
ICG Beckley LLC · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

Injured was tramming continuous miner from #6 Entry to #8 Right Cross Cut. While miner was moving, injured was fatally injured when caught between conveyor boom of miner and coal rib.

December 7, 2008 KY · Coal belt foreman, maintenance foreman, maintenance supervisor Fatality · OTHER
ICG Hazard, LLC · Inhalation of radiations, caustics, toxic and noxious substances

Owner of J&P equipment cleaning was working on a steam cleaning engine when one of his employees noticed that he was slumped over the engine. This is still under investgation by MSHA.

September 19, 2008 KY · Coal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer Fatality · MACHINERY
ICG Hazard, LLC · Struck against a moving object

Employee was pushing material (shot rock) from a break down shot, when his dozer went over edge of highwall. At this time accident is under investigation by MSHA and OMSL.

May 30, 2008 WV · Coal laborer, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, roof trimmer/scaler Fatality · POWERED HAULAGE
Wolf Run Mining LLC · Struck by powered moving object

The victim was walking in an outby direction on the outby side of the scoop, which was being trammed over the victim resulting in fatal crushing injuries.

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