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Iracoal Incorporated controller

MSHA controller ID: C15585

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Fatalities
4
Total incidents
1037
Mines on record
26
Years on record
1997–2003
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2000
3,158
citations
821
significant & substantial
$834,713
proposed penalties
$288,967
paid to date
35% of proposed penalties paid to date, a $545,746 gap.
Source: MSHA violations data, updated weekly.
Inspection activity
MSHA inspections since 2000
999
inspections on record
30,501
inspection hours
10.4
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.
3,158 citations across 30,501 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.
$835K
proposed penalties
$725K
current assessed
$289K
paid to date
$437K
outstanding
3,120 assessments are final orders; 138 contested dockets.
As of the most recent assessment on 2003-07-02.
Source: MSHA assessed-violations and conference/litigation data, updated weekly.

Top causes

Incident timeline

2003
32
2002
111
2001
150 (1f)
2000
138 (1f)
1999
139
1998
243 (2f)
1997
187

Operators under this controller

Mines on record

Fatalities under this controller

4 recorded
October 3, 2001 KY · Coal truck driver Fatality · POWERED HAULAGE
Lodestar Energy, Inc · Fall from machine

EE WAS OPERATING A DM600 MACK FUEL TRUCK WHEN HE APPARENTLY LOST CONTROL OF THE TRUCK AND JUMPED OUT OF THE TRUCK. IN DOING SO, HE SUSTAINED SEVERE HEAD INJURIES AND DIED ON 10-4-01. THE ACCID ENT HAPPENED ON A DESCENDING ROAD. CAUSE IS STILL UNDETERMINED.

May 8, 2000 KY · Coal coal/ore shovel operator, shoveler, power shoveler Fatality · POWERED HAULAGE
Lodestar Energy Incorporated · Struck against stationary object

EMPLOYEE WAS OPERATING A ROCK TRUCK, DUMPING INTO HOLLOW FILL #6. HE BACKED TO THE DUMP AND THEN REPOSITIONED TRUCK. AT THIS TIME THE TRUCK WENT OVER THE HILL. HE WAS THROWN FROM THE TRUCK AND RECEIVED FATAL INJURIES.

May 22, 1998 KY · Coal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver Fatality · POWERED HAULAGE
Lodestar Energy Inc · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

EMPLOYEE DRIVING TRUCK DOWN SLOPE. FOR UNKNOWN REASON DROVE TRUCK INTO THE DITCH. FOR UNKNOWN REASON WAS FOUND UNDERNEATH THE COAL TRUCK.

February 20, 1998 KY · Coal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer Fatality · MACHINERY
Lodestar Energy, Inc · (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EE WAS PUSHING MATERIAL WHEN THE DOZER HE WAS OPERATING BACKED INTO THE SLURRY IMPOUNDMENT. THE DOZER WAS COVERED BY 15' TO 20' OF SLURRY FOR APPROX. 48 HOURS. MEDICAL EXAMINER REPORTS IMMEDIA TE CAUSE OF DEATH WAS ASPHXIA.

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