Mining Incidents

James C Justice II controller

MSHA controller ID: C04355

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Fatalities
5
Total incidents
725
Mines on record
87
Years on record
1983–2017
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2000
13,071
citations
4,519
significant & substantial
$14,283,335
proposed penalties
$7,777,234
paid to date
54% of proposed penalties paid to date, a $6,506,101 gap.
Source: MSHA violations data, updated weekly.
Inspection activity
MSHA inspections since 2000
3,167
inspections on record
115,092
inspection hours
11.4
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.
13,071 citations across 115,092 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.
$14.3M
proposed penalties
$9.8M
current assessed
$7.8M
paid to date
$2.0M
outstanding
12,570 assessments are final orders; 1,053 contested dockets.
As of the most recent assessment on 2020-11-24.
Source: MSHA assessed-violations and conference/litigation data, updated weekly.

Top causes

Incident timeline

2017
6 (1f)
2016
17
2015
9
2014
15
2013
53
2012
50
2011
110
2010
79
2009
80
2008
53 (1f)
2007
24
2006
17 (1f)
2005
23
2004
26
2003
10
2002
10
2001
13
2000
10
1999
5
1998
7
1997
28
1996
6
1995
8
1994
3
1993
10 (1f)
1992
11 (1f)
1991
5
1990
4
1989
5
1988
8
1987
16
1985
1
1984
2
1983
1

Operators under this controller

Mines on record

Fatalities under this controller

5 recorded
February 27, 2017 WV · Coal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator Fatality · SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Chestnut Land Holdings, LLC · Fall from ladders

Employee was last observed as employee began to ascend an extension ladder. There is no eye witness, it is apparent the employee fell approximately 20ft. onto a moving conveyor belt and was fatally injured.

August 22, 2008 WV · Coal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver Fatality · POWERED HAULAGE
Double Bonus Coal Company · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

For reasons unknown at this time, the victim came out of the truck and was run over by the truck.

October 30, 2006 WV · Coal shuttle car operator, mantrip operator, ramcar operator, rail runner, buggy operator Fatality · POWERED HAULAGE
Double Bonus Coal Company · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

Employee was observing the mechanic working on a shuttle car. It was revealed during the accident investigation, that the mechanic pressed the tram pedal, causing the shuttle car to inadvertently move. The shuttle car crushed the employee between the shuttle car and the rib.

January 11, 1993 WV · Coal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver Fatality · POWERED HAULAGE
Bluestone Coal Corporation · Fall from machine

STEEP GRADE AND NO ESCAPE RAMPS. DRIVER ERROR.

November 20, 1992 WV · Coal car dropper, car shake out operator Fatality · HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Keystone Service Industries Inc · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

WHILE EMPLOYEE WAS CLOSING DOORS IN RAILROAD CAR EMPTIES,THE JACKING BAR SLIPPED AND BAR STRUCK EMPLOYEE ON LEFT SIDE OF HEAD.BREAKING JAW AND NECK.

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The full compliance file on James C Justice II

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.