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James E Trent controller

MSHA controller ID: C08858

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Fatalities
2
Total incidents
94
Mines on record
10
Years on record
1993–2005
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2000
824
citations
321
significant & substantial
$199,373
proposed penalties
$42,644
paid to date
21% of proposed penalties paid to date, a $156,729 gap.
Source: MSHA violations data, updated weekly.
Inspection activity
MSHA inspections since 2000
209
inspections on record
8,805
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.
824 citations across 8,805 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.
$199K
proposed penalties
$226K
current assessed
$43K
paid to date
$183K
outstanding
780 assessments are final orders; 4 contested dockets.
As of the most recent assessment on 2006-02-16.
Source: MSHA assessed-violations and conference/litigation data, updated weekly.

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Incident timeline

2005
6
2004
6
2003
20
2002
29
2001
16 (1f)
2000
2 (1f)
1998
6
1997
8
1993
1

Operators under this controller

Mines on record

Fatalities under this controller

2 recorded
March 13, 2001 WV · Coal electrician, lineman Fatality · ELECTRICAL
Century Energy Corporation · Contact with electrical current

AFTER INSTALLATION OF A BANK OF CAPCITORS ON THE HIGH VOLTAGE LINES FEEDING THE MINE SUBSTATION,EE (ACCORDING TO WITNESSES) UNPLUGGED THE 110 V CONTROL CIRCUIT FROM THE RECEPTACLE, THREW IT TO THE GROUND, PICKED IT BACK UP TO INSPECT & AT THIS TIME CAME IN CONTACT WITH ELECTRICAL CURRENT.

October 24, 2000 WV · Coal beltman, conveyor man, conveyor belt worker, mobile bridge carrierman, feeder operator, conveyor rider Fatality · POWERED HAULAGE
Century Energy Corporation · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

THE VICTIM APPARENTLY REMOVED HIMSELF FROM THE OPERATOR'S COMPARTMENT OF THE LONG AIRDOX NO. 3 MBC AND RECEIVED FATAL CRUSHING INJURIES WHEN HEWAS CAUGHT BETWEEN THE MACHINE OPERATOR'S COMPAR TMENT CANOPY AND THE COAL RIB. THE ACCIDENT OCCURRED AS THE MOBILE BRIDGE CONVEYOR WAS BEING SETUP TO MINE IN THE NO. 4 FACE.

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