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James O Bunn; Franklin D Robertson controller

MSHA controller ID: C14544

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Fatalities
4
Total incidents
961
Mines on record
32
Years on record
1983–2018
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2000
5,712
citations
2,644
significant & substantial
$5,827,875
proposed penalties
$4,231,961
paid to date
73% of proposed penalties paid to date, a $1,595,914 gap.
Source: MSHA violations data, updated weekly.
Inspection activity
MSHA inspections since 2000
1,850
inspections on record
78,664
inspection hours
7.3
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.
5,712 citations across 78,664 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.
$5.8M
proposed penalties
$4.2M
current assessed
$4.2M
paid to date
$2K
outstanding
5,546 assessments are final orders; 171 contested dockets.
As of the most recent assessment on 2020-01-13.
Source: MSHA assessed-violations and conference/litigation data, updated weekly.

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Incident timeline

2018
1
2014
16
2013
42
2012
32 (1f)
2011
56
2010
50
2009
55 (1f)
2008
66
2007
84
2006
91
2005
99 (1f)
2004
80
2003
63
2002
42
2001
41
2000
25
1999
7
1998
6
1997
12
1996
4
1995
10 (1f)
1994
13
1993
31
1992
26
1991
1
1989
2
1985
2
1984
1
1983
3

Operators under this controller

Mines on record

Fatalities under this controller

4 recorded
July 27, 2012 WV · Coal laborer, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, roof trimmer/scaler Fatality · MACHINERY
Coal River Mining LLC · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

At approximately 4:00am on the 27th of July 2012 a fatal incident occurred when the boom of the continuous miner struck the employee. The accident remains under investigation.

February 17, 2009 IL · Coal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver Fatality · HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Knight Hawk Coal, LLC · Struck by falling object

A truck driver was delivering a load of lumber to the mine site. While the fork truck operator was unloading the truck, the truck driver walked around the other side of the truck when the fork truck operator accidentally pushed over a bundle of lumber, crushing the truck driver fatally.

March 31, 2005 WV · Coal continuous miner operator, coal mole operator Fatality · FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
Coal River Mining LLC · Struck by falling object

Unintentional roof fall occured in the H6 entry causing fatal injuries.

December 18, 1995 WV · Coal roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs) Fatality · POWERED HAULAGE
Wayco Limited Partnership No 1 · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

IT APPEARS THAT EE WAS CROSSING THE #4 BELT SLIPPED AND FELL, OR SOMEHOW CAME IN CONTACT WITH THE MOVING BELT, WHERE HE WAS MOVED TO THE #4 BELT HEAD, SUSTAINING FATAL INJURIES.

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