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James River Coal Company controller

MSHA controller ID: C13562

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Fatalities
16
Total incidents
3932
Mines on record
103
Years on record
1983–2014
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2000
38,640
citations
13,520
significant & substantial
$27,578,647
proposed penalties
$19,255,466
paid to date
70% of proposed penalties paid to date, a $8,323,181 gap.
Source: MSHA violations data, updated weekly.
Inspection activity
MSHA inspections since 2000
6,873
inspections on record
360,597
inspection hours
10.7
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.
38,640 citations across 360,597 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.
$27.6M
proposed penalties
$21.1M
current assessed
$19.3M
paid to date
$1.8M
outstanding
37,756 assessments are final orders; 1,301 contested dockets.
As of the most recent assessment on 2015-03-19.
Source: MSHA assessed-violations and conference/litigation data, updated weekly.

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Incident timeline

2014
70
2013
102
2012
129 (2f)
2011
143
2010
136 (3f)
2009
112
2008
163
2007
145

Operators under this controller

Mines on record

Fatalities under this controller

16 recorded
June 25, 2012 KY · Coal bull gang foreman, labor foreman, leadman, section foreman, shift boss Fatality · FALL OF FACE/RIB/PILLAR/SIDE/HIGHWALL
McCoy Elkhorn Coal Corp. · Struck by falling object

EE WAS SETTING A TIMBER ALONG THE RIB WHEN THE RIB ROLLED OFF AND STRUCK HIM, TRAPPING HIM UNDERNEATH THE RIB, RESULTING IN FATAL INJURIES. THE TOTAL RIB ROLL WAS APPROXIMATELY 26'LONG x 8' HIGH x 18" THICK. ACCIDENT WAS REPORTED TO MSHA HOT LINE ON THE DAY OF THE ACCIDENT.

April 25, 2012 KY · Coal welder (shop) Fatality · SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
McCoy Elkhorn Coal Corp. · Fall from scaffolds, walkways, platforms

Worker took it on his self to cut belt line down without the use of the equipment that we was using to take it down with. He cut it then started walking away from it as it was falling. Then it caught the catwalk he was on and flipped him over the double hand rail on the catwalk and fell to the ground about 20 ft down.

August 31, 2010 IN · Coal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver Fatality · POWERED HAULAGE
Triad Underground Mining, L.L.C. · Struck against a moving object

At approx 5:20 pm a 40 ton articulating truck was traveling along a haulage road impacting a 63" high berm. The truck traveled across the berm and fell 72 feet to the mine floor below. The victim was extracted from the truck by EMS and airlifted to the Hospital.

June 24, 2010 KY · Coal continuous miner operator, coal mole operator Fatality · MACHINERY
Leeco Incorporated · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

Employee got caught between the continuous miner and the coal rib suffering fatal injuries.

January 22, 2010 KY · Coal continuous miner operator, coal mole operator Fatality · FALL OF FACE/RIB/PILLAR/SIDE/HIGHWALL
Bledsoe Coal Corporation · Struck by falling object

Injury was cleaning gob in 3 left with continous miner, he started backing out of crosscut when corner of rib rolled off on him receiving a fatal injury to his upper torso. Size of rib striking he was approx. 4'L x 36"W x 16" thick.

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