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Jerry Skeens; Eddie Skeens controller

MSHA controller ID: C09013

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Fatalities
1
Total incidents
272
Mines on record
20
Years on record
1983–2024
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2000
3,121
citations
835
significant & substantial
$789,050
proposed penalties
$632,278
paid to date
80% of proposed penalties paid to date, a $156,772 gap.
Source: MSHA violations data, updated weekly.
Inspection activity
MSHA inspections since 2000
854
inspections on record
45,851
inspection hours
6.8
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.
3,121 citations across 45,851 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.
$789K
proposed penalties
$651K
current assessed
$632K
paid to date
$19K
outstanding
3,055 assessments are final orders; 82 contested dockets.
As of the most recent assessment on 2026-02-05.
Source: MSHA assessed-violations and conference/litigation data, updated weekly.

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Incident timeline

2024
2
2023
2
2021
1
2020
2
2018
2
2016
2
2014
1
2013
2
2012
3
2011
9
2010
1
2009
3
2008
1
2007
1
2006
5
2005
7
2004
3
2003
8
2002
8
2001
10
2000
5
1999
8
1998
2
1997
1
1996
3
1995
3
1994
3
1993
4
1992
11
1991
29 (1f)
1990
24
1989
42
1988
46
1987
17
1983
1

Operators under this controller

Mines on record

Fatalities under this controller

1 recorded
June 7, 1991 VA · Coal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator Fatality · OTHER
Wellmore Coal Corp · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

I NAME WAS FOUND DEAD ON OUR PROPERTY. WATCHMAN WAS FOUND SHOT BY L.C. FERRELL TRUCKDRIVER AT APPROX. 530 AM. EE WAS PRONOUNCED DEAD BY DR.

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