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Jody Samons controller

MSHA controller ID: C10750

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Fatalities
1
Total incidents
60
Mines on record
9
Years on record
1990–2001
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2000
217
citations
75
significant & substantial
$26,422
proposed penalties
$2,907
paid to date
11% of proposed penalties paid to date, a $23,515 gap.
Source: MSHA violations data, updated weekly.
Inspection activity
MSHA inspections since 2000
61
inspections on record
1,872
inspection hours
11.6
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.
217 citations across 1,872 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.
$26K
proposed penalties
$26K
current assessed
$3K
paid to date
$24K
outstanding
213 assessments are final orders; 0 contested dockets.
As of the most recent assessment on 2002-08-14.
Source: MSHA assessed-violations and conference/litigation data, updated weekly.

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Incident timeline

2001
1
2000
3
1999
5 (1f)
1998
1
1997
3
1996
2
1995
6
1994
10
1993
8
1992
11
1991
7
1990
3

Operators under this controller

Mines on record

Fatalities under this controller

1 recorded
March 11, 1999 KY · Coal roof bolter helper, rock bolter helper, pinner helper Fatality · FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
J & A Coal Corp · Struck by falling object

VICTIM WAS ATTEMPTING TO BOLT A BOOM HOLE, (AS BOLTER HELPER) WHEN A PIECE OF ROOF ROCK FELL, WHICH DID STRIKE THE VICTIM, APPARENTLY CAUSING TRAUMA INJURY THAT RESULTED IN DEATH.

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