Mining Incidents

John B Haines IV; John R Kibblehouse controller

MSHA controller ID: M02516

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Fatalities
2
Total incidents
443
Mines on record
25
Years on record
1988–2022
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2000
1,700
citations
408
significant & substantial
$564,750
proposed penalties
$455,817
paid to date
81% of proposed penalties paid to date, a $108,933 gap.
Source: MSHA violations data, updated weekly.
Inspection activity
MSHA inspections since 2000
995
inspections on record
16,597
inspection hours
10.2
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.
1,700 citations across 16,597 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.
$565K
proposed penalties
$456K
current assessed
$456K
paid to date
$0
outstanding
1,685 assessments are final orders; 24 contested dockets.
As of the most recent assessment on 2022-12-05.
Source: MSHA assessed-violations and conference/litigation data, updated weekly.

Top causes

Incident timeline

2022
11
2021
9
2020
12
2019
24
2018
14 (1f)
2017
12
2016
16
2015
11
2014
22
2013
15
2012
14
2011
21
2010
14
2009
16
2008
8
2007
11
2006
38 (1f)
2005
24
2004
26
2003
17
2002
12
2001
16
2000
18
1999
16
1998
4
1997
3
1996
1
1995
1
1994
2
1993
9
1992
6
1991
4
1990
7
1989
4
1988
5

Operators under this controller

Mines on record

Fatalities under this controller

2 recorded
August 22, 2018 PA · Metal/Non-Metal groundman, yardman Fatality · POWERED HAULAGE
H&K Group, Inc. · Caught in, under or between running or meshing objects

Victim used an aerial lift positioned under the #3 tunnel belt to access the take-up pulley assemble components. As the victim was attempting to manually clean the north side of the west bend pulley, ee became entangled between the rotating pulley and the moving conveyor belt, resulting in a fatal injuries.

February 13, 2006 PA · Metal/Non-Metal outside foreman, leadman Fatality · MACHINERY
H&K Group, Inc. · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

3 employees working on elev. platform to remove pitman from Crusher B. Crane owned & operated by contractor had lifted pitman & it was hanging stationary. The men headed for the stairs to descend. Pitman suddenly swung and hit EE, fatally injuring him (cause of death crushing blunt force trauma). 2nd EE was grazed by pitman, but was not injured. 3rd EE uninjured.

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The full compliance file on John B Haines IV; John R Kibblehouse

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