A customer's truck became caught in overhead wires when the driver deployed the automatic tarp in driveway while exiting the mine. The driver exited vehicle safely and was electrocuted when the driver attempted to climb back in to the truck while the tarp arms were still in contact with overhead power lines. The accident resulted in a fatality.
John B Tintle controller
MSHA controller ID: M06152
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Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2000
244
citations
48
significant & substantial
$79,200
proposed penalties
$62,977
paid to date
80% of proposed penalties paid to date, a $16,224 gap.
Source: MSHA violations data, updated weekly.
Inspection activity
MSHA inspections since 2000
103
inspections on record
1,730
inspection hours
14.1
citations per 100 inspection hours
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This rate is recorded citations divided by MSHA inspection hours, per 100 hours. It reflects inspection effort, not mine size or production.244 citations across 1,730 inspection hours.
Source: MSHA inspections data, updated weekly.
Penalty disposition
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Differences between proposed and paid penalties reflect both settlements and conference reductions and amounts still owed. Outstanding is the balance currently owed.$79K
proposed penalties
$63K
current assessed
$63K
paid to date
$0
outstanding
240 assessments are final orders; 5 contested dockets.
As of the most recent assessment on 2026-03-10.
Source: MSHA assessed-violations and conference/litigation data, updated weekly.
Top causes
- FALLING/SLIDING/ROLLING MATERIALS 1 fatality
- POWERED HAULAGE 1 fatality
Incident timeline
2021
1 (1f)
2014
1 (1f)
Operators under this controller
Mines on record
Fatalities under this controller
2 recorded
November 17, 2021
NY · Metal/Non-Metal
haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver
Fatality · POWERED HAULAGE
East Coast Mines & Materials · Contact with electrical current
East Coast Mines & Materials · Struck by rolling or sliding object
A miner become buried from material sliding down the face of a bank.
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