What are John C Smith Jr's MSHA penalties?

John C Smith Jr has $1.1M in proposed MSHA penalties on record, $695K paid, and $11 outstanding.

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John C Smith Jr controller

MSHA controller ID: C16073

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Fatalities: 1
Total incidents: 188
Mines on record: 22
Years on record: 2001–2008

Compliance record

MSHA citations since 2001

1,197

citations

537

significant & substantial

$1,115,283

proposed penalties

$695,051

paid to date

62% of proposed penalties paid to date, a $420,232 gap.

Source: MSHA violations data, updated weekly.

Inspection activity

MSHA inspections since 2001

736

inspections on record

18,059

inspection hours

6.6

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.

1,197 citations across 18,059 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.

$1.1M

proposed penalties

$695K

current assessed

$695K

paid to date

$11

outstanding

1,163 assessments are final orders; 28 contested dockets.

As of the most recent assessment on 2008-11-14.

Source: MSHA assessed-violations and conference/litigation data, updated weekly.

Top causes

MACHINERY 1 fatality · 25 non-fatal
HANDLING OF MATERIALS 54 non-fatal
SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON 43 non-fatal
POWERED HAULAGE 20 non-fatal
HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) 12 non-fatal
FALL OF FACE/RIB/PILLAR/SIDE/HIGHWALL 8 non-fatal

Incident timeline

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18 (1f)

2001

Operators under this controller

Mines on record

Fatalities under this controller

1 recorded

December 28, 2002 KY · Coal welder (shop) Fatality · MACHINERY

Appalachian Fuels, LLC · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

VICTIM WAS STRUCK BY EXCAVATOR BUCKET WHILE WORKING INSIDE A ROCK TRUCK BED. HE WAS CRUSHED BETWEEN THE BUCKET OF THE EXCAVATOR AND THE INTERIOROF THE TRUCKBED. RESULTED IN FATAL INJURIES.

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