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John F Hale Jr controller

MSHA controller ID: C12016

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Fatalities
1
Total incidents
11
Mines on record
3
Years on record
1985–2020
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2018
40
citations
2
significant & substantial
$13,172
proposed penalties
$975
paid to date
7% of proposed penalties paid to date, a $12,197 gap.
Source: MSHA violations data, updated weekly.
Inspection activity
MSHA inspections since 2018
28
inspections on record
795
inspection hours
n/a
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.
Rate withheld: 795 inspection hours is too few for a stable rate. A minimum of 1,000 inspection hours is required.
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.
$13K
proposed penalties
$13K
current assessed
$975
paid to date
$12K
outstanding
26 assessments are final orders; 1 contested dockets.
As of the most recent assessment on 2020-08-17.
Source: MSHA assessed-violations and conference/litigation data, updated weekly.

Top causes

Incident timeline

2020
1 (1f)
1992
6
1991
3
1985
1

Operators under this controller

Mines on record

Fatalities under this controller

1 recorded
February 27, 2020 WV · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech Fatality · POWERED HAULAGE
Phoenix Federal No 2 Mining, LLC. · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

While spotting the trailer, the victim stepped in front of the wheel of the trailer. The driver started to pull forward, catching the victim under the wheel, running over victim up to about the chest area by the time they got driver to stop. The victim later died at the hospital as a result of the injuries.

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