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L W Hamilton; Warren Hylton controller

MSHA controller ID: 0040801

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Fatalities
1
Total incidents
5
Mines on record
1
Years on record
2006–2014
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2002
40
citations
20
significant & substantial
$9,629
proposed penalties
$9,629
paid to date
100% of proposed penalties paid to date, a $0 gap.
Source: MSHA violations data, updated weekly.
Inspection activity
MSHA inspections since 2002
52
inspections on record
1,131
inspection hours
3.5
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.
40 citations across 1,131 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.
$10K
proposed penalties
$10K
current assessed
$10K
paid to date
$0
outstanding
38 assessments are final orders; 0 contested dockets.
As of the most recent assessment on 2015-07-07.
Source: MSHA assessed-violations and conference/litigation data, updated weekly.

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Incident timeline

2014
1 (1f)
2013
1
2008
1
2006
2

Operators under this controller

Mines on record

Fatalities under this controller

1 recorded
April 18, 2014 WV · Coal security guard, watchman Fatality · OTHER
Law River Company, LLC · Drowning

Security guard fell or slipped from the cab of his personal vehicle into a shallow diversion ditch at the base of a berm along a roadway. He was found with his face submerged in approx 12" of water. The death was drowning & that a contributory condition was marked alcohol intoxication. The case was not determined to be chargeable until December 22, 2014.

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