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Larry Thornsberry controller

MSHA controller ID: C09781

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Fatalities
1
Total incidents
11
Mines on record
4
Years on record
1983–2014
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2005
101
citations
36
significant & substantial
$14,836
proposed penalties
$14,397
paid to date
97% of proposed penalties paid to date, a $439 gap.
Source: MSHA violations data, updated weekly.
Inspection activity
MSHA inspections since 2005
55
inspections on record
1,509
inspection hours
6.7
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.
101 citations across 1,509 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.
$15K
proposed penalties
$14K
current assessed
$14K
paid to date
$0
outstanding
97 assessments are final orders; 2 contested dockets.
As of the most recent assessment on 2015-04-01.
Source: MSHA assessed-violations and conference/litigation data, updated weekly.

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Incident timeline

2014
1
2009
1
2007
1
1988
3
1987
4 (1f)
1983
1

Operators under this controller

Mines on record

Fatalities under this controller

1 recorded
June 16, 1987 KY · Coal roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs) Fatality · FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
Warco Mining Company Inc · Struck by falling object

COAL WAS BEING 5OADED FROM THE NO.2 PILLAR OF THE 001 WORKING SECTION. I,NAME WAS STANDING AT THE CROSSCUT BETWEEN THE NO.2 AND 3 ENTRIES OBSERVING THE LOADING CYCLE WHEN THE ROOF COLLAPSED. T HE VICTIM WAS C2VERED BY THE ROOF FALL AND THE LOADING MACHINE OPERATOR WAS TEMPORARILY TRAPPED BENEATH THE CANOPY OF THE JOY 14 BU-10 LOADING MACHINE.

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