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Massey Energy Company controller

MSHA controller ID: C02508

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Fatalities
68
Total incidents
11211
Mines on record
322
Years on record
1983–2011
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 1999
79,622
citations
30,285
significant & substantial
$86,728,935
proposed penalties
$73,265,350
paid to date
84% of proposed penalties paid to date, a $13,463,585 gap.
Source: MSHA violations data, updated weekly.
Inspection activity
MSHA inspections since 2000
16,256
inspections on record
739,394
inspection hours
10.8
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.
79,622 citations across 739,394 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.
$86.7M
proposed penalties
$73.3M
current assessed
$73.3M
paid to date
$32K
outstanding
77,429 assessments are final orders; 3,294 contested dockets.
As of the most recent assessment on 2014-09-09.
Source: MSHA assessed-violations and conference/litigation data, updated weekly.

Top causes

Incident timeline

2011
333
2010
667 (32f)

Operators under this controller

Mines on record

Fatalities under this controller

68 recorded
December 4, 2010 WV · Coal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver Fatality · POWERED HAULAGE
Republic Energy, Inc · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

Investigation is still going on at this time. Per preliminary report: Descending the coal haul road, victim began to lose brakes. He attempted to straddle an axle berm on his left. The truck ran up onto the berm for approximately 100' before it turned over. Victim was found partly out of the passenger side door beneath the right exaust stack. Unable to remove him until EMS arrived.

July 1, 2010 WV · Coal electrician, lineman Fatality · POWERED HAULAGE
White Buck Coal Company · Struck by powered moving object

EE was walking from one crosscut outby the face in the #2 entry toward the face of the #2 entry when he was struck by the #1 shuttle car.

May 10, 2010 WV · Coal continuous miner operator, coal mole operator Fatality · POWERED HAULAGE
Spartan Mining Company, LLC · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

Was loading rock out of #7 face. The shuttle car was making the turn out of the entry. EE was caught between the shuttle car and the rib.

April 5, 2010 WV · Coal apprentice, trainee Fatality · IGNITION OR EXPLOSION OF GAS OR DUST
Performance Coal Company · Struck by concussion

Victim died as a result of an explosion, cause unkown at this time. Received notification on 4/5/2010 that our employee was missing. Received notification late 4/6/2010 that employee was deceased.

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