Mining Incidents

Matt Evans; Donald Drabant controller

MSHA controller ID: C15975

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Fatalities
1
Total incidents
34
Mines on record
2
Years on record
2000–2002
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2000
222
citations
78
significant & substantial
$218,690
proposed penalties
$25,138
paid to date
11% of proposed penalties paid to date, a $193,552 gap.
Source: MSHA violations data, updated weekly.
Inspection activity
MSHA inspections since 2000
44
inspections on record
2,116
inspection hours
10.5
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.
222 citations across 2,116 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.
$219K
proposed penalties
$190K
current assessed
$25K
paid to date
$165K
outstanding
218 assessments are final orders; 4 contested dockets.
As of the most recent assessment on 2002-04-11.
Source: MSHA assessed-violations and conference/litigation data, updated weekly.

Top causes

Incident timeline

2002
6 (1f)
2001
24
2000
4

Operators under this controller

Mines on record

Fatalities under this controller

1 recorded
February 20, 2002 WV · Coal roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs) Fatality · FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
Midland Trail Resources LLC · Struck by falling object

ROOF FALL - FATAL - 30'X 30'INTERSECTION - SPAD #1003 - 1XCUT INBY. EE AND CO-WORKER WERE POSITIONED ON THE RIGHT SIDE OF THE CONTINUOUS MININGMACHINE WHEN THE ROOF BEGAN TO FALL WITH LITTLE OR NO WARNING.

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