Mining Incidents

Patriot Coal Corporation controller

MSHA controller ID: 0071611

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Fatalities
7
Total incidents
2341
Mines on record
48
Years on record
2007–2015
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2007
27,468
citations
7,712
significant & substantial
$39,774,609
proposed penalties
$19,643,280
paid to date
49% of proposed penalties paid to date, a $20,131,329 gap.
Source: MSHA violations data, updated weekly.
Inspection activity
MSHA inspections since 2007
4,848
inspections on record
298,990
inspection hours
9.2
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.
27,468 citations across 298,990 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.
$39.8M
proposed penalties
$29.6M
current assessed
$19.6M
paid to date
$9.9M
outstanding
26,979 assessments are final orders; 1,355 contested dockets.
As of the most recent assessment on 2015-12-15.
Source: MSHA assessed-violations and conference/litigation data, updated weekly.

Top causes

Incident timeline

2015
220
2014
410 (3f)
2013
370 (1f)

Operators under this controller

Mines on record

Fatalities under this controller

7 recorded
December 16, 2014 KY · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech Fatality · POWERED HAULAGE
Highland Mining Company LLC · Struck by powered moving object

The unit mechanic was traveling across the section. A ram car was traveling inby toward the miner. The car had only traveled a few feet inby when the employee was struck by the ram car.

May 12, 2014 WV · Coal continuous miner operator, coal mole operator Fatality · FALL OF FACE/RIB/PILLAR/SIDE/HIGHWALL
Brody Mining LLC · Struck by falling object

On 5/12/14 an event occurred at this mine which resulted in the entrapment of two (2) miners. Upon subsequent recovery it was determined that both miners had perished. The injured were fatally struck by coal/rock. An investigation is on-going. The causes are unknown.

May 12, 2014 WV · Coal roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs) Fatality · FALL OF FACE/RIB/PILLAR/SIDE/HIGHWALL
Brody Mining LLC · Struck by falling object

On 5/12/14 an event occurred at this mine which resulted in the entrapment of two (2) miners. Upon subsequent recovery it was determined that both miners had perished. The injured were fatally struck by coal/rock. An investigation is on-going. The causes are unknown.

March 13, 2013 WV · Coal roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs) Fatality · FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
Newtown Energy, Inc. · Struck by falling object

EE was fatally injured while installing a rib bolt in the 8 Right Crosscut on Unit 1 when a slick-n-side formation fell from the mine roof inby the ATRS of the bolt machine, struck the mine floor and protruded into the employees work area. The employee was struck against the back with the rock and caught between the drill pot/mast area of the Fletcher DDR-13 WT he was operating.

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