Simmons Fork Mining Incorporated · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)
Cutter was fatally injured when he was struck by a falling tree.
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MSHA controller ID: C15532
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Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2000
5,519
citations
1,900
significant & substantial
$1,138,208
proposed penalties
$958,433
paid to date
84% of proposed penalties paid to date, a $179,775 gap.
Source: MSHA violations data, updated weekly.
Inspection activity
MSHA inspections since 2000
3,029
inspections on record
97,810
inspection hours
5.6
citations per 100 inspection hours
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This rate is recorded citations divided by MSHA inspection hours, per 100 hours. It reflects inspection effort, not mine size or production.5,519 citations across 97,810 inspection hours.
Source: MSHA inspections data, updated weekly.
Penalty disposition
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Differences between proposed and paid penalties reflect both settlements and conference reductions and amounts still owed. Outstanding is the balance currently owed.$1.1M
proposed penalties
$985K
current assessed
$958K
paid to date
$26K
outstanding
5,354 assessments are final orders; 44 contested dockets.
As of the most recent assessment on 2006-05-16.
Source: MSHA assessed-violations and conference/litigation data, updated weekly.
Top causes
- FALL OF ROOF OR BACK 1 fatality · 157 non-fatal
- MACHINERY 1 fatality · 108 non-fatal
- POWERED HAULAGE 1 fatality · 64 non-fatal
- FALL OF FACE/RIB/PILLAR/SIDE/HIGHWALL 1 fatality · 9 non-fatal
- HANDLING OF MATERIALS 248 non-fatal
- SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON 160 non-fatal
Incident timeline
2005
13
2004
194 (1f)
2003
290 (2f)
2002
277 (1f)
2001
226
Operators under this controller
- Emerald Coal Resources LP 232
- Cumberland Coal Resources LP 176
- Rockspring Development Inc 154
- Peabody Twentymile Mining LLC 131
- Wabash Mine Holding Company 125
- Laurel Creek Company Inc 61
- Alpha Coal West, Inc. 48
- Kingston Mining, Inc. 40
- Simmons Fork Mining, Inc. 19
- Kingston Processing Inc 9
- Odell Processing Inc 2
- Pioneer Mining, Inc. 1
- Plateau Mining Corporation 1
- Rivereagle Corporation 1
Mines on record
- Ewing Fork No. 1 Surface Mine WV
- Paynter Branch Surface Mine WV
- Camp Creek Mine WV
- ROCKSPRING PLANT WV
- Emerald Mine No 1 PA
- Cumberland Mine PA
- Kingston No. 2 WV
- Wabash Mine IL
- Simmons Fork Surface Mine WV
- No 1 WV
- Kingston No 1 WV
- Eagle Butte Mine WY
- Odell Processing Laurel Loadout WV
- Belle Ayr Mine WY
- No 4 WV
- FOIDEL CREEK MINE CO
- CASE NO. 1 KY
- Kingston Processing WV
- Muddy Bridge Branch No. 1 Mine WV
- Willow Creek Mine UT
- No 3 WV
Fatalities under this controller
6 recorded
September 9, 2003
WY · Coal
laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman
Fatality · POWERED HAULAGE
Alpha Coal West, Inc. · Struck by flying object
VICTIM'S 3/4 TON PICK-UP TRUCK WAS PULLING SHOVEL TRAILING CABLE AND HAD BECOME STUCK OR THERE WAS LOSS OF TRACTION; THERE WAS A 2ND PICK-UP HOOKED UP TO THE 1ST TRUCK WITH A 1"NYLON ROPE. TH E ROPE WAS PLACED ON A HOOK WHILE TOWING; THE HOOK ON THE TOWING TRUCK FAILED CAUSING THE HOOK TO SLINGSHOT THROUGH THE WINDSHIELD OF THE TOWED TRUCK, STRIKING THE VICTIM.
February 15, 2003
IL · Coal
roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs)
Fatality · FALL OF FACE/RIB/PILLAR/SIDE/HIGHWALL
Wabash Mine Holding Company · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object
EMPLOYEE WAS RIB BOLTING CORNER IN #7 ENTRY AND NOTICED LOOSE RIB. HE WAS WALKING ALONG SIDE OF ROOF BOLTING MACHINE TO OBTAIN A SCALING BAR WHEN RIB FELL, PINNING HIM AGAINST THE MACHINE.
April 10, 2002
WV · Coal
continuous miner operator, coal mole operator
Fatality · FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
Rockspring Development Inc · Struck by falling object
EE WAS FATALLY INJURED FROM A FALL OF ROOF ROCK.
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