Mining Incidents

Rex Fought controller

MSHA controller ID: C11343

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Fatalities
3
Total incidents
1493
Mines on record
29
Years on record
1984–2001
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 1999
1,134
citations
495
significant & substantial
$315,270
proposed penalties
$4,707
paid to date
1% of proposed penalties paid to date, a $310,563 gap.
Source: MSHA violations data, updated weekly.
Inspection activity
MSHA inspections since 2000
503
inspections on record
11,959
inspection hours
9.5
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.
1,134 citations across 11,959 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.
$315K
proposed penalties
$315K
current assessed
$5K
paid to date
$310K
outstanding
1,094 assessments are final orders; 4 contested dockets.
As of the most recent assessment on 2001-09-23.
Source: MSHA assessed-violations and conference/litigation data, updated weekly.

Top causes

Incident timeline

2001
56
2000
182 (1f)
1999
109
1998
100
1997
62
1996
59
1995
152
1994
201
1993
79

Operators under this controller

Mines on record

Fatalities under this controller

3 recorded
April 30, 2000 KY · Coal electrician, lineman Fatality · ELECTRICAL
Garrett Mining Inc · Contact with electrical current

A CERTIFIED ELECTRICIAN WAS GOING TO MAKE REPAIRS ON THE RIGHT SIDE POWER CENTER IN THE NO. 5 ENTRY, AND WAS FOUND LYING BESIDE THE POWER CENTERIT APPEARS HE RECEIVED A FATAL ELECTRICAL SHOCK.

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