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Ricky D Kirk; Jerry Wells Jr controller

MSHA controller ID: C13425

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Fatalities
1
Total incidents
267
Mines on record
14
Years on record
1984–2026
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2000
1,453
citations
400
significant & substantial
$849,352
proposed penalties
$511,196
paid to date
60% of proposed penalties paid to date, a $338,156 gap.
Source: MSHA violations data, updated weekly.
Inspection activity
MSHA inspections since 2000
654
inspections on record
16,892
inspection hours
8.6
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.
1,453 citations across 16,892 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.
$849K
proposed penalties
$698K
current assessed
$511K
paid to date
$187K
outstanding
1,416 assessments are final orders; 34 contested dockets.
As of the most recent assessment on 2026-05-05.
Source: MSHA assessed-violations and conference/litigation data, updated weekly.

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Incident timeline

2026
1
2025
14
2024
17
2023
15
2022
4
2021
3
2020
1
2008
1
2006
1
2004
1
2003
1
2002
1
2001
4 (1f)
2000
2
1999
8
1998
12
1997
5
1996
8
1995
8
1994
12
1993
15
1992
12
1991
12
1990
21
1989
24
1988
13
1987
8
1986
20
1985
15
1984
8

Operators under this controller

Mines on record

Fatalities under this controller

1 recorded
December 17, 2001 KY · Coal blaster, shooter, shotfirer, explosive worker, powder gang/monkey Fatality · MACHINERY
Carbon River Coal Corp · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

WORKER WAS OPERATING A CAT D60 DOZER AND WAS MAKING A PAD TO PLACE A 6" GORMAN-RUPP WATER PUMP ON. DOZER TILTED OVER, WORKER WAS PINNED UNDER DOZER. HE RECEIVED MASSIVE INJURIES FROM WEIGHT OF DOZER.

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