Mining Incidents

Robert L Worley controller

MSHA controller ID: C14826

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Fatalities
3
Total incidents
468
Mines on record
7
Years on record
1993–2014
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2000
2,582
citations
944
significant & substantial
$1,195,505
proposed penalties
$912,463
paid to date
76% of proposed penalties paid to date, a $283,042 gap.
Source: MSHA violations data, updated weekly.
Inspection activity
MSHA inspections since 2000
1,227
inspections on record
28,205
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.
2,582 citations across 28,205 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.
$1.2M
proposed penalties
$912K
current assessed
$912K
paid to date
$0
outstanding
2,532 assessments are final orders; 88 contested dockets.
As of the most recent assessment on 2014-11-04.
Source: MSHA assessed-violations and conference/litigation data, updated weekly.

Top causes

Incident timeline

2014
9
2013
8
2012
11
2011
17 (1f)
2010
16
2009
19
2008
16
2007
18
2006
38
2005
45
2004
32
2003
28
2002
26
2001
27 (2f)
2000
36
1999
15
1998
38
1997
23
1996
28
1995
13
1994
4
1993
1

Operators under this controller

Mines on record

Fatalities under this controller

3 recorded
January 27, 2011 WV · Coal laborer, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, roof trimmer/scaler Fatality · POWERED HAULAGE
Baylor Mining Inc · Caught in, under or between running or meshing objects

The victim received fatal injuries and was found in the #4 belt head chute. There were no eyewitnesses. The circumstances surrounding and the cause of the accident are under investigation.

July 23, 2001 WV · Coal roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs) Fatality · FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
Baylor Mining Inc · Struck by falling object

PILLAR WORK IN THE NO.2 ENTRY THE LAST LIFT IN THE RIGHT BLOCK WAS FINISHED AND THE MINER OPR. AND HELPER WAS BACKING THE MINER OUT. A PILLAR FALL OCCURED AND FELL BEYOND THE MINER WHITCH CAUG HT THE HELPER INBY THE CORNER OF THE SOLID PILLAR BEHIND THE MINER.

May 29, 2001 WV · Coal section foreman, bullgang foreman, labor foreman, leadman, shift boss Fatality · FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
Baylor Mining Inc · Struck by falling object

CONTINUOUS MINER EXTRACTED ONE LIFT OUT OF PILLAR, BLOCK #12. AS EE AND C0-WORKER ATTEMPTED TO INSTALL THE FIRST POST, THE ROOF FELL, RODE OVER THE BREAKER POST STRIKING HIM, CAUSING FATAL INJ URIES.

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