Mining Incidents

Robert W Miller; Dean Miller controller

MSHA controller ID: C05094

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Fatalities
1
Total incidents
103
Mines on record
16
Years on record
1983–2005
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2000
346
citations
213
significant & substantial
$64,316
proposed penalties
$57,990
paid to date
90% of proposed penalties paid to date, a $6,326 gap.
Source: MSHA violations data, updated weekly.
Inspection activity
MSHA inspections since 2000
276
inspections on record
5,623
inspection hours
6.2
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.
346 citations across 5,623 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.
$64K
proposed penalties
$58K
current assessed
$58K
paid to date
$0
outstanding
345 assessments are final orders; 17 contested dockets.
As of the most recent assessment on 2005-07-26.
Source: MSHA assessed-violations and conference/litigation data, updated weekly.

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Incident timeline

2005
7
2004
10
2003
6
2002
6
2001
4
2000
5
1999
3
1998
6
1997
2
1996
4
1995
6
1994
6
1993
5
1992
4
1991
4
1990
5
1989
8 (1f)
1988
4
1987
2
1986
1
1985
3
1983
2

Operators under this controller

Mines on record

Fatalities under this controller

1 recorded
July 10, 1989 KY · Coal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman Fatality · MACHINERY
Miller Brothers Construction Inc · Struck by falling object

EMPLOYEE WAS CUTTING DOWN TREE WHEN HIS SAW BECAME HUNG-UP. ANOTHER EMPLOYEE, WITH SAW BEGAN TO CUT TREE TO REMOVE SAW WHEN TREE FELL ONTO EMPLOYEE.

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