Mining Incidents

Ronald E Laswell controller

MSHA controller ID: C12185

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Fatalities
2
Total incidents
322
Mines on record
6
Years on record
1986–2012
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2005
1,683
citations
311
significant & substantial
$1,503,254
proposed penalties
$1,408,997
paid to date
94% of proposed penalties paid to date, a $94,257 gap.
Source: MSHA violations data, updated weekly.
Inspection activity
MSHA inspections since 2005
343
inspections on record
15,000
inspection hours
11.2
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.
1,683 citations across 15,000 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.
$1.5M
proposed penalties
$1.4M
current assessed
$1.4M
paid to date
$0
outstanding
1,658 assessments are final orders; 15 contested dockets.
As of the most recent assessment on 2012-04-25.
Source: MSHA assessed-violations and conference/litigation data, updated weekly.

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Incident timeline

2012
8
2011
35
2010
39
2009
26
2008
33
2007
23
2006
29
2005
6
1997
15
1996
6
1991
11
1990
45 (1f)
1989
22
1988
9
1987
10 (1f)
1986
5

Operators under this controller

Mines on record

Fatalities under this controller

2 recorded
April 16, 1990 IN · Coal continuous miner operator, coal mole operator Fatality · FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
Laswell Coal Company Inc · Struck by falling object

I.NAME HAD JUST FINISHED LOADING PIECE OF COAL,PREPARING TO MOVE MINER TO NEXT CUT.HE AND OTHER HANGING UP MINER CABLE WHEN PIECE OF ROCK FELL FROM BETWEEN ROOFBOLTS STRIKING EMPL.ROCK WAS 2 1 /2"THICK X 3'WIDE X 6'LONG.WAS UNDER SUPPORTED ROOF,FALL MEASURED44'LONG X 3-12'WIDE X 3-14"THICK.

July 3, 1987 IN · Coal mine manager, mine foreman, mine owner Fatality · ELECTRICAL
Laswell Coal Company Inc · Contact with electrical current

THE MAN WAS PUT7ING BELT ON THE OVERLAND CONVEYOR HE WALK UP THE CONVEYOR PULLING A 3/8INCH STEEL CABLE TO HOOK ON TO THE BELT TO PULL THE TWO ENDS TOGETHER HE MADE CONTACT WITH 12470 VOLTS WI TH STEEL CABLE 2E WAS PULLING.

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