Mining Incidents

Steve Wolford controller

MSHA controller ID: C14725

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Fatalities
1
Total incidents
77
Mines on record
3
Years on record
1993–2000
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2011
277
citations
58
significant & substantial
$57,491
proposed penalties
$57,491
paid to date
100% of proposed penalties paid to date, a $0 gap.
Source: MSHA violations data, updated weekly.
Inspection activity
MSHA inspections since 2000
45
inspections on record
2,654
inspection hours
10.4
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.
277 citations across 2,654 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.
$57K
proposed penalties
$57K
current assessed
$57K
paid to date
$0
outstanding
274 assessments are final orders; 0 contested dockets.
As of the most recent assessment on 2015-04-17.
Source: MSHA assessed-violations and conference/litigation data, updated weekly.

Top causes

Incident timeline

2000
2
1999
9
1998
14
1997
10
1996
10
1995
15
1994
10 (1f)
1993
7

Operators under this controller

Mines on record

Fatalities under this controller

1 recorded
October 24, 1994 VA · Coal continuous miner helper, coal mole helper, bridgeman Fatality · POWERED HAULAGE
Crystal Bay Corp · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

SHUTTLE CAR OPERATOR WAS BACKING UP TO MAKE LEFT HAND TURN INTO HEADING #4, WHEN HE SAW LIGHT. UPON INVESTIGATION FOUND INJURED INFLICTED WITH HEAD INJURIES.

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