March 23, 2003
WV · Coal
section foreman, bullgang foreman, labor foreman, leadman, shift boss
Fatality · ELECTRICAL
Energy Plus Inc · Flash burns (electric)
BREAKER BLEW UP AND BURNED EMPLOYEE.
Thomas W Lusk controller
MSHA controller ID: C16080
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Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2001
190
citations
63
significant & substantial
$198,084
proposed penalties
$179,709
paid to date
91% of proposed penalties paid to date, a $18,375 gap.
Source: MSHA violations data, updated weekly.
Inspection activity
MSHA inspections since 2001
82
inspections on record
2,306
inspection hours
8.2
citations per 100 inspection hours
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This rate is recorded citations divided by MSHA inspection hours, per 100 hours. It reflects inspection effort, not mine size or production.190 citations across 2,306 inspection hours.
Source: MSHA inspections data, updated weekly.
Penalty disposition
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Differences between proposed and paid penalties reflect both settlements and conference reductions and amounts still owed. Outstanding is the balance currently owed.$198K
proposed penalties
$198K
current assessed
$180K
paid to date
$18K
outstanding
184 assessments are final orders; 0 contested dockets.
As of the most recent assessment on 2004-06-03.
Source: MSHA assessed-violations and conference/litigation data, updated weekly.
Top causes
- ELECTRICAL 1 fatality · 1 non-fatal
- HANDLING OF MATERIALS 8 non-fatal
- POWERED HAULAGE 8 non-fatal
- MACHINERY 5 non-fatal
- HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) 2 non-fatal
- FALL OF ROOF OR BACK 1 non-fatal
Incident timeline
2003
2 (1f)
2002
21
2001
3
Operators under this controller
Mines on record
- No. 50 Mine WV
- No 52 Mine WV
- No 30-A Mine WV
Fatalities under this controller
1 recordedFor insurers, brokers, and safety consultants
The full compliance file on Thomas W Lusk
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