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United Company controller

MSHA controller ID: C00375

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Fatalities
3
Total incidents
688
Mines on record
54
Years on record
1983–2009
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2004
6,180
citations
2,114
significant & substantial
$3,676,338
proposed penalties
$2,972,488
paid to date
81% of proposed penalties paid to date, a $703,850 gap.
Source: MSHA violations data, updated weekly.
Inspection activity
MSHA inspections since 2004
787
inspections on record
51,976
inspection hours
11.9
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.
6,180 citations across 51,976 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.
$3.7M
proposed penalties
$3.0M
current assessed
$3.0M
paid to date
$100
outstanding
6,090 assessments are final orders; 139 contested dockets.
As of the most recent assessment on 2010-01-21.
Source: MSHA assessed-violations and conference/litigation data, updated weekly.

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Incident timeline

2009
26
2008
104
2007
98 (1f)
2006
83 (1f)
2005
37
2004
2
1997
20
1996
25
1995
8
1994
9
1993
6
1992
9
1991
5
1990
8
1989
18
1988
14
1987
22
1986
25
1985
35
1984
69 (1f)
1983
65

Operators under this controller

Mines on record

Fatalities under this controller

3 recorded
October 20, 2007 WV · Coal electrician, lineman Fatality · POWERED HAULAGE
Carter Roag Coal Company · Caught in, under or between running or meshing objects

Victim was discovered caught between the conveyor belt and the continuous haulage dolley. Although the coroner report is not available, it appeared that the victim expired from injuries received from the event.

July 30, 2006 WV · Coal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver Fatality · EXPLODING VESSELS UNDER PRESSURE
Carter Roag Coal Company · Struck by flying object

Employee deliberately disobeyed warnings to cease welding on inflated floatation tire rim ten minutes before tire blew up. Heat from welding plus compression of air in tire equals massive explosion.

February 13, 1984 WV · Coal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer Fatality · ELECTRICAL
Dal-Tex Coal Corp · Contact with electrical current

THE VICTIM WAS WORKING ON THE GROUND BESIDE A P & H CRANE BEING USED TO MOVE A FUEL TANK. THE BOOM OF THE CRANE CONTACTED A 13,200 VOLT LINE CAUSING THE VICTIM TO RECEIVE A FATAL ELECTRICAL S HOCK

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