IT WAS DETERMINED THAT THE VICTIM WAS MISSING SHORTLY AFTER 10:00 PM. A SEARCH BEGAN WHICH CULMINATED IN THE VICTIM'S RETRIEVAL FROM THE "A" RAW COAL SILO AT APPROXIMATELY 7:55 PM ON MARCH 15, 2001. IT IS INCONCLUSIVE AS TO EXACTLY WHERE THE VICTIM ENTERED THE RAW COAL SYSTEM. CONSEQUENTLY AN EXACT CAUSE OF THE ACCIDENT WAS NOT DETERMINED.
Usx Corp controller
MSHA controller ID: C01590
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Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2000
1,489
citations
422
significant & substantial
$167,440
proposed penalties
$166,994
paid to date
100% of proposed penalties paid to date, a $446 gap.
Source: MSHA violations data, updated weekly.
Inspection activity
MSHA inspections since 2000
727
inspections on record
25,910
inspection hours
5.7
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.1,489 citations across 25,910 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.$167K
proposed penalties
$167K
current assessed
$167K
paid to date
$0
outstanding
1,458 assessments are final orders; 3 contested dockets.
As of the most recent assessment on 2003-06-30.
Source: MSHA assessed-violations and conference/litigation data, updated weekly.
Top causes
- SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON 1 fatality · 171 non-fatal
- HANDLING OF MATERIALS 259 non-fatal
- DISORDERS (REPEATED TRAUMA) 94 non-fatal
- FALL OF ROOF OR BACK 85 non-fatal
- HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) 73 non-fatal
- MACHINERY 73 non-fatal
Incident timeline
2003
67
2002
167
2001
110 (1f)
2000
123
1999
150
1998
229
1997
154
Operators under this controller
Mines on record
Fatalities under this controller
9 recorded
March 14, 2001
WV · Coal
laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman
Fatality · SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
U S Steel Mining Company Llc · Unclassified, insufficient data
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