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Walter Energy Incorporated controller

MSHA controller ID: C00992

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Fatalities
32
Total incidents
10331
Mines on record
22
Years on record
1983–2016
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2000
16,001
citations
4,649
significant & substantial
$14,033,934
proposed penalties
$9,455,991
paid to date
67% of proposed penalties paid to date, a $4,577,943 gap.
Source: MSHA violations data, updated weekly.
Inspection activity
MSHA inspections since 2000
5,930
inspections on record
220,704
inspection hours
7.2
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.
16,001 citations across 220,704 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.
$14.0M
proposed penalties
$10.1M
current assessed
$9.5M
paid to date
$649K
outstanding
15,627 assessments are final orders; 678 contested dockets.
As of the most recent assessment on 2017-05-30.
Source: MSHA assessed-violations and conference/litigation data, updated weekly.

Top causes

Incident timeline

2016
5
2015
73
2014
110
2013
127 (1f)
2012
148 (1f)
2011
190
2010
142 (1f)
2009
153 (1f)
2008
52

Operators under this controller

Mines on record

Fatalities under this controller

32 recorded
June 6, 2013 AL · Coal bull gang foreman, labor foreman, leadman, section foreman, shift boss Fatality · POWERED HAULAGE
Jim Walter Resources Inc · Caught in, under or between running or meshing objects

Employee walked up to the 7-2C header to inspect wipers. The victim was on an elevated catwalk at discharge of the 7-2B conveyor belt to examine the belt wiper. He fell off the end of catwalk on 7-2B belt. Employee was caught between the skirt and the top belt resulting in a fatal injury.

December 14, 2012 AL · Coal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver Fatality · SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Taft Coal Sales & Associates Incorporated · Fall from machine

Employee was climbing up ladder onto Rock Truck when his feet slipped out from under him causing him to fall to the ground.*** Note added Employee died 12/28/12 from complications related to this injury per fatal ruling/notification on 6/27/13 from MSHA.

November 23, 2009 AL · Coal laborer, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, roof trimmer/scaler Fatality · OTHER
Jim Walter Resources Inc · Contact with heat

Employee was traveling #2 Longwall Bleeders and when he did not check in, we sent someone in to look for him. He was found unresponsive with no vital signs. The cause of death is still being investigated.

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