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William G Skewes controller

MSHA controller ID: C00884

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Fatalities
1
Total incidents
228
Mines on record
18
Years on record
1983–2008
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2000
817
citations
296
significant & substantial
$735,989
proposed penalties
$322,447
paid to date
44% of proposed penalties paid to date, a $413,542 gap.
Source: MSHA violations data, updated weekly.
Inspection activity
MSHA inspections since 2000
267
inspections on record
10,114
inspection hours
8.1
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.
817 citations across 10,114 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.
$736K
proposed penalties
$322K
current assessed
$322K
paid to date
$0
outstanding
800 assessments are final orders; 35 contested dockets.
As of the most recent assessment on 2008-10-15.
Source: MSHA assessed-violations and conference/litigation data, updated weekly.

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Incident timeline

2008
4
2007
10
2006
12
2005
5
2004
5
2003
6
2002
3
2000
6
1999
11
1998
11
1997
15
1996
14
1995
15
1994
14 (1f)
1993
10
1992
10
1991
11
1990
11
1989
7
1988
5
1987
7
1986
9
1985
6
1984
13
1983
8

Operators under this controller

Mines on record

Fatalities under this controller

1 recorded
May 6, 1994 WV · Coal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver Fatality · POWERED HAULAGE
Southern Edge Inc · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

DRIVER WAS HAULING A LOAD OF COAL FROM SOUTHERN EDGE INC. NO. 2 MINE WHEN APPROX. 2.25 MILES FROM THE LOADING AREA THE DRIVER FOR UNKNOWN REASONS RAN OFF THE HAUL ROAD. HE WAS THROWN FROM HIS TRUCK AND FATALLY INJURED.

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