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Willis Ring controller

MSHA controller ID: C11646

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Fatalities
1
Total incidents
166
Mines on record
10
Years on record
1985–2009
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 1999
774
citations
294
significant & substantial
$208,079
proposed penalties
$186,972
paid to date
90% of proposed penalties paid to date, a $21,107 gap.
Source: MSHA violations data, updated weekly.
Inspection activity
MSHA inspections since 2000
163
inspections on record
7,318
inspection hours
10.6
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.
774 citations across 7,318 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.
$208K
proposed penalties
$192K
current assessed
$187K
paid to date
$5K
outstanding
755 assessments are final orders; 26 contested dockets.
As of the most recent assessment on 2009-12-15.
Source: MSHA assessed-violations and conference/litigation data, updated weekly.

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Incident timeline

2009
2
2007
8
2006
4
2005
1
2004
3 (1f)
2003
6
2002
8
2001
7
2000
2
1999
7
1997
4
1996
7
1995
13
1994
26
1993
12
1992
12
1991
13
1990
13
1989
11
1988
2
1987
3
1986
1
1985
1

Operators under this controller

Mines on record

Fatalities under this controller

1 recorded
August 2, 2004 KY · Coal roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs) Fatality · FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
Reedy Coal Co; Inc · Struck by falling object

EE had just finished installing timbers and began to observe the top for the miner operator who had begun to cut the end cut in the #2 entry. A section of roof measuring 18' wide 0-60" thick fell on ee causing fatal injuries.

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