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Canterbury Coal Company operator

Controlled by Robert E Murray

MSHA operator ID: P20158

Fatalities: 1
Total incidents: 404
Mines on record: 3
Years on record: 1989–2001

Compliance record

MSHA citations since 2000

189

citations

significant & substantial

$33,768

proposed penalties

$33,683

paid to date

100% of proposed penalties paid to date — a $85 gap.

Source: MSHA violations data, updated weekly.

Inspection activity

MSHA inspections since 2000

128

inspections on record

2,804

inspection hours

6.7

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.

189 citations across 2,804 inspection hours.

Source: MSHA inspections data, updated weekly.

Top causes

FALL OF ROOF OR BACK 1 fatality · 126 non-fatal
HANDLING OF MATERIALS 114 non-fatal
SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON 40 non-fatal
HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) 34 non-fatal
MACHINERY 31 non-fatal
POWERED HAULAGE 29 non-fatal

Incident timeline

2001

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1999

61 (1f)

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1989

Mines on record

Fatalities under this operator

1 recorded

December 22, 1999 PA · Coal continuous miner operator, coal mole operator Fatality · FALL OF ROOF OR BACK

Canterbury Coal Company · Struck by falling object

A MINER OPERATOR WAS MINING IN THE M-2 (010-0) SECTION IN THE #23 ROOM BETWEEN #9 & #10 ENTRY. WHILE MINING THE 2ND HALF OF THE CUT A PIECE OF ROCK FELL FROM THE ROOF. THE ROCK STRUCK THE MAN ON THE HEAD. THE ROCK WAS APPROX. 15'4"L X 105" W X 0-4"T

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