Mining Incidents

AEP Kentucky Coal, L. L. C. operator

MSHA operator ID: 0050002
Fatalities
2
Total incidents
123
Mines on record
13
Years on record
2001–2006
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2001
503
citations
184
significant & substantial
$93,138
proposed penalties
$77,123
paid to date
83% of proposed penalties paid to date, a $16,015 gap.
Source: MSHA violations data, updated weekly.
Inspection activity
MSHA inspections since 2001
483
inspections on record
13,663
inspection hours
3.7
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.
503 citations across 13,663 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.
$68K
proposed penalties
$62K
current assessed
$62K
paid to date
$0
outstanding
497 assessments are final orders; 2 contested dockets.
As of the most recent assessment on 2006-05-12.
Source: MSHA assessed-violations and conference/litigation data, updated weekly.

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Incident timeline

2006
1
2005
3
2004
9
2003
51 (1f)
2002
49 (1f)
2001
10

Mines on record

Fatalities under this operator

2 recorded
January 30, 2003 KY · Coal scoop car/scooptram operator, load/haul/dump (lhd) operator, teletram operator Fatality · POWERED HAULAGE
AEP Kentucky Coal, L.L.C · Struck by flying object

EE WAS OPERATING A SCOOP TO KNOCK OUT A STOPPING BETWEEN ENTRIES & CLEAN UP BLOCKS & OTHER MATERIAL. WHILE SCOOPING, THE BUCKET PICKED UP A 20' SECTION OF 4" DIAMETER HARD PLASTIC PIPE WITH A METAL COUPLING ON ONE END. THE END OF THE PIPE OPPOSITE THE OPERATOR HIT THE RIB & THE COUPLING END CAUGHT THE INNER CORNER OF THE BUCKET ON THEOPERATOR'S SIDE, BOWED & STRUCK HIM ON THE HEAD.

August 30, 2002 KY · Coal backhoe operator, trackhoe operator, crane operator Fatality · POWERED HAULAGE
AEP Kentucky Coal, L.L.C. · Struck against a moving object

DRIVER APPARENTLY DROVE TRUCK OVER THE HILL.

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