AB&J Coal Company, Inc. operator
Controlled by
Susie A Smith; Elmer Fuller
MSHA operator ID: P22943
- Fatalities
- 0
- Total incidents
- 58
- Mines on record
- 8
- Years on record
- 1995–2021
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2000
1,863
citations
448
significant & substantial
$450,105
proposed penalties
$415,329
paid to date
92% of proposed penalties paid to date, a $34,776 gap.
Source: MSHA violations data, updated weekly.
Inspection activity
MSHA inspections since 2000
516
inspections on record
23,028
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.1,863 citations across 23,028 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.$450K
proposed penalties
$416K
current assessed
$415K
paid to date
$230
outstanding
1,830 assessments are final orders; 54 contested dockets.
As of the most recent assessment on 2022-04-14.
Source: MSHA assessed-violations and conference/litigation data, updated weekly.
Top causes
- MACHINERY 15 non-fatal
- POWERED HAULAGE 12 non-fatal
- HANDLING OF MATERIALS 11 non-fatal
- FALL OF ROOF OR BACK 7 non-fatal
- SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON 6 non-fatal
- HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) 3 non-fatal
Incident timeline
2021
2
2020
3
2019
2
2014
2
2013
1
2009
1
2008
2
2007
5
2006
5
2005
5
2004
2
2003
3
2002
6
2001
4
2000
4
1999
1
1998
2
1997
3
1996
2
1995
3
Mines on record
- Hackney Creek Splashdam KY
- Conaway Creek Deep Mine VA
- Conaway Creek Deep Mine VA
- 3C KY
- No. 4 VA
- Mine No 3 VA
- Mine No 2 VA
- Mine No 1 KY
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