Mining Incidents

AK Coal Resources, Inc. operator

MSHA operator ID: 0124778
Fatalities
1
Total incidents
33
Mines on record
2
Years on record
2013–2020
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2013
627
citations
93
significant & substantial
$263,601
proposed penalties
$188,350
paid to date
71% of proposed penalties paid to date, a $75,251 gap.
Source: MSHA violations data, updated weekly.
Inspection activity
MSHA inspections since 2013
159
inspections on record
13,622
inspection hours
4.6
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.
627 citations across 13,622 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.
$264K
proposed penalties
$188K
current assessed
$188K
paid to date
$0
outstanding
615 assessments are final orders; 31 contested dockets.
As of the most recent assessment on 2020-11-24.
Source: MSHA assessed-violations and conference/litigation data, updated weekly.

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Incident timeline

2020
2
2019
7
2018
7 (1f)
2017
3
2016
1
2015
3
2014
7
2013
3

Mines on record

Fatalities under this operator

1 recorded
December 20, 2018 PA · Coal beltman, conveyor man, conveyor belt worker, mobile bridge carrierman, feeder operator, conveyor rider Fatality · POWERED HAULAGE
AK Coal Resources, Inc. · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

While operating the 2nd/back MBC (mobile bridge carrier) the employee became pinned between the bridge of the MBC and the rib.

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