Mining Incidents

Apex Energy Inc operator

Controlled by James H Booth
MSHA operator ID: P24428
Fatalities
1
Total incidents
117
Mines on record
15
Years on record
2000–2019
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2000
1,545
citations
622
significant & substantial
$613,676
proposed penalties
$514,693
paid to date
84% of proposed penalties paid to date, a $98,983 gap.
Source: MSHA violations data, updated weekly.
Inspection activity
MSHA inspections since 2000
820
inspections on record
25,411
inspection hours
6.1
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.
1,545 citations across 25,411 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.
$614K
proposed penalties
$530K
current assessed
$515K
paid to date
$15K
outstanding
1,511 assessments are final orders; 38 contested dockets.
As of the most recent assessment on 2019-10-23.
Source: MSHA assessed-violations and conference/litigation data, updated weekly.

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Incident timeline

2019
2
2018
4
2017
3
2016
3
2015
4 (1f)
2014
5
2013
4
2012
6
2011
4
2010
15
2009
10
2008
8
2007
7
2006
6
2005
9
2004
4
2003
4
2002
7
2001
9
2000
3

Mines on record

Fatalities under this operator

1 recorded
May 28, 2015 KY · Coal outside foreman, leadman Fatality · POWERED HAULAGE
Apex Energy, Inc. · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

The employee was connecting a chain around the bumper of a tractor to a road grader when the grader rolled back and pinned him between to bumper of the tractor and Grader.

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