Mining Incidents

Apogee Coal Company LLC operator

Controlled by Patriot Coal Corporation
MSHA operator ID: P18607
Fatalities
1
Total incidents
706
Mines on record
7
Years on record
1987–2015
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2000
534
citations
237
significant & substantial
$471,023
proposed penalties
$334,142
paid to date
71% of proposed penalties paid to date, a $136,881 gap.
Source: MSHA violations data, updated weekly.
Inspection activity
MSHA inspections since 2000
319
inspections on record
11,176
inspection hours
4.8
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.
534 citations across 11,176 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.
$471K
proposed penalties
$361K
current assessed
$334K
paid to date
$27K
outstanding
524 assessments are final orders; 31 contested dockets.
As of the most recent assessment on 2015-09-03.
Source: MSHA assessed-violations and conference/litigation data, updated weekly.

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Incident timeline

2015
1
2014
1
2013
20
2012
15
2011
10 (1f)
2010
9
2009
16
2008
15
2007
6
2006
11
2005
10
2004
18
2003
16
2002
32
2001
52
2000
31
1999
28
1998
64
1997
69
1996
19
1995
15
1994
14
1993
15
1992
15
1991
28
1990
21
1989
35
1988
74
1987
46

Mines on record

Fatalities under this operator

1 recorded
May 14, 2011 WV · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech Fatality · MACHINERY
Apogee Coal Company LLC · Struck by falling object

992 G end loader counterweight/fuel tank fell suddenly, pinning employee against the ground.

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