Mining Incidents

Arch Of Wyoming LLC operator

Controlled by Arch Resources Inc
MSHA operator ID: P17880
Fatalities
1
Total incidents
121
Mines on record
4
Years on record
1983–2009
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2000
185
citations
41
significant & substantial
$35,412
proposed penalties
$33,179
paid to date
94% of proposed penalties paid to date, a $2,233 gap.
Source: MSHA violations data, updated weekly.
Inspection activity
MSHA inspections since 2000
125
inspections on record
3,814
inspection hours
4.9
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.
185 citations across 3,814 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.
$35K
proposed penalties
$33K
current assessed
$33K
paid to date
$0
outstanding
182 assessments are final orders; 11 contested dockets.
As of the most recent assessment on 2014-10-29.
Source: MSHA assessed-violations and conference/litigation data, updated weekly.

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Incident timeline

2009
1
2008
1
2005
1
2004
1
2003
1
2002
1
2001
1
2000
4
1999
2
1998
7
1997
6
1996
4
1995
2
1994
8
1993
6
1992
14
1991
8
1990
6 (1f)
1989
6
1988
5
1987
13
1986
7
1985
6
1984
5
1983
5

Mines on record

Fatalities under this operator

1 recorded
March 29, 1990 WY · Coal section foreman, bullgang foreman, labor foreman, leadman, shift boss Fatality · MACHINERY
Arch Of Wyoming Llc · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

A JOY CONTINUOUS MINING MACHINE CONTRIBUTED TO THIS FATAL ACCIDENT WHEN THE MACHINE INFLICTED CRUSHING INJURIES. DUE TO THE IMPROPER BODY POSITIONING OF THE MINER OPERATOR (THE FATAL VICTIM).

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