Best Coal Inc operator
Controlled by
David (Michael) Jamison
MSHA operator ID: P20237
- Fatalities
- 0
- Total incidents
- 14
- Mines on record
- 5
- Years on record
- 1990–2022
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2000
200
citations
67
significant & substantial
$67,449
proposed penalties
$67,449
paid to date
100% of proposed penalties paid to date, a $0 gap.
Source: MSHA violations data, updated weekly.
Inspection activity
MSHA inspections since 2000
160
inspections on record
2,552
inspection hours
7.8
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.200 citations across 2,552 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.$67K
proposed penalties
$67K
current assessed
$67K
paid to date
$0
outstanding
198 assessments are final orders; 1 contested dockets.
As of the most recent assessment on 2023-01-19.
Source: MSHA assessed-violations and conference/litigation data, updated weekly.
Top causes
- SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON 5 non-fatal
- HANDLING OF MATERIALS 3 non-fatal
- HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) 2 non-fatal
- FIRE 1 non-fatal
- MACHINERY 1 non-fatal
- OTHER 1 non-fatal
Incident timeline
2022
3
2021
2
2020
2
2019
1
2018
1
2012
1
2010
1
2008
2
1990
1
Mines on record
- Narley Mine AL
- Choctaw Mine AL
- Sloan Mtn. No. 3 AL
- Flat Top Mine AL
- Alston Mine AL
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