THE EMPLOYEE WAS OPERATING A BULLDOZER ON A COAL STOCKPILE WHEN FOR UNKNOWN REASONS THE BULLDOZER FELL INTO A FEEDER HOLE AND WAS COVERED WITH LOSOE COAL, FILLING THE OPERATORS CAB.
Beth Energy Mines Inc operator
Controlled by
Bethlehem Steel Corp
MSHA operator ID: P16367
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2000
3
citations
2
significant & substantial
$66
proposed penalties
$66
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
17
inspections on record
157
inspection hours
n/a
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.Rate withheld: 157 inspection hours is too few for a stable rate. A minimum of 1,000 inspection hours is required.
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.$66
proposed penalties
$66
current assessed
$66
paid to date
$0
outstanding
1 assessments are final orders; 0 contested dockets.
As of the most recent assessment on 2000-09-21.
Source: MSHA assessed-violations and conference/litigation data, updated weekly.
Top causes
- POWERED HAULAGE 1 fatality · 79 non-fatal
- MACHINERY 1 fatality · 77 non-fatal
- HANDLING OF MATERIALS 290 non-fatal
- FALL OF ROOF OR BACK 175 non-fatal
- SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON 161 non-fatal
- HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) 86 non-fatal
Incident timeline
2000
1
1999
1
1997
1
1996
4
1995
4
1994
22
1993
72
1992
256 (1f)
1991
336
1990
303 (1f)
Mines on record
Fatalities under this operator
5 recorded
May 19, 1992
PA · Coal
crane operator, mobile equipment operator (meo), dragline operator, dropball operator, rigger
Fatality · MACHINERY
Beth Energy Mines Inc · Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)
June 10, 1990
PA · Coal
maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech
Fatality · POWERED HAULAGE
Beth Energy Mines Inc · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object
EMPL RIDING IN MANTRIP CAR WHEN IT DERAILED AND EMPL WAS THROWN OUT,CAUGHT BETWEEN MANTRIP CAR AND CEMENT BLOCK WALL..NO.4 TRACK AT NO.6 CHUTE B SEAM,INJURIES TO 8 OTHER MINERS RANGE FROM MINO R TO SERIOUS.
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