Mining Incidents

Big Creek Mining Inc operator

Controlled by Terry Charles Marshall
MSHA operator ID: P22692
Fatalities
1
Total incidents
21
Mines on record
3
Years on record
1995–2000
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2000
24
citations
18
significant & substantial
$3,935
proposed penalties
$3,826
paid to date
97% of proposed penalties paid to date, a $109 gap.
Source: MSHA violations data, updated weekly.
Inspection activity
MSHA inspections since 2000
22
inspections on record
375
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: 375 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.
$4K
proposed penalties
$4K
current assessed
$4K
paid to date
$0
outstanding
24 assessments are final orders; 2 contested dockets.
As of the most recent assessment on 2000-08-10.
Source: MSHA assessed-violations and conference/litigation data, updated weekly.

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Incident timeline

2000
1
1999
5 (1f)
1998
8
1997
3
1996
1
1995
3

Mines on record

Fatalities under this operator

1 recorded
February 15, 1999 KY · Coal Fatality · EXPLOSIVES AND BREAKING AGENTS
Big Creek Mining Inc · Struck by concussion

A NEIGHBOR AND ADJOINING LANDOWNER/LEASOR MADE AN UNAUTHORIZED ENTRY ON THE MINE SITE AND DID NOT RESPOND TO AUDIBLE BLASTING WARNINGS.

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