Mining Incidents

Branham & Baker Underground Corp operator

Controlled by Donn A Chickering
MSHA operator ID: P23765
Fatalities
1
Total incidents
310
Mines on record
12
Years on record
1997–2001
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2000
327
citations
161
significant & substantial
$37,629
proposed penalties
$37,171
paid to date
99% of proposed penalties paid to date, a $458 gap.
Source: MSHA violations data, updated weekly.
Inspection activity
MSHA inspections since 2000
205
inspections on record
6,650
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.
327 citations across 6,650 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.
$38K
proposed penalties
$38K
current assessed
$37K
paid to date
$458
outstanding
319 assessments are final orders; 0 contested dockets.
As of the most recent assessment on 2001-10-29.
Source: MSHA assessed-violations and conference/litigation data, updated weekly.

Top causes

Incident timeline

2001
43
2000
49
1999
57
1998
102 (1f)
1997
59

Mines on record

Fatalities under this operator

1 recorded
June 11, 1998 KY · Coal continuous miner operator, coal mole operator Fatality · FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
Branham & Baker Underground Corp · Struck by falling object

VICTIM (MINER OPERATOR) POSITIONED HIMSELF IN A LOCATION THAT HAD A PIECE OF ROCK BREAK LOOSE FROM THE ROOF, WHICH APPARENTLY CAUGHT THE VICTIM AS IT FELL, CAUSING FATAL INJURIES.

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