Mining Incidents

Brody Mining LLC operator

Controlled by Patriot Coal Corporation
MSHA operator ID: 0070543
Fatalities
2
Total incidents
378
Mines on record
1
Years on record
2006–2015
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2006
3,949
citations
1,434
significant & substantial
$10,545,692
proposed penalties
$2,554,038
paid to date
24% of proposed penalties paid to date, a $7,991,654 gap.
Source: MSHA violations data, updated weekly.
Inspection activity
MSHA inspections since 2006
653
inspections on record
35,625
inspection hours
11.1
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.
3,949 citations across 35,625 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.
$10.5M
proposed penalties
$9.5M
current assessed
$2.6M
paid to date
$6.9M
outstanding
3,892 assessments are final orders; 173 contested dockets.
As of the most recent assessment on 2015-10-22.
Source: MSHA assessed-violations and conference/litigation data, updated weekly.

Top causes

Incident timeline

2015
9
2014
32 (2f)
2013
46
2012
44
2011
45
2010
37
2009
39
2008
59
2007
63
2006
4

Mines on record

Fatalities under this operator

2 recorded
May 12, 2014 WV · Coal roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs) Fatality · FALL OF FACE/RIB/PILLAR/SIDE/HIGHWALL
Brody Mining LLC · Struck by falling object

On 5/12/14 an event occurred at this mine which resulted in the entrapment of two (2) miners. Upon subsequent recovery it was determined that both miners had perished. The injured were fatally struck by coal/rock. An investigation is on-going. The causes are unknown.

May 12, 2014 WV · Coal continuous miner operator, coal mole operator Fatality · FALL OF FACE/RIB/PILLAR/SIDE/HIGHWALL
Brody Mining LLC · Struck by falling object

On 5/12/14 an event occurred at this mine which resulted in the entrapment of two (2) miners. Upon subsequent recovery it was determined that both miners had perished. The injured were fatally struck by coal/rock. An investigation is on-going. The causes are unknown.

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