Buffalo Coal Company Inc operator
Controlled by
Gerald W Ramsburg; Charles R Howdershelt
MSHA operator ID: P24619
- Fatalities
- 0
- Total incidents
- 50
- Mines on record
- 4
- Years on record
- 2001–2006
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2001
196
citations
78
significant & substantial
$32,255
proposed penalties
$15,954
paid to date
49% of proposed penalties paid to date, a $16,301 gap.
Source: MSHA violations data, updated weekly.
Inspection activity
MSHA inspections since 2001
108
inspections on record
2,408
inspection hours
8.1
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.196 citations across 2,408 inspection hours.
Source: MSHA inspections data, updated weekly.
Penalty disposition
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Differences between proposed and paid penalties reflect both settlements and conference reductions and amounts still owed. Outstanding is the balance currently owed.$32K
proposed penalties
$32K
current assessed
$16K
paid to date
$16K
outstanding
195 assessments are final orders; 0 contested dockets.
As of the most recent assessment on 2005-12-21.
Source: MSHA assessed-violations and conference/litigation data, updated weekly.
Top causes
- HANDLING OF MATERIALS 13 non-fatal
- SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON 13 non-fatal
- POWERED HAULAGE 7 non-fatal
- HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) 6 non-fatal
- MACHINERY 4 non-fatal
- DUST DISEASE OF LUNGS 2 non-fatal
Incident timeline
2006
3
2005
9
2004
7
2003
12
2002
11
2001
8
Mines on record
- Wilson Strip #6 WV
- Dobbin Ridge Prep Plant WV
- Kempton Job WV
- Davis Job WV
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