Buffalo Mining Company operator
Controlled by
Pittston Company
MSHA operator ID: P00286
- Fatalities
- 0
- Total incidents
- 285
- Mines on record
- 7
- Years on record
- 1983–1997
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2002
2
citations
0
significant & substantial
$115
proposed penalties
$115
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
20
inspections on record
140
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: 140 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
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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.$115
proposed penalties
$115
current assessed
$115
paid to date
$0
outstanding
2 assessments are final orders; 0 contested dockets.
As of the most recent assessment on 2004-08-04.
Source: MSHA assessed-violations and conference/litigation data, updated weekly.
Top causes
- HANDLING OF MATERIALS 65 non-fatal
- FALL OF ROOF OR BACK 63 non-fatal
- SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON 45 non-fatal
- POWERED HAULAGE 26 non-fatal
- MACHINERY 25 non-fatal
- DUST DISEASE OF LUNGS 24 non-fatal
Incident timeline
1997
1
1996
1
1995
1
1993
22
1992
38
1991
52
1990
32
1989
18
1988
44
1987
18
1986
27
1985
9
1984
11
1983
11
Mines on record
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