Mining Incidents

Calvary Coal Co. Inc operator

Controlled by Charles Collins
MSHA operator ID: P21889
Fatalities
3
Total incidents
150
Mines on record
12
Years on record
1992–2004
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2000
840
citations
335
significant & substantial
$429,383
proposed penalties
$62,519
paid to date
15% of proposed penalties paid to date, a $366,864 gap.
Source: MSHA violations data, updated weekly.
Inspection activity
MSHA inspections since 2000
263
inspections on record
8,512
inspection hours
9.9
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.
840 citations across 8,512 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.
$429K
proposed penalties
$338K
current assessed
$63K
paid to date
$276K
outstanding
816 assessments are final orders; 6 contested dockets.
As of the most recent assessment on 2005-11-03.
Source: MSHA assessed-violations and conference/litigation data, updated weekly.

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Incident timeline

2004
1 (1f)
2003
12 (1f)
2002
12 (1f)
2001
11
2000
21
1999
27
1998
17
1997
8
1996
5
1995
6
1994
9
1993
12
1992
9

Mines on record

Fatalities under this operator

3 recorded
February 3, 2004 KY · Coal belt foreman, maintenance foreman, maintenance supervisor Fatality · MACHINERY
Calvary Coal Co. Inc · Fall from machine

THE VICTIM WAS OPERATING AN AERIAL BOOM TRUCK INSIDE THE BUCKET TO DISMANTLE A SHOP BUILDING. THE VICTIM & TWO OTHER EMPLOYEES WERE USING THE BOOM OF THE BUCKET TRUCK TO LIFT UP WOODEN 4X6 POST. THE POST WAS BURIED IN THE GROUND WITH CONCRETE. WHILE LIFTING THE POST, THE VICTIM WAS THROWN OUT OF THE BUCKET WHEN THE POST SUDDENLY RELEASED FROM THE GROUND.

June 9, 2003 KY · Coal mine manager, mine foreman, mine owner Fatality · MACHINERY
Calvary Coal Co. Inc · Fall from machine

THE VICTIM WAS OPERATING A BOOM TRUCK, ASSISTING IN THE TAKING DOWN OF A LINE DROP TOWER FROM AN ELECTIRCAL SUBSTATION. THE WINCH ROPE BROKE CAUSING HIM TO BE THROWN FROM THE BUCKET OF THE BOO M TRUCK. HE FELL APPROXIMATELY 25 FEET. (THIS WAS NOT AN ELECTRICAL ACCIDENT. THE SUBSTATION WAS NOT IN SERVICE.)

May 23, 2002 KY · Coal electrician, lineman Fatality · ELECTRICAL
Calvary Coal Co. Inc · Contact with electrical current

THE ELECTRICIAN WAS WORKING ON A GROUNDED SHUTTLE CAR CABLE AND RECEIVED FLASH BURNS WHEN A SHORT CIRCUIT OCCURED AT THE FEMALE RECEPLACLE ON THE ELECTRICAL POWER CENTER.

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