Mining Incidents

Catenary Coal Company LLC operator

Controlled by Patriot Coal Corporation
MSHA operator ID: P20655
Fatalities
6
Total incidents
350
Mines on record
5
Years on record
1989–2015
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2000
672
citations
301
significant & substantial
$292,889
proposed penalties
$217,816
paid to date
74% of proposed penalties paid to date, a $75,073 gap.
Source: MSHA violations data, updated weekly.
Inspection activity
MSHA inspections since 2000
263
inspections on record
16,804
inspection hours
4.0
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.
672 citations across 16,804 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.
$293K
proposed penalties
$223K
current assessed
$218K
paid to date
$5K
outstanding
652 assessments are final orders; 25 contested dockets.
As of the most recent assessment on 2015-08-19.
Source: MSHA assessed-violations and conference/litigation data, updated weekly.

Top causes

Incident timeline

2015
4
2014
6
2013
2
2010
5
2009
7 (1f)
2008
11
2007
28
2006
26
2005
16
2004
17 (1f)
2003
28
2002
29 (1f)
2001
23 (1f)
2000
26
1999
16
1998
20
1997
16
1996
12
1995
13
1994
28 (1f)
1993
10 (1f)
1992
5
1991
1
1989
1

Mines on record

Fatalities under this operator

6 recorded
July 28, 2009 WV · Coal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver Fatality · POWERED HAULAGE
Catenary Coal Company LLC · Drowning

Employee was driving a loaded hauler when he backed the hauler into a pond with no hesitation.

December 2, 2004 WV · Coal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman Fatality · MACHINERY
Catenary Coal Company LLC · Struck by falling object

Treecutter was cutting a tree that had another tree leaning into it. Cutter was fatally injured when the leaning tree fell on him.

December 26, 2002 WV · Coal greaser, grease man, oiler, lube man, dragline oiler Fatality · MACHINERY
Catenary Coal Company LLC · Struck by powered moving object

EMPLOYEE HAD FINISHED HIS SHIFT AS A DRAGLINE OILER. HE WAS SEEN LEAVING. AT SOME POINT, HE CAME BACK TO THE MACHINE. IT IS THEORIZED THAT HE CAME BACK FOR HIS CELL PHONE WHICH WAS DISCOV ERED LEFT BEHIND ON THE MACHINE. HE FAILED TO NOTIFY THE OPERATOR THAT HE WAS BACK AND HE WAS TO BOARD THE MACHINE. HE WAS APPARENTLY STRUCK BY THE RIGHT DRAGLINE SHOE WHILE BOARDING.

November 1, 2001 WV · Coal truck driver Fatality · POWERED HAULAGE
Catenary Coal Company LLC · Struck by powered moving object

DRIVER GOT OUT OF TRUCK, NOT SETTING PARK BRAKES, PULLED HAND BRAKE. WAS FOUND PASSENGER SIDE OF TRAILER WITH SERVICE LINE DISCONNECTED. DRIVER WAS LAYING ON GROUND HEAD TOWARD FRON OF TRUCK, TANDEMS HAD RUN OVER LEGS, STOMACH AND CHEST AREA. TRUCK WAS RUNNING AND HAD MOVED APPROXIMATELY 16' HITTING TRUCK IN FRONT.

January 7, 1994 WV · Coal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver Fatality · FALLING/SLIDING/ROLLING MATERIALS
Catenary Coal Company LLC · Struck by falling object

A MUS SLIDE OCCURRED ON THE HAULROAD APPROXIMATELY 2000 FT UP FROM GUARD SHACK ON CANTENARY COAL CO'S RED WARRIOR MINE (4607178).THIS SLIDE RESULTED IN LIMBS BLOCKING THE HAULROAD PASSAGE.THE VICTIM GOT OUT OF HIS TRUCK AND WAS CUTTING THE DEBRIS OUT OF THE WAY WHEN ANOTHER TREE UPROOTED AND FELL STRIKING HIM ON THE HEAD.

April 23, 1993 WV · Coal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver Fatality · POWERED HAULAGE
Catenary Coal Company LLC · Struck against a moving object

VICTIM WAS DRIVING A LOADED COAL TRUCK DOWN A ELEVATED ROAD WAY AND APPARENTLY TRIED TO SHIFT GEAR HE GO THE TRUCK IN NEUTRAL AND COULD NOT GET IT BACK IN GEAR WHILE GAINING EXCESSIVE SPEED.HE DROVE THE TRUCK INTO A STOCK PILE KILLING HIM INSTANTLY.

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