Mining Incidents

Century Energy Corporation operator

Controlled by James E Trent
MSHA operator ID: P24442
Fatalities
2
Total incidents
52
Mines on record
6
Years on record
2000–2003
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2000
332
citations
125
significant & substantial
$79,404
proposed penalties
$33,394
paid to date
42% of proposed penalties paid to date, a $46,010 gap.
Source: MSHA violations data, updated weekly.
Inspection activity
MSHA inspections since 2000
125
inspections on record
4,743
inspection hours
7.0
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.
332 citations across 4,743 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.
$79K
proposed penalties
$106K
current assessed
$33K
paid to date
$73K
outstanding
300 assessments are final orders; 4 contested dockets.
As of the most recent assessment on 2003-06-06.
Source: MSHA assessed-violations and conference/litigation data, updated weekly.

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Incident timeline

2003
11
2002
26
2001
13 (1f)
2000
2 (1f)

Mines on record

Fatalities under this operator

2 recorded
March 13, 2001 WV · Coal electrician, lineman Fatality · ELECTRICAL
Century Energy Corporation · Contact with electrical current

AFTER INSTALLATION OF A BANK OF CAPCITORS ON THE HIGH VOLTAGE LINES FEEDING THE MINE SUBSTATION,EE (ACCORDING TO WITNESSES) UNPLUGGED THE 110 V CONTROL CIRCUIT FROM THE RECEPTACLE, THREW IT TO THE GROUND, PICKED IT BACK UP TO INSPECT & AT THIS TIME CAME IN CONTACT WITH ELECTRICAL CURRENT.

October 24, 2000 WV · Coal beltman, conveyor man, conveyor belt worker, mobile bridge carrierman, feeder operator, conveyor rider Fatality · POWERED HAULAGE
Century Energy Corporation · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

THE VICTIM APPARENTLY REMOVED HIMSELF FROM THE OPERATOR'S COMPARTMENT OF THE LONG AIRDOX NO. 3 MBC AND RECEIVED FATAL CRUSHING INJURIES WHEN HEWAS CAUGHT BETWEEN THE MACHINE OPERATOR'S COMPAR TMENT CANOPY AND THE COAL RIB. THE ACCIDENT OCCURRED AS THE MOBILE BRIDGE CONVEYOR WAS BEING SETUP TO MINE IN THE NO. 4 FACE.

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