Chafin Branch Coal Co LLC operator
Controlled by
James River Coal Company
MSHA operator ID: P22053
- Fatalities
- 0
- Total incidents
- 49
- Mines on record
- 5
- Years on record
- 1986–2012
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2006
183
citations
75
significant & substantial
$97,399
proposed penalties
$78,572
paid to date
81% of proposed penalties paid to date, a $18,827 gap.
Source: MSHA violations data, updated weekly.
Inspection activity
MSHA inspections since 2005
39
inspections on record
2,187
inspection hours
8.4
citations per 100 inspection hours
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This rate is recorded citations divided by MSHA inspection hours, per 100 hours. It reflects inspection effort, not mine size or production.183 citations across 2,187 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.$97K
proposed penalties
$79K
current assessed
$79K
paid to date
$191
outstanding
182 assessments are final orders; 19 contested dockets.
As of the most recent assessment on 2013-12-16.
Source: MSHA assessed-violations and conference/litigation data, updated weekly.
Top causes
- HANDLING OF MATERIALS 14 non-fatal
- MACHINERY 11 non-fatal
- SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON 9 non-fatal
- POWERED HAULAGE 7 non-fatal
- HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) 4 non-fatal
- DISORDERS (REPEATED TRAUMA) 1 non-fatal
Incident timeline
2012
2
2010
1
2009
3
2008
10
2007
2
2005
2
1999
1
1998
3
1997
6
1996
5
1995
4
1994
8
1986
2
Mines on record
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