Classic Coal Corporation operator
Controlled by
James Wayne Estep
MSHA operator ID: P18939
- Fatalities
- 0
- Total incidents
- 20
- Mines on record
- 1
- Years on record
- 1987–2006
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2001
180
citations
73
significant & substantial
$16,672
proposed penalties
$5,954
paid to date
36% of proposed penalties paid to date, a $10,718 gap.
Source: MSHA violations data, updated weekly.
Inspection activity
MSHA inspections since 2000
54
inspections on record
1,449
inspection hours
12.4
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.180 citations across 1,449 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.$17K
proposed penalties
$17K
current assessed
$6K
paid to date
$11K
outstanding
180 assessments are final orders; 2 contested dockets.
As of the most recent assessment on 2006-07-25.
Source: MSHA assessed-violations and conference/litigation data, updated weekly.
Top causes
- HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) 7 non-fatal
- HANDLING OF MATERIALS 6 non-fatal
- FALL OF ROOF OR BACK 3 non-fatal
- MACHINERY 2 non-fatal
- OTHER 1 non-fatal
- POWERED HAULAGE 1 non-fatal
Incident timeline
2006
1
2005
4
2004
2
1998
1
1997
1
1996
1
1992
4
1991
2
1989
2
1988
1
1987
1
Mines on record
- Mine No 3 VA
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