Mining Incidents

Clinchfield Coal Company operator

Controlled by Pittston Company
MSHA operator ID: P00653
Fatalities
13
Total incidents
3161
Mines on record
46
Years on record
1983–2002
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2000
578
citations
276
significant & substantial
$78,196
proposed penalties
$74,121
paid to date
95% of proposed penalties paid to date, a $4,075 gap.
Source: MSHA violations data, updated weekly.
Inspection activity
MSHA inspections since 2000
782
inspections on record
14,854
inspection hours
3.9
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.
578 citations across 14,854 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.
$78K
proposed penalties
$74K
current assessed
$74K
paid to date
$0
outstanding
570 assessments are final orders; 2 contested dockets.
As of the most recent assessment on 2002-12-11.
Source: MSHA assessed-violations and conference/litigation data, updated weekly.

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Incident timeline

2002
35
2001
61
2000
63
1999
57
1998
79
1997
70
1996
67
1995
68
1994
126 (1f)
1993
162
1992
202
1991
10

Mines on record

Fatalities under this operator

13 recorded
May 31, 1994 VA · Coal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator Fatality · POWERED HAULAGE
Clinchfield Coal Company · Struck against a moving object

EE WAS DRISLING HAULER DOWN THE ROCK HAULAGE ROAD WHEN FOR UNKNOWN REASONS AT THIS TIME EE LOST CONTROL OF THE HAULER. THE HAULER ROLLED UP AN EMBANKMENT, THEN TURNED OVER ON ITS SIDE, PINNING THE EE INSIDE THE CAB.

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