Mining Incidents

Coastal Coal Company, LLC operator

Controlled by El Paso Energy Corp
MSHA operator ID: P24015
Fatalities
1
Total incidents
637
Mines on record
23
Years on record
1983–2003
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 1999
2,044
citations
1,012
significant & substantial
$345,969
proposed penalties
$309,289
paid to date
89% of proposed penalties paid to date, a $36,680 gap.
Source: MSHA violations data, updated weekly.
Inspection activity
MSHA inspections since 2000
1,276
inspections on record
26,949
inspection hours
7.6
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.
2,044 citations across 26,949 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.
$346K
proposed penalties
$326K
current assessed
$309K
paid to date
$17K
outstanding
2,010 assessments are final orders; 9 contested dockets.
As of the most recent assessment on 2003-01-31.
Source: MSHA assessed-violations and conference/litigation data, updated weekly.

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Incident timeline

2003
4
2002
68
2001
111
2000
121
1999
108 (1f)
1998
89
1997
64
1996
11
1995
9
1994
5
1993
2
1992
1
1991
6
1990
7
1989
6
1988
6
1987
3
1986
3
1985
2
1984
3
1983
8

Mines on record

Fatalities under this operator

1 recorded
April 13, 1999 VA · Coal continuous miner operator, coal mole operator Fatality · FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
Coastal Coal Company, LLC · Struck by falling object

IN THE SOUTH MAINS A ROOF FALL MEASURING APPROX 30'X35'X10' THICK TAPERING TO 0 OCCURED IN THE LAST INTERSECTION OF THE #2 ENTRY WHILE DEVELOPING THE FIRST OUT OF THE #2 CROSSCUT. THE ROOF FA LL ENTRAPPED THE VICTIM AND RESULTED IN FATAL INJURIES. A CONTINUOUS MINER ADN SHUTTLE CAR WERE INVOLVED IN THE FALL.

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