Mining Incidents

D & R COAL, INC. operator

MSHA operator ID: P24054
Fatalities
1
Total incidents
4
Mines on record
3
Years on record
2000–2011
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2000
426
citations
156
significant & substantial
$94,044
proposed penalties
$81,827
paid to date
87% of proposed penalties paid to date, a $12,217 gap.
Source: MSHA violations data, updated weekly.
Inspection activity
MSHA inspections since 2000
150
inspections on record
4,900
inspection hours
8.7
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.
426 citations across 4,900 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.
$94K
proposed penalties
$82K
current assessed
$82K
paid to date
$17
outstanding
420 assessments are final orders; 2 contested dockets.
As of the most recent assessment on 2013-05-29.
Source: MSHA assessed-violations and conference/litigation data, updated weekly.

Top causes

Incident timeline

2011
1
2006
1 (1f)
2004
1
2000
1

Mines on record

Fatalities under this operator

1 recorded
October 6, 2006 KY · Coal roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs) Fatality · FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
D & R Coal, Inc. · Struck by falling object

Inverted horse back resulted in fatality. "A fatal roof fall occurred at D&R Coal, Inc. Mine No. 2. The victim was located at the pillar corner in the crosscut between the No 7 and No 8 entry on the 001 MMU, when he was struck by a piece of draw rock approx 6' long X 3' wide X 6-8" thick. Victim was pronounced dead at the scene by the assistant Knox County Coroner."

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