Mining Incidents

Dakota Mining Inc operator

Controlled by Chris Cline
MSHA operator ID: P23556
Fatalities
1
Total incidents
138
Mines on record
1
Years on record
1998–2003
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2000
259
citations
120
significant & substantial
$42,341
proposed penalties
$41,816
paid to date
99% of proposed penalties paid to date, a $525 gap.
Source: MSHA violations data, updated weekly.
Inspection activity
MSHA inspections since 2000
177
inspections on record
6,355
inspection hours
4.1
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.
259 citations across 6,355 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.
$42K
proposed penalties
$42K
current assessed
$42K
paid to date
$0
outstanding
253 assessments are final orders; 2 contested dockets.
As of the most recent assessment on 2003-06-24.
Source: MSHA assessed-violations and conference/litigation data, updated weekly.

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Incident timeline

2003
16
2002
40
2001
31
2000
20 (1f)
1999
15
1998
16

Mines on record

Fatalities under this operator

1 recorded
August 14, 2000 WV · Coal shuttle car operator, mantrip operator, ramcar operator, rail runner, buggy operator Fatality · POWERED HAULAGE
Dakota Mining Inc · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

EE WAS FATALLY INJURED WHEN HE WAS STRUCK BY A SHUTTLE CAR & CAUGHT BETWEEN THE SHUTTLE CAR & THE COAL RIB. EE AND ANOTHER EE WERE IN THE PROCESS OF ANCHORING THE NO.1 SHUTTLE CAR CABLE ON THE 1ST RIGHT SECTION.

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