Mining Incidents

Dana Mining Company Inc operator

MSHA operator ID: P21358
Fatalities
1
Total incidents
229
Mines on record
5
Years on record
1991–2008
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2000
670
citations
194
significant & substantial
$155,494
proposed penalties
$111,123
paid to date
71% of proposed penalties paid to date, a $44,371 gap.
Source: MSHA violations data, updated weekly.
Inspection activity
MSHA inspections since 2000
222
inspections on record
8,924
inspection hours
7.5
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.
670 citations across 8,924 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.
$157K
proposed penalties
$113K
current assessed
$112K
paid to date
$570
outstanding
655 assessments are final orders; 29 contested dockets.
As of the most recent assessment on 2008-08-22.
Source: MSHA assessed-violations and conference/litigation data, updated weekly.

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Incident timeline

2008
7
2007
15
2006
6 (1f)
2005
22
2004
15
2003
8
2002
10
2001
14
2000
18
1999
19
1998
14
1997
20
1996
19
1995
18
1994
9
1993
6
1992
5
1991
4

Mines on record

Fatalities under this operator

1 recorded
December 17, 2006 WV · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech Fatality · FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
Dana Mining Company Inc · Struck by falling object

While traveling underground toward section, employees noticed top breaking and dripping and could not get stopped in time to avoid roof fall. Equip. operator stopped ride & started backing up when fall occurred, striking employee. #2 Main Intake 18 Bl., inby spad #34.

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