Mining Incidents

Daniels Branch Coal Company Inc operator

Controlled by Bruce Burgess
MSHA operator ID: P19241
Fatalities
1
Total incidents
179
Mines on record
3
Years on record
1988–2002
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2000
138
citations
48
significant & substantial
$14,733
proposed penalties
$14,733
paid to date
100% of proposed penalties paid to date, a $0 gap.
Source: MSHA violations data, updated weekly.
Inspection activity
MSHA inspections since 2000
86
inspections on record
2,591
inspection hours
5.3
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.
138 citations across 2,591 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.
$15K
proposed penalties
$15K
current assessed
$15K
paid to date
$0
outstanding
138 assessments are final orders; 0 contested dockets.
As of the most recent assessment on 2002-05-06.
Source: MSHA assessed-violations and conference/litigation data, updated weekly.

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Incident timeline

2002
20
2001
19
2000
30
1999
18
1998
22
1997
11
1996
6
1995
8 (1f)
1994
4
1993
2
1992
4
1991
10
1990
11
1989
12
1988
2

Mines on record

Fatalities under this operator

1 recorded
April 18, 1995 WV · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech Fatality · MACHINERY
Daniels Branch Coal Company Inc · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

EMPLOYEE WHILE REPAIRING A CONTINUOUS MINING MACHINE WAS POSITIONED IN THE BOOM OF SAID MACHINE,THE CONVEYOR CHAIN CAME ON DRAGGING HIM INTO THE TOP OR CONVEYOR FLIGHT RESULTING IN A SKULL FRA CTURE.

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