Difficult Mining Inc operator
Controlled by
Courtland Helbig
MSHA operator ID: P23954
- Fatalities
- 0
- Total incidents
- 20
- Mines on record
- 2
- Years on record
- 1998–2002
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2000
589
citations
197
significant & substantial
$153,002
proposed penalties
$0
paid to date
0% of proposed penalties paid to date, a $153,002 gap.
Source: MSHA violations data, updated weekly.
Inspection activity
MSHA inspections since 2000
76
inspections on record
2,897
inspection hours
20.3
citations per 100 inspection hours
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This rate is recorded citations divided by MSHA inspection hours, per 100 hours. It reflects inspection effort, not mine size or production.589 citations across 2,897 inspection hours.
Source: MSHA inspections data, updated weekly.
Penalty disposition
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Differences between proposed and paid penalties reflect both settlements and conference reductions and amounts still owed. Outstanding is the balance currently owed.$153K
proposed penalties
$153K
current assessed
$0
paid to date
$153K
outstanding
574 assessments are final orders; 1 contested dockets.
As of the most recent assessment on 2002-11-13.
Source: MSHA assessed-violations and conference/litigation data, updated weekly.
Top causes
- HANDLING OF MATERIALS 6 non-fatal
- FALL OF ROOF OR BACK 3 non-fatal
- HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) 3 non-fatal
- MACHINERY 3 non-fatal
- POWERED HAULAGE 2 non-fatal
- SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON 1 non-fatal
Incident timeline
2002
1
2001
5
2000
12
1998
2
Mines on record
- Johnstown No. 1 WV
- Cabin Mine WV
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