Dixie Fuel Company · Struck by falling object
ROOF FALL AT FACE
Dixie Fuel Company LLC operator
Controlled by
Joseph T Bennett
MSHA operator ID: P00006
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2000
359
citations
59
significant & substantial
$62,255
proposed penalties
$52,009
paid to date
84% of proposed penalties paid to date, a $10,246 gap.
Source: MSHA violations data, updated weekly.
Inspection activity
MSHA inspections since 2000
167
inspections on record
4,102
inspection hours
8.8
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.359 citations across 4,102 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.$62K
proposed penalties
$52K
current assessed
$52K
paid to date
$0
outstanding
351 assessments are final orders; 37 contested dockets.
As of the most recent assessment on 2020-03-17.
Source: MSHA assessed-violations and conference/litigation data, updated weekly.
Top causes
- FALL OF ROOF OR BACK 2 fatalities · 30 non-fatal
- HANDLING OF MATERIALS 62 non-fatal
- POWERED HAULAGE 35 non-fatal
- SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON 29 non-fatal
- DUST DISEASE OF LUNGS 24 non-fatal
- HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) 18 non-fatal
Incident timeline
2014
1
2013
3
2012
1
2011
4
2010
4
2009
2
2008
1
2007
3
2006
4
2005
4
2004
3
2003
1
2002
1
2000
1
1995
7
1994
11
1993
19
1992
20
1991
17
1990
36
1989
22
1988
6
1987
19
1986
10
1985
6
1984
17 (1f)
1983
9 (1f)
Mines on record
- Highsplint Strip KY
- Verda Loadout KY
- Highsplint Strip Job #26 KY
- Wallins Strip KY
- Grays Knob Prep Plant KY
- No 1 Wallins KY
- No 2 Mine KY
- No 1 KY
- Mill Creek No 5 KY
- M-2 KY
- No M-4 KY
Fatalities under this operator
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