52% of proposed penalties paid to date, a $836,245 gap.
Source: MSHA violations data, updated weekly.
Inspection activity
MSHA inspections since 2004
160
inspections on record
11,119
inspection hours
12.6
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.
1,400 citations across 11,119 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.
$1.7M
proposed penalties
$1.1M
current assessed
$914K
paid to date
$193K
outstanding
1,364 assessments are final orders; 89 contested dockets.
As of the most recent assessment on 2015-07-13.
Source: MSHA assessed-violations and conference/litigation data, updated weekly.
Double Bonus Coal Company · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object
For reasons unknown at this time, the victim came out of the truck and was run over by the truck.
October 30, 2006WV · Coalshuttle car operator, mantrip operator, ramcar operator, rail runner, buggy operatorFatality · POWERED HAULAGE
Double Bonus Coal Company · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object
Employee was observing the mechanic working on a shuttle car. It was revealed during the accident investigation, that the mechanic pressed the tram pedal, causing the shuttle car to inadvertently move. The shuttle car crushed the employee between the shuttle car and the rib.
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