Mining Incidents

Doverspike Brothers Coal Company operator

Controlled by Stanford Energy
MSHA operator ID: P17492
Fatalities
1
Total incidents
469
Mines on record
13
Years on record
1983–1999
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2000
21
citations
11
significant & substantial
$3,396
proposed penalties
$0
paid to date
0% of proposed penalties paid to date, a $3,396 gap.
Source: MSHA violations data, updated weekly.
Inspection activity
MSHA inspections since 2000
31
inspections on record
364
inspection hours
n/a
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.
Rate withheld: 364 inspection hours is too few for a stable rate. A minimum of 1,000 inspection hours is required.
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.
$3K
proposed penalties
$3K
current assessed
$0
paid to date
$3K
outstanding
12 assessments are final orders; 0 contested dockets.
As of the most recent assessment on 2010-03-08.
Source: MSHA assessed-violations and conference/litigation data, updated weekly.

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Incident timeline

1999
8
1998
46
1997
49
1996
63
1995
29
1994
18 (1f)
1993
16
1992
21
1991
22
1990
18
1989
25
1988
24
1987
24
1986
31
1985
28
1984
30
1983
17

Mines on record

Fatalities under this operator

1 recorded
July 20, 1994 PA · Coal laborer, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, roof trimmer/scaler Fatality · POWERED HAULAGE
Doverspike Brothers Coal Company · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

WHILE PULLING THE MINE TRACTOR UP THE SLOPE, THE ROPE CAME UNHOOKED FROM THE INBY TRACTOR. THE VICTIM GOT OUT OF HIS TRUCK TO HOOK IT BACK UP. THE VICTIM'S TRACTOR STARTED MOVING AND CAUGHT HI M AND PINNED HIM AGAINST THE OTHER TRACTOR, CAUSING SERIOUS INJURIES.

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