March 23, 2003
WV · Coal
section foreman, bullgang foreman, labor foreman, leadman, shift boss
Fatality · ELECTRICAL
Energy Plus Inc · Flash burns (electric)
BREAKER BLEW UP AND BURNED EMPLOYEE.
Energy Plus Inc operator
Controlled by
Thomas W Lusk
MSHA operator ID: P24707
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2001
149
citations
50
significant & substantial
$194,303
proposed penalties
$178,147
paid to date
92% of proposed penalties paid to date, a $16,156 gap.
Source: MSHA violations data, updated weekly.
Inspection activity
MSHA inspections since 2001
53
inspections on record
1,759
inspection hours
8.5
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.149 citations across 1,759 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.$194K
proposed penalties
$194K
current assessed
$178K
paid to date
$16K
outstanding
144 assessments are final orders; 0 contested dockets.
As of the most recent assessment on 2003-08-28.
Source: MSHA assessed-violations and conference/litigation data, updated weekly.
Top causes
- ELECTRICAL 1 fatality · 1 non-fatal
- HANDLING OF MATERIALS 8 non-fatal
- MACHINERY 5 non-fatal
- POWERED HAULAGE 5 non-fatal
- HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) 2 non-fatal
- FALL OF ROOF OR BACK 1 non-fatal
Incident timeline
2003
2 (1f)
2002
19
2001
2
Mines on record
- No. 50 Mine WV
- No 52 Mine WV
Fatalities under this operator
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