Mining Incidents

Fairfax Mining Company Inc operator

Controlled by David M Maynard
MSHA operator ID: P23702
Fatalities
1
Total incidents
132
Mines on record
1
Years on record
1997–2006
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2000
637
citations
219
significant & substantial
$101,049
proposed penalties
$100,844
paid to date
100% of proposed penalties paid to date, a $205 gap.
Source: MSHA violations data, updated weekly.
Inspection activity
MSHA inspections since 2000
148
inspections on record
7,469
inspection hours
8.5
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.
637 citations across 7,469 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.
$101K
proposed penalties
$101K
current assessed
$101K
paid to date
$0
outstanding
622 assessments are final orders; 1 contested dockets.
As of the most recent assessment on 2007-03-05.
Source: MSHA assessed-violations and conference/litigation data, updated weekly.

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Incident timeline

2006
14
2005
6
2004
20
2003
19
2002
15
2001
12
2000
13
1999
13 (1f)
1998
18
1997
2

Mines on record

Fatalities under this operator

1 recorded
July 22, 1999 WV · Coal roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs) Fatality · FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
Fairfax Mining Company Inc · Struck by falling object

THE EMPLOYEE WAS ROOF BOLTING WHEN A ROCK FELL AND PINNED HIM AGAINST THE ROOF BOLTING MACHINE.

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