Mining Incidents

Fork Creek Mining Company operator

Controlled by Pen Holdings Inc
MSHA operator ID: P24057
Fatalities
1
Total incidents
72
Mines on record
3
Years on record
1999–2002
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2000
257
citations
115
significant & substantial
$29,808
proposed penalties
$29,643
paid to date
99% of proposed penalties paid to date, a $165 gap.
Source: MSHA violations data, updated weekly.
Inspection activity
MSHA inspections since 2000
126
inspections on record
4,292
inspection hours
6.0
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.
257 citations across 4,292 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.
$30K
proposed penalties
$30K
current assessed
$30K
paid to date
$165
outstanding
246 assessments are final orders; 0 contested dockets.
As of the most recent assessment on 2002-10-21.
Source: MSHA assessed-violations and conference/litigation data, updated weekly.

Top causes

Incident timeline

2002
5
2001
36 (1f)
2000
20
1999
11

Mines on record

Fatalities under this operator

1 recorded
October 26, 2001 WV · Coal roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs) Fatality · FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
Fork Creek Mining Company · Struck by falling object

A ROOF FALL OCCURRED IN THE SIC RIGHT XCUT ON THE NO 2 SECTION RESULTING IN THE DEATH OF EMPLOYEE. THE FALL MEASURE 18' LONG, 15' WIDE AND 12" THICK.

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