Mining Incidents

Freeman United Coal Mining Company operator

Controlled by General Dynamics Corp
MSHA operator ID: P01631
Fatalities
8
Total incidents
3020
Mines on record
9
Years on record
1983–2007
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2000
3,316
citations
1,262
significant & substantial
$750,569
proposed penalties
$750,569
paid to date
100% of proposed penalties paid to date, a $0 gap.
Source: MSHA violations data, updated weekly.
Inspection activity
MSHA inspections since 2000
757
inspections on record
41,157
inspection hours
8.1
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.
3,316 citations across 41,157 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.
$751K
proposed penalties
$751K
current assessed
$751K
paid to date
$0
outstanding
3,287 assessments are final orders; 0 contested dockets.
As of the most recent assessment on 2007-08-29.
Source: MSHA assessed-violations and conference/litigation data, updated weekly.

Top causes

Incident timeline

2007
49
2006
78
2005
88
2004
61
2003
69 (1f)
2002
88
2001
87
2000
74
1999
93
1998
74
1997
101
1996
74
1995
64

Mines on record

Fatalities under this operator

8 recorded
April 15, 2003 IL · Coal continuous miner operator, coal mole operator Fatality · MACHINERY
Freeman United Coal Mining Company · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

HE WAS OPERATING THE MINER ON REMOTE CONTROL AND MOVING IT TO START THE CLEAN-UP PROCESS. HE PINNED HIMSELF BETWEEN THE MINER AND THE RIB.

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