Mining Incidents

Holston Mining Inc operator

Controlled by Pittston Company
MSHA operator ID: P21080
Fatalities
1
Total incidents
31
Mines on record
2
Years on record
1990–2001
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2000
13
citations
4
significant & substantial
$905
proposed penalties
$905
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
30
inspections on record
358
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: 358 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.
$905
proposed penalties
$905
current assessed
$905
paid to date
$0
outstanding
13 assessments are final orders; 0 contested dockets.
As of the most recent assessment on 2002-02-15.
Source: MSHA assessed-violations and conference/litigation data, updated weekly.

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Incident timeline

2001
1
2000
1
1999
1
1998
1
1997
2
1996
4
1995
10 (1f)
1994
2
1993
4
1992
2
1991
2
1990
1

Mines on record

Fatalities under this operator

1 recorded
May 11, 1995 KY · Coal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer Fatality · POWERED HAULAGE
Holston Mining Inc · Struck against a moving object

THE VICTIM WAS HAULING A LOAD OF OVERBURDEN MATERIAL ALONG THE STONE ACCESS ROAD WHEN HE LOST CONTROL OF THE ROCK TRUCK HE WAS OPERATING. THE TRUCK ROLLED APPROXIMATELY 600 FEET OVER AN EMBANK MENT RESULTING IN FATAL INJURIES.

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