Mining Incidents

ICG Hazard, LLC operator

Controlled by Arch Resources Inc
MSHA operator ID: 0054617
Fatalities
2
Total incidents
189
Mines on record
14
Years on record
2005–2014
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2004
4,054
citations
1,119
significant & substantial
$4,502,870
proposed penalties
$3,736,153
paid to date
83% of proposed penalties paid to date, a $766,717 gap.
Source: MSHA violations data, updated weekly.
Inspection activity
MSHA inspections since 2004
532
inspections on record
34,962
inspection hours
11.6
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.
4,054 citations across 34,962 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.
$4.5M
proposed penalties
$3.7M
current assessed
$3.7M
paid to date
$182
outstanding
3,990 assessments are final orders; 97 contested dockets.
As of the most recent assessment on 2014-04-16.
Source: MSHA assessed-violations and conference/litigation data, updated weekly.

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Incident timeline

2014
3
2013
2
2012
9
2011
18
2010
27
2009
33
2008
33 (2f)
2007
35
2006
21
2005
8

Mines on record

Fatalities under this operator

2 recorded
December 7, 2008 KY · Coal belt foreman, maintenance foreman, maintenance supervisor Fatality · OTHER
ICG Hazard, LLC · Inhalation of radiations, caustics, toxic and noxious substances

Owner of J&P equipment cleaning was working on a steam cleaning engine when one of his employees noticed that he was slumped over the engine. This is still under investgation by MSHA.

September 19, 2008 KY · Coal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer Fatality · MACHINERY
ICG Hazard, LLC · Struck against a moving object

Employee was pushing material (shot rock) from a break down shot, when his dozer went over edge of highwall. At this time accident is under investigation by MSHA and OMSL.

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