James River Coal Service Company operator
Controlled by
James River Coal Company
MSHA operator ID: 0068343
- Fatalities
- 0
- Total incidents
- 33
- Mines on record
- 11
- Years on record
- 2006–2014
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2006
532
citations
149
significant & substantial
$182,683
proposed penalties
$170,031
paid to date
93% of proposed penalties paid to date, a $12,652 gap.
Source: MSHA violations data, updated weekly.
Inspection activity
MSHA inspections since 2006
231
inspections on record
8,143
inspection hours
6.5
citations per 100 inspection hours
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This rate is recorded citations divided by MSHA inspection hours, per 100 hours. It reflects inspection effort, not mine size or production.532 citations across 8,143 inspection hours.
Source: MSHA inspections data, updated weekly.
Penalty disposition
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Differences between proposed and paid penalties reflect both settlements and conference reductions and amounts still owed. Outstanding is the balance currently owed.$183K
proposed penalties
$173K
current assessed
$170K
paid to date
$3K
outstanding
523 assessments are final orders; 11 contested dockets.
As of the most recent assessment on 2014-11-17.
Source: MSHA assessed-violations and conference/litigation data, updated weekly.
Top causes
- HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) 8 non-fatal
- POWERED HAULAGE 8 non-fatal
- HANDLING OF MATERIALS 5 non-fatal
- SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON 5 non-fatal
- MACHINERY 3 non-fatal
- STEPPING OR KNEELING ON OBJECT 2 non-fatal
Incident timeline
2014
2
2013
1
2012
2
2011
7
2010
3
2009
8
2008
5
2007
4
2006
1
Mines on record
- Montgomery Creek KY
- Hampton Branch Mine KY
- S-22 Long Branch KY
- Buckeye Strip #1 KY
- Laurel Fork Surface KY
- SHM-44 WV
- Lick Branch Strip KY
- Hog Trough KY
- S-28 Lewis Creek KY
- Commissary Surface Job KY
- Gabes Creek KY
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