Mining Incidents

Johns Creek Processing Company operator

Controlled by James River Coal Company
MSHA operator ID: P24497
Fatalities
2
Total incidents
36
Mines on record
2
Years on record
1990–2003
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2000
288
citations
146
significant & substantial
$32,541
proposed penalties
$32,125
paid to date
99% of proposed penalties paid to date, a $416 gap.
Source: MSHA violations data, updated weekly.
Inspection activity
MSHA inspections since 2000
155
inspections on record
2,849
inspection hours
10.1
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.
288 citations across 2,849 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.
$33K
proposed penalties
$32K
current assessed
$32K
paid to date
$180
outstanding
286 assessments are final orders; 1 contested dockets.
As of the most recent assessment on 2005-02-01.
Source: MSHA assessed-violations and conference/litigation data, updated weekly.

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Incident timeline

2003
3
2002
2
2001
1
2000
1
1999
1
1998
4 (1f)
1997
3
1996
5
1995
5
1994
4
1993
3 (1f)
1992
1
1991
2
1990
1

Mines on record

Fatalities under this operator

2 recorded
September 1, 1998 KY · Coal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver Fatality · POWERED HAULAGE
Johns Creek Processing Company · Fall from machine

WHILE OPERATING A 50 TON CLINE ROCK TRUCK EE FAILED TO NEGOTIATE CURVE-RAN THROUGH THE BERM & STRUCK THE HILL-RECD HEAD INJURY-EE PASSED AWAY ON SUNDAY 9-16-98

January 4, 1993 KY · Coal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver Fatality · POWERED HAULAGE
Johns Creek Processing Company · Caught in, under or between collapsing material or buildings

EMPL OF CONTR TRUCKING COMPANY COMMITTED AN UNSAFE ACT BY STEPPING OVER BARRIER,GOING OUT ONTO BIN ALL OF WHICH WAS UNAUTHORIZED & CONTRARY TO RECENT SAFETY TRAINING.

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