Mining Incidents

Midland Trail Energy, LLC operator

Controlled by Patriot Coal Corporation
MSHA operator ID: 0087704
Fatalities
1
Total incidents
103
Mines on record
5
Years on record
2008–2015
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2008
1,312
citations
244
significant & substantial
$1,247,466
proposed penalties
$721,832
paid to date
58% of proposed penalties paid to date, a $525,634 gap.
Source: MSHA violations data, updated weekly.
Inspection activity
MSHA inspections since 2008
170
inspections on record
16,591
inspection hours
7.9
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.
1,312 citations across 16,591 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.
$1.2M
proposed penalties
$795K
current assessed
$722K
paid to date
$73K
outstanding
1,284 assessments are final orders; 75 contested dockets.
As of the most recent assessment on 2015-10-22.
Source: MSHA assessed-violations and conference/litigation data, updated weekly.

Top causes

Incident timeline

2015
16
2014
12
2013
15 (1f)
2012
8
2011
14
2010
18
2009
11
2008
9

Mines on record

Fatalities under this operator

1 recorded
February 6, 2013 WV · Coal assayer, geologist, metallurgist, engineer, engineer management Fatality · EXPLODING VESSELS UNDER PRESSURE
Midland Trail Energy, LLC · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

The injured was fatally struck by a hydraulic cylinder. An investigation is on-going. The causes are unknown.

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