Mining Incidents

Minton Hickory Coal Company operator

Controlled by Robert M Keen
MSHA operator ID: P17855
Fatalities
1
Total incidents
56
Mines on record
7
Years on record
1986–2003
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2000
118
citations
49
significant & substantial
$10,215
proposed penalties
$10,215
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
62
inspections on record
1,330
inspection hours
8.9
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.
118 citations across 1,330 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.
$10K
proposed penalties
$10K
current assessed
$10K
paid to date
$0
outstanding
116 assessments are final orders; 0 contested dockets.
As of the most recent assessment on 2003-02-13.
Source: MSHA assessed-violations and conference/litigation data, updated weekly.

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Incident timeline

2003
1
2002
1
2001
2
1999
1
1995
3
1994
17 (1f)
1993
11
1992
4
1991
2
1990
3
1989
4
1988
3
1987
2
1986
2

Mines on record

Fatalities under this operator

1 recorded
August 15, 1994 KY · Coal roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs) Fatality · FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
Minton Hickory Coal Company · Struck by falling object

AN AREA OFF ROOF FELL ON THE ROOF BOLTER INFLICTING FATAL INJURIES TO THE ROOF BOLTER OPERATOR. THIS AREA HAD SHOWN NO SIGNS OF BEING FAULTY.

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