Mining Incidents

Monterey Coal Company operator

Controlled by Exxon Mobil Corp
MSHA operator ID: P01174
Fatalities
2
Total incidents
2512
Mines on record
3
Years on record
1983–2007
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2000
1,050
citations
304
significant & substantial
$212,828
proposed penalties
$186,310
paid to date
88% of proposed penalties paid to date, a $26,518 gap.
Source: MSHA violations data, updated weekly.
Inspection activity
MSHA inspections since 2000
429
inspections on record
20,768
inspection hours
5.1
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.
1,050 citations across 20,768 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.
$213K
proposed penalties
$186K
current assessed
$186K
paid to date
$0
outstanding
1,041 assessments are final orders; 7 contested dockets.
As of the most recent assessment on 2008-02-07.
Source: MSHA assessed-violations and conference/litigation data, updated weekly.

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Incident timeline

2007
68
2006
62
2005
56
2004
44
2003
44
2002
42
2001
43
2000
29
1999
24
1998
23
1997
15
1996
47
1995
62
1994
116 (1f)
1993
99
1992
143
1991
83

Mines on record

Fatalities under this operator

2 recorded
March 5, 1994 IL · Coal roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs) Fatality · MACHINERY
ExxonMobil Coal USA Inc · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

THE EMPLOYEE WAS IN THE PROCESS OF BOLTING THE RIB AND WAS POSITIONED IN THE PINCHPOINT BETWEEN THE ROOF BOLTING MACHINE FRAME AND DRILL MAST ROTARY HEAD. THE EMPLOYEE WAS CRUSHED BETWEEN THE

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