Mining Incidents

Motivation Coal Company operator

Controlled by Pittston Company
MSHA operator ID: P17471
Fatalities
1
Total incidents
66
Mines on record
17
Years on record
1986–2002
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2000
28
citations
14
significant & substantial
$2,511
proposed penalties
$2,456
paid to date
98% of proposed penalties paid to date, a $55 gap.
Source: MSHA violations data, updated weekly.
Inspection activity
MSHA inspections since 2000
80
inspections on record
1,444
inspection hours
1.9
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.
28 citations across 1,444 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.
$3K
proposed penalties
$2K
current assessed
$2K
paid to date
$0
outstanding
26 assessments are final orders; 1 contested dockets.
As of the most recent assessment on 2002-11-19.
Source: MSHA assessed-violations and conference/litigation data, updated weekly.

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Incident timeline

2002
1
2001
5
2000
6 (1f)
1999
7
1998
5
1997
5
1996
6
1995
5
1994
4
1993
6
1992
3
1991
6
1990
2
1989
2
1988
2
1986
1

Mines on record

Fatalities under this operator

1 recorded
June 2, 2000 VA · Coal mine manager, mine foreman, mine owner Fatality · POWERED HAULAGE
Motivation Coal Company · Struck by powered moving object

FOREMAN WAS FATALLY INJURED WHEN HE WAS CRUSHED WITH THE REAR WHEELS OF A LOADED FORD 9000 COAL TRUCK. THE ACCIDENT OCCURRED WHEN THE VICTIM BENT OVER TO MOVE A WATER HOSE AND WAS CRUSHED BY T HE REAR WHEELS OF THE COAL TRUCK MOVING IN REVERSE TOWARD THE RAW COAL BINS.

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