Mining Incidents

Mystic LLC operator

Controlled by Rainbow Trout Coal LLC
MSHA operator ID: 0051509
Fatalities
1
Total incidents
102
Mines on record
1
Years on record
2003–2006
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2003
493
citations
209
significant & substantial
$113,314
proposed penalties
$96,671
paid to date
85% of proposed penalties paid to date, a $16,643 gap.
Source: MSHA violations data, updated weekly.
Inspection activity
MSHA inspections since 2003
27
inspections on record
3,766
inspection hours
13.1
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.
493 citations across 3,766 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.
$113K
proposed penalties
$98K
current assessed
$97K
paid to date
$2K
outstanding
481 assessments are final orders; 2 contested dockets.
As of the most recent assessment on 2006-12-12.
Source: MSHA assessed-violations and conference/litigation data, updated weekly.

Top causes

Incident timeline

2006
42 (1f)
2005
29
2004
23
2003
8

Mines on record

Fatalities under this operator

1 recorded
April 7, 2006 WV · Coal beltman, conveyor man, conveyor belt worker, mobile bridge carrierman, feeder operator, conveyor rider Fatality · POWERED HAULAGE
Mystic LLC · Caught in, under or between running or meshing objects

Employee received fatal injuries when he became caught in the dolly of a mobile bridge system.

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