Mining Incidents

Omega Mining, Inc. operator

MSHA operator ID: 0052677
Fatalities
1
Total incidents
15
Mines on record
4
Years on record
2004–2010
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2004
621
citations
162
significant & substantial
$111,588
proposed penalties
$99,973
paid to date
90% of proposed penalties paid to date, a $11,615 gap.
Source: MSHA violations data, updated weekly.
Inspection activity
MSHA inspections since 2004
155
inspections on record
6,546
inspection hours
9.5
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.
621 citations across 6,546 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.
$112K
proposed penalties
$100K
current assessed
$100K
paid to date
$0
outstanding
604 assessments are final orders; 40 contested dockets.
As of the most recent assessment on 2011-01-05.
Source: MSHA assessed-violations and conference/litigation data, updated weekly.

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Incident timeline

2010
2
2009
5
2008
2
2007
2
2006
1
2004
3 (1f)

Mines on record

Fatalities under this operator

1 recorded
October 23, 2004 VA · Coal electrician, lineman Fatality · ELECTRICAL
Omega Mining, Inc. · Contact with electrical current

VICTIM AND TWO EMPLOYEES WHERE IN THE PROCESS OF CHANGING OUT SURFACE HIGH VOLTAGE TRANSFORMERS. DURING THE PROCESS THE VICTIM CAME INTO CONTACT WITH THE HIGH VOLTAGE CURRENT, RESULTING IN INJURIES INVOLVING BURNS, CUTS AND BRUISES. VICTIM LIVED UNTIL 10/29/04 AT 3:00 P.M.

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