Patton Inc operator
Controlled by
Harry M Hylton
MSHA operator ID: P22680
- Fatalities
- 0
- Total incidents
- 131
- Mines on record
- 7
- Years on record
- 1994–2002
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2000
108
citations
48
significant & substantial
$26,405
proposed penalties
$24,005
paid to date
91% of proposed penalties paid to date, a $2,400 gap.
Source: MSHA violations data, updated weekly.
Inspection activity
MSHA inspections since 2000
130
inspections on record
2,798
inspection hours
3.9
citations per 100 inspection hours
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This rate is recorded citations divided by MSHA inspection hours, per 100 hours. It reflects inspection effort, not mine size or production.108 citations across 2,798 inspection hours.
Source: MSHA inspections data, updated weekly.
Penalty disposition
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Differences between proposed and paid penalties reflect both settlements and conference reductions and amounts still owed. Outstanding is the balance currently owed.$26K
proposed penalties
$24K
current assessed
$24K
paid to date
$0
outstanding
107 assessments are final orders; 2 contested dockets.
As of the most recent assessment on 2002-04-24.
Source: MSHA assessed-violations and conference/litigation data, updated weekly.
Top causes
- FALL OF ROOF OR BACK 33 non-fatal
- HANDLING OF MATERIALS 27 non-fatal
- MACHINERY 23 non-fatal
- POWERED HAULAGE 20 non-fatal
- HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) 7 non-fatal
- SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON 7 non-fatal
Incident timeline
2002
4
2001
28
2000
20
1999
22
1998
26
1997
17
1996
4
1995
8
1994
2
Mines on record
- No 8 Mine WV
- Eagle No. 1 Mine WV
- Upper Cedar Grove Mine No 3 WV
- MINE FOUR LLC WV
- No 5 Mine WV
- Tunnel No 1 Mine WV
- Alma Mine No 2 WV
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