Mining Incidents

Pen Coal Corp operator

Controlled by Pen Holdings Inc
MSHA operator ID: P20719
Fatalities
1
Total incidents
351
Mines on record
13
Years on record
1984–2002
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2000
287
citations
124
significant & substantial
$35,386
proposed penalties
$35,386
paid to date
100% of proposed penalties paid to date, a $0 gap.
Source: MSHA violations data, updated weekly.
Inspection activity
MSHA inspections since 2000
183
inspections on record
5,222
inspection hours
5.5
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.
287 citations across 5,222 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.
$35K
proposed penalties
$35K
current assessed
$35K
paid to date
$0
outstanding
283 assessments are final orders; 1 contested dockets.
As of the most recent assessment on 2002-12-12.
Source: MSHA assessed-violations and conference/litigation data, updated weekly.

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Incident timeline

2002
28
2001
22
2000
31
1999
34
1998
30
1997
39
1996
25
1995
28
1994
26
1993
16
1992
7
1991
12
1990
19 (1f)
1989
14
1988
8
1986
7
1985
2
1984
3

Mines on record

Fatalities under this operator

1 recorded
August 7, 1990 KY · Coal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer Fatality · IGNITION OR EXPLOSION OF GAS OR DUST
Pen Coal Corp · Contact with hot objects or substances

EMPLOYEE WAS PUSHING SCRAP METAL WITH THE DOZER. A VALVE BROKE OFF A PROPANE TANK CAUSING PROPANE GAS TO LEAK INTO THE AIR. THIS ACCIDENT OCCURRED OFF THE PERMITTED AREA.

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