Mining Incidents

Pinnacle Mining Company LLC operator

Controlled by ERP Compliant Fuels, LLC
MSHA operator ID: 0051370
Fatalities
1
Total incidents
752
Mines on record
4
Years on record
2003–2018
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2003
7,558
citations
1,940
significant & substantial
$7,186,107
proposed penalties
$4,563,207
paid to date
64% of proposed penalties paid to date, a $2,622,900 gap.
Source: MSHA violations data, updated weekly.
Inspection activity
MSHA inspections since 2003
1,607
inspections on record
76,908
inspection hours
9.8
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.
7,558 citations across 76,908 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.
$7.2M
proposed penalties
$5.4M
current assessed
$4.6M
paid to date
$886K
outstanding
7,408 assessments are final orders; 227 contested dockets.
As of the most recent assessment on 2024-01-11.
Source: MSHA assessed-violations and conference/litigation data, updated weekly.

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Incident timeline

2018
29
2017
46 (1f)
2016
26
2015
37
2014
48
2013
44
2012
46
2011
45
2010
74
2009
47
2008
96
2007
58
2006
55
2005
53
2004
31
2003
17

Mines on record

Fatalities under this operator

1 recorded
May 18, 2017 WV · Coal utility man, errand boy, service truck operator Fatality · POWERED HAULAGE
Pinnacle Mining Company LLC · Struck against stationary object

EMPLOYEE WAS OPERATING #43 DC MOTOR ALONG 8 HAULAGE EXTENSION TRACK WHEN EMPLOYEE STRUCK EMPLOYEE'S HEAD AGAINST A ROOF SUPPORT BEAM. INCIDENT INVESTIGATION ONGOING

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