Mining Incidents

Pinnacle Resources Llc operator

Controlled by Charles D Litton
MSHA operator ID: P24517
Fatalities
1
Total incidents
9
Mines on record
1
Years on record
1995–2003
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2000
58
citations
28
significant & substantial
$12,465
proposed penalties
$11,215
paid to date
90% of proposed penalties paid to date, a $1,250 gap.
Source: MSHA violations data, updated weekly.
Inspection activity
MSHA inspections since 2000
35
inspections on record
794
inspection hours
n/a
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.
Rate withheld: 794 inspection hours is too few for a stable rate. A minimum of 1,000 inspection hours is required.
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.
$12K
proposed penalties
$11K
current assessed
$11K
paid to date
$0
outstanding
55 assessments are final orders; 1 contested dockets.
As of the most recent assessment on 2003-11-03.
Source: MSHA assessed-violations and conference/litigation data, updated weekly.

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Incident timeline

2003
1
2000
1 (1f)
1997
2
1996
2
1995
3

Mines on record

Fatalities under this operator

1 recorded
December 9, 2000 VA · Coal truck driver Fatality · SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Pinnacle Resources Llc · Fall from machine

DRIVER WAS ON TOP OF THE TRUCK BED REMOVING SLATE ROCK FROM THE COAL. SOMETHING HAPPENED CAUSINGTHE DRIVER TO FALL FROM THE TRUCK LANDING ON HISHEAD.

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