Pioneer Fuel operator
Controlled by
Alpha Natural Resources Holdings, Inc
MSHA operator ID: P23904
- Fatalities
- 0
- Total incidents
- 18
- Mines on record
- 3
- Years on record
- 2002–2018
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2002
52
citations
11
significant & substantial
$14,327
proposed penalties
$13,463
paid to date
94% of proposed penalties paid to date, a $864 gap.
Source: MSHA violations data, updated weekly.
Inspection activity
MSHA inspections since 2002
53
inspections on record
2,093
inspection hours
2.5
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.52 citations across 2,093 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.$15K
proposed penalties
$14K
current assessed
$13K
paid to date
$232
outstanding
55 assessments are final orders; 3 contested dockets.
As of the most recent assessment on 2018-06-13.
Source: MSHA assessed-violations and conference/litigation data, updated weekly.
Top causes
- HANDLING OF MATERIALS 6 non-fatal
- MACHINERY 4 non-fatal
- HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) 3 non-fatal
- POWERED HAULAGE 2 non-fatal
- SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON 2 non-fatal
- DUST DISEASE OF LUNGS 1 non-fatal
Incident timeline
2018
6
2017
1
2016
5
2014
2
2006
3
2002
1
Mines on record
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