Mining Incidents

Pleasant View Mining Company Inc operator

Controlled by Gary E Peyton
MSHA operator ID: P21913
Fatalities
1
Total incidents
215
Mines on record
1
Years on record
1992–2011
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2001
872
citations
254
significant & substantial
$436,541
proposed penalties
$268,018
paid to date
61% of proposed penalties paid to date, a $168,523 gap.
Source: MSHA violations data, updated weekly.
Inspection activity
MSHA inspections since 2000
145
inspections on record
8,264
inspection hours
10.6
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.
872 citations across 8,264 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.
$437K
proposed penalties
$268K
current assessed
$268K
paid to date
$0
outstanding
854 assessments are final orders; 34 contested dockets.
As of the most recent assessment on 2011-08-29.
Source: MSHA assessed-violations and conference/litigation data, updated weekly.

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Incident timeline

2011
6
2010
2
2009
11
2008
10
2007
18
2006
15
2005
16
2004
6
2002
3
2001
1
1999
12
1998
13
1997
19
1996
19 (1f)
1995
16
1994
23
1993
23
1992
2

Mines on record

Fatalities under this operator

1 recorded
April 7, 1996 KY · Coal superintendent Fatality · ELECTRICAL
Pleasant View Mining Company Inc · Contact with hot objects or substances

AN OIL CIRCUIT BRAKER (O.C.B.) LOCATED ON THE SURFACE, CAUSED AN EXPLOSION, CAUUSING TRANSFORMER OIL TO SPRAY COVERING EMPLOYEE, CATCHING HIM ON FIRE, CAUSING 80 TO 90 PER-CENT BURNS TO EMPLOY EE'S BODY.

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