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Fola Coal Company LLC operator

Controlled by CONSOL Energy Inc
MSHA operator ID: P22485
Fatalities
2
Total incidents
252
Mines on record
4
Years on record
1994–2013
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2000
622
citations
184
significant & substantial
$264,757
proposed penalties
$229,501
paid to date
87% of proposed penalties paid to date, a $35,257 gap.
Source: MSHA violations data, updated weekly.
Inspection activity
MSHA inspections since 2000
271
inspections on record
11,633
inspection hours
5.3
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.
622 citations across 11,633 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.
$265K
proposed penalties
$230K
current assessed
$230K
paid to date
$0
outstanding
605 assessments are final orders; 18 contested dockets.
As of the most recent assessment on 2013-09-19.
Source: MSHA assessed-violations and conference/litigation data, updated weekly.

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Incident timeline

2013
3
2012
2
2011
2
2010
10
2009
12
2008
10
2007
15
2006
14
2005
30
2004
39
2003
12
2002
12
2001
8
2000
9
1999
15 (1f)
1998
19
1997
15
1996
8
1995
12 (1f)
1994
5

Mines on record

Fatalities under this operator

2 recorded
January 20, 1999 WV · Coal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer Fatality · POWERED HAULAGE
Fola Coal Company LLC · Struck against a moving object

FATAL ACCIDENT OCCURRED WHEN A 777D ROCK TRUCK FELL OVER THE EMBANKMENT OF A FILL AREA. THE OCCURRENCE WAS IN THE VALLEY FILL AREA OF THE C & D CUT.

January 9, 1995 WV · Coal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator Fatality · SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Fola Coal Company LLC · Fall from machine

EMPLOYEE WAS USING A HOIST TO GET A PIPE DISTRIBUTION BOX UNDER A WASHER IN A COAL PREPARATION PLANT.HE WAS STANDING ON A VIBRATING SCREEN WHEN THE BOX SWUNG AROUND AND KNOCKED HIS LEG OUT FRO M UNDER HIM.HE FELL INTO THE SCREEN AND DOWN A CHUTE TO THE NEXT FLOOR.

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