The miner & a co-worker installed blocking material under the cutter head of the continuous miner to support it while they replaced the load-lock valve. The victim was in the process of installing the new valve when the blocking material failed & allowed the cutter head to fall to the mine floor. The victim was crushed between the boom of the cutter head & the frame of the pan.
Sebree Mining LLC operator
Controlled by
Alliance Resource Partners LP
MSHA operator ID: 0111108
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2012
1,087
citations
258
significant & substantial
$820,259
proposed penalties
$617,789
paid to date
75% of proposed penalties paid to date, a $202,470 gap.
Source: MSHA violations data, updated weekly.
Inspection activity
MSHA inspections since 2012
238
inspections on record
15,220
inspection hours
7.1
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.1,087 citations across 15,220 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.$820K
proposed penalties
$618K
current assessed
$618K
paid to date
$0
outstanding
1,060 assessments are final orders; 57 contested dockets.
As of the most recent assessment on 2016-12-13.
Source: MSHA assessed-violations and conference/litigation data, updated weekly.
Top causes
- MACHINERY 1 fatality · 11 non-fatal
- HANDLING OF MATERIALS 33 non-fatal
- FALL OF ROOF OR BACK 23 non-fatal
- SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON 20 non-fatal
- HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) 11 non-fatal
- POWERED HAULAGE 6 non-fatal
Incident timeline
2015
19 (1f)
2014
47
2013
31
2012
20
Mines on record
- Onton #9 KY
Fatalities under this operator
1 recorded
September 16, 2015
KY · Coal
maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech
Fatality · MACHINERY
Sebree Mining LLC · Struck by falling object
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