Mining Incidents

Simpson Mining Company Inc operator

Controlled by Harold K Simpson
MSHA operator ID: P19140
Fatalities
1
Total incidents
26
Mines on record
6
Years on record
1987–2003
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2000
1,101
citations
470
significant & substantial
$512,827
proposed penalties
$0
paid to date
0% of proposed penalties paid to date, a $512,827 gap.
Source: MSHA violations data, updated weekly.
Inspection activity
MSHA inspections since 2000
178
inspections on record
5,049
inspection hours
21.8
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.
1,101 citations across 5,049 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.
$513K
proposed penalties
$513K
current assessed
$0
paid to date
$513K
outstanding
1,066 assessments are final orders; 1 contested dockets.
As of the most recent assessment on 2004-02-20.
Source: MSHA assessed-violations and conference/litigation data, updated weekly.

Top causes

Incident timeline

2003
1
2001
1
2000
1
1998
1
1996
2
1994
5
1990
3 (1f)
1988
1
1987
11

Mines on record

Fatalities under this operator

1 recorded
December 17, 1990 KY · Coal electrician, lineman Fatality · FALL OF FACE/RIB/PILLAR/SIDE/HIGHWALL
Simpson Mining Company Inc · Struck by falling object

ROCK FALLING FROM HIGHWALL PINNING EMPL BETWEEN SCOOP.

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