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Solar Sources Mining LLC operator

Controlled by White Stallion Energy
MSHA operator ID: P11722
Fatalities
3
Total incidents
387
Mines on record
10
Years on record
1983–2020
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2000
1,214
citations
447
significant & substantial
$1,120,928
proposed penalties
$864,268
paid to date
77% of proposed penalties paid to date, a $256,660 gap.
Source: MSHA violations data, updated weekly.
Inspection activity
MSHA inspections since 2000
501
inspections on record
13,831
inspection hours
8.8
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.
1,214 citations across 13,831 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.
$1.1M
proposed penalties
$937K
current assessed
$864K
paid to date
$73K
outstanding
1,188 assessments are final orders; 46 contested dockets.
As of the most recent assessment on 2021-10-13.
Source: MSHA assessed-violations and conference/litigation data, updated weekly.

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Incident timeline

2020
7
2019
11
2018
14
2017
11
2016
10
2015
14
2014
20
2013
18
2012
7
2011
20
2010
34
2009
26
2008
13
2007
14
2006
7
2005
16
2004
27
2003
20 (1f)
2002
10 (1f)
2001
20
2000
11
1999
6 (1f)
1998
6
1997
2
1996
6
1995
3
1994
4
1993
6
1992
8
1991
6
1990
1
1989
4
1988
3
1985
1
1983
1

Mines on record

Fatalities under this operator

3 recorded
June 23, 2003 IN · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech Fatality · MACHINERY
Solar Sources Mining LLC · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

EE & CO-WORKER WERE GOING TO MOVE A LARGE PIECE OF METAL TO BLOCK UP A LOADER. COWORKER WAS IN THE LOADER AND THE BUCKET WAS IN THE AIR. EE DIRECTED COWORKER IN THE LOADER AND SIGNALED HIM TO STOP. COWORKER SAID HE STOPPED AND WAITED FOR EE TO ATTACH THE CHAIN. EE DID NOT RETURN. COWORKER GOT OFF LOADER & SAW EE WAS TRAPPED BETWEEN LOADER BUCKET & METAL. SUFFERED FATAL HEAD INJURIE

July 10, 2002 IN · Coal truck driver Fatality · POWERED HAULAGE
Solar Sources Mining LLC · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

TRUCK NOT BLOCKED AGAINST MOTION.

February 24, 1999 IN · Coal blaster, shooter, shotfirer, explosive worker, powder gang/monkey Fatality · FALL OF FACE/RIB/PILLAR/SIDE/HIGHWALL
Solar Sources Mining LLC · Struck by falling object

OPERATOR WAS PREPARING TO MARKING HIGHWALL, TO MARK EDGE OF SHOT. WHEN SEVERAL LARGE PIECES OF ROCK FELL FROM THE HIGHWALL STRIKING HIM AND COVERING HIS BODY. THIS RESULTED IN HIS DEATH.

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