Pillar were being mined on the MMU 003-0. Mining had been completed in a block and the continous miner had been moved. The crew was in the process of moving the mobile roof supports from the area when a roof fall occurred in the intersection fatally injuring the vicitm.
Stillhouse Mining, LLC operator
Controlled by
Alpha Natural Resources, Inc.
MSHA operator ID: P24332
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2000
2,244
citations
620
significant & substantial
$2,038,451
proposed penalties
$1,756,136
paid to date
86% of proposed penalties paid to date, a $282,315 gap.
Source: MSHA violations data, updated weekly.
Inspection activity
MSHA inspections since 2000
443
inspections on record
26,687
inspection hours
8.4
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.2,244 citations across 26,687 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.$2.0M
proposed penalties
$1.8M
current assessed
$1.8M
paid to date
$0
outstanding
2,190 assessments are final orders; 145 contested dockets.
As of the most recent assessment on 2013-12-05.
Source: MSHA assessed-violations and conference/litigation data, updated weekly.
Top causes
- FALL OF ROOF OR BACK 2 fatalities · 39 non-fatal
- HANDLING OF MATERIALS 70 non-fatal
- MACHINERY 32 non-fatal
- SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON 20 non-fatal
- HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) 19 non-fatal
- FALL OF FACE/RIB/PILLAR/SIDE/HIGHWALL 17 non-fatal
Incident timeline
2013
11
2012
21
2011
23
2010
19
2009
33
2008
27
2007
22
2006
25
2005
19 (2f)
2004
11
2003
8
2002
10
2001
13
2000
7
Mines on record
- CVB No 1 KY
- D-14 Stillhouse KY
Fatalities under this operator
2 recorded
August 3, 2005
KY · Coal
bull gang foreman, labor foreman, leadman, section foreman, shift boss
Fatality · FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
Stillhouse Mining LLC · Struck by falling object
August 3, 2005
KY · Coal
laborer, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, roof trimmer/scaler
Fatality · FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
Stillhouse Mining LLC · Struck by falling object
Pillars were being mined on the mmu-003-0. Mining had been completed in a block and the continuous mining machine had been moved. The crew was in the process of moving the mobile roof supports from the area when a roof fall occurred int he intersection fatally injuring the victim.
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