Mining Incidents

Sunrise Coal Co., LLC operator

Controlled by Jimmie R Ryan
MSHA operator ID: P24401
Fatalities
1
Total incidents
44
Mines on record
2
Years on record
2000–2005
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2000
488
citations
219
significant & substantial
$155,245
proposed penalties
$64,755
paid to date
42% of proposed penalties paid to date, a $90,490 gap.
Source: MSHA violations data, updated weekly.
Inspection activity
MSHA inspections since 2000
256
inspections on record
5,163
inspection hours
9.5
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.
488 citations across 5,163 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.
$155K
proposed penalties
$145K
current assessed
$65K
paid to date
$80K
outstanding
476 assessments are final orders; 7 contested dockets.
As of the most recent assessment on 2006-06-19.
Source: MSHA assessed-violations and conference/litigation data, updated weekly.

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Incident timeline

2005
1 (1f)
2004
5
2003
6
2002
18
2001
8
2000
6

Mines on record

Fatalities under this operator

1 recorded
July 12, 2005 AL · Coal beltman, conveyor man, conveyor belt worker, mobile bridge carrierman, feeder operator, conveyor rider Fatality · FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
Sunrise Coal Co., LLC · Struck by falling object

Intersection roof fall in above roof suport in the #4 entry/belt entry in the last open crosscut causing death of a bridge operator.

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