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Taft Coal Sales & Associates Incorporated operator

Controlled by Walter Energy Incorporated
MSHA operator ID: P22745
Fatalities
3
Total incidents
72
Mines on record
6
Years on record
1990–2014
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2000
185
citations
53
significant & substantial
$32,938
proposed penalties
$31,942
paid to date
97% of proposed penalties paid to date, a $996 gap.
Source: MSHA violations data, updated weekly.
Inspection activity
MSHA inspections since 2000
142
inspections on record
3,849
inspection hours
4.8
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.
185 citations across 3,849 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.
$33K
proposed penalties
$32K
current assessed
$32K
paid to date
$0
outstanding
179 assessments are final orders; 1 contested dockets.
As of the most recent assessment on 2015-04-16.
Source: MSHA assessed-violations and conference/litigation data, updated weekly.

Top causes

Incident timeline

2014
1
2013
2
2012
3 (1f)
2011
2
2010
2 (1f)
2009
3
2008
3
2007
5
2006
4
2005
9
2004
5
2003
2
2002
6
2001
4
1999
3
1998
3
1997
6
1995
1
1994
2
1993
1
1992
2 (1f)
1991
1
1990
2

Mines on record

Fatalities under this operator

3 recorded
December 14, 2012 AL · Coal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver Fatality · SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Taft Coal Sales & Associates Incorporated · Fall from machine

Employee was climbing up ladder onto Rock Truck when his feet slipped out from under him causing him to fall to the ground.*** Note added Employee died 12/28/12 from complications related to this injury per fatal ruling/notification on 6/27/13 from MSHA.

June 8, 2010 AL · Coal pumper Fatality · IGNITION OR EXPLOSION OF GAS OR DUST
Taft Coal Sales & Associates Incorporated · Contact with hot objects or substances

The Service Truck Operator was refueling a drill rig when an ignition from an unknown source resulted in fatal burns.

January 20, 1992 AL · Coal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver Fatality · HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Taft Coal Sales & Associates Inc · Caught in, under or between two or more moving objects

15095DEPENDENT HAULER WAS DELIVERING 2 SPOOLS OF WIRE ROPE.DURING THE UNLOADING PROCESS AN UNRESTRAINED ROLLED,PINNING THE TRUCK DRIVER BETWEEN THE REELS.THE VICTIM APPEARED TO HAVE SUSTAINED 76229BLE FRACTURES TO THE PELVIC AREA.

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