Mining Incidents

Tennco Inc operator

MSHA operator ID: P23841
Fatalities
1
Total incidents
72
Mines on record
6
Years on record
1998–2007
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2000
421
citations
150
significant & substantial
$44,031
proposed penalties
$43,884
paid to date
100% of proposed penalties paid to date, a $147 gap.
Source: MSHA violations data, updated weekly.
Inspection activity
MSHA inspections since 2000
211
inspections on record
8,417
inspection hours
5.0
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.
421 citations across 8,417 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.
$44K
proposed penalties
$44K
current assessed
$44K
paid to date
$0
outstanding
418 assessments are final orders; 0 contested dockets.
As of the most recent assessment on 2008-03-20.
Source: MSHA assessed-violations and conference/litigation data, updated weekly.

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Incident timeline

2007
4
2006
4
2005
16
2004
8 (1f)
2003
8
2002
12
2001
6
2000
2
1999
9
1998
3

Mines on record

Fatalities under this operator

1 recorded
December 21, 2004 TN · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech Fatality · MACHINERY
Tennco Inc · Struck by flying object

EE was changing tire on 10SC shuttle car, had new tire on and was finishing tightening bolts, when the tire exploded and the 2 safety rings struck the victim in the face, left hand and chest area.

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