Mining Incidents

Tri Star Coal L.L.C. operator

MSHA operator ID: 0059943
Fatalities
1
Total incidents
4
Mines on record
1
Years on record
2005–2006
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2005
50
citations
28
significant & substantial
$84,607
proposed penalties
$8,604
paid to date
10% of proposed penalties paid to date, a $76,003 gap.
Source: MSHA violations data, updated weekly.
Inspection activity
MSHA inspections since 2005
5
inspections on record
479
inspection hours
n/a
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.
Rate withheld: 479 inspection hours is too few for a stable rate. A minimum of 1,000 inspection hours is required.
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.
$85K
proposed penalties
$85K
current assessed
$9K
paid to date
$76K
outstanding
43 assessments are final orders; 3 contested dockets.
As of the most recent assessment on 2006-05-19.
Source: MSHA assessed-violations and conference/litigation data, updated weekly.

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Incident timeline

2006
3 (1f)
2005
1

Mines on record

Fatalities under this operator

1 recorded
April 20, 2006 KY · Coal shuttle car operator, mantrip operator, ramcar operator, rail runner, buggy operator Fatality · FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
Tri Star Coal L.L.C. · Struck by falling object

Employee was walking to his shuttle car when draw rock fell from top pinning lower half of his body underneath. Rock was 20' long, 86" wide, 6.5" thick.

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