Mining Incidents

Tusky Coal, LLC operator

Controlled by Charles C Ungurean
MSHA operator ID: 0050595
Fatalities
1
Total incidents
21
Mines on record
1
Years on record
2004–2005
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2004
50
citations
21
significant & substantial
$18,002
proposed penalties
$15,402
paid to date
86% of proposed penalties paid to date, a $2,600 gap.
Source: MSHA violations data, updated weekly.
Inspection activity
MSHA inspections since 2004
23
inspections on record
1,235
inspection hours
4.0
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.
50 citations across 1,235 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.
$18K
proposed penalties
$17K
current assessed
$15K
paid to date
$2K
outstanding
47 assessments are final orders; 1 contested dockets.
As of the most recent assessment on 2005-06-22.
Source: MSHA assessed-violations and conference/litigation data, updated weekly.

Top causes

Incident timeline

2005
5 (1f)
2004
16

Mines on record

Fatalities under this operator

1 recorded
June 10, 2005 OH · Coal roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs) Fatality · POWERED HAULAGE
Tusky Coal, LLC · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

Shuttle car operator stopped to talk to the shuttle car operator in the crosscut behind him. Scoop operator in crosscut in front proceeded to cross in front of shuttle car. Shuttle car operator proceeded with the buggy towards the feeder running over the scoop operator in front of him.

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