Mining Incidents

Wabash Mine Holding Company operator

MSHA operator ID: P24248
Fatalities
1
Total incidents
320
Mines on record
1
Years on record
1999–2007
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2000
3,556
citations
1,183
significant & substantial
$3,115,755
proposed penalties
$2,073,116
paid to date
67% of proposed penalties paid to date, a $1,042,639 gap.
Source: MSHA violations data, updated weekly.
Inspection activity
MSHA inspections since 2000
602
inspections on record
24,055
inspection hours
14.8
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.
3,556 citations across 24,055 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.
$3.1M
proposed penalties
$2.1M
current assessed
$2.1M
paid to date
$3K
outstanding
3,516 assessments are final orders; 35 contested dockets.
As of the most recent assessment on 2007-08-06.
Source: MSHA assessed-violations and conference/litigation data, updated weekly.

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Incident timeline

2007
24
2006
61
2005
43
2004
29
2003
41 (1f)
2002
47
2001
27
2000
21
1999
27

Mines on record

Fatalities under this operator

1 recorded
February 15, 2003 IL · Coal roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs) Fatality · FALL OF FACE/RIB/PILLAR/SIDE/HIGHWALL
Wabash Mine Holding Company · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

EMPLOYEE WAS RIB BOLTING CORNER IN #7 ENTRY AND NOTICED LOOSE RIB. HE WAS WALKING ALONG SIDE OF ROOF BOLTING MACHINE TO OBTAIN A SCALING BAR WHEN RIB FELL, PINNING HIM AGAINST THE MACHINE.

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