Mining Incidents

Windsor Coal Company operator

MSHA operator ID: P00407
Fatalities
1
Total incidents
720
Mines on record
1
Years on record
1983–2001
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2000
524
citations
275
significant & substantial
$137,242
proposed penalties
$128,105
paid to date
93% of proposed penalties paid to date, a $9,137 gap.
Source: MSHA violations data, updated weekly.
Inspection activity
MSHA inspections since 2000
73
inspections on record
3,797
inspection hours
13.8
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.
524 citations across 3,797 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.
$137K
proposed penalties
$128K
current assessed
$128K
paid to date
$0
outstanding
521 assessments are final orders; 15 contested dockets.
As of the most recent assessment on 2001-06-18.
Source: MSHA assessed-violations and conference/litigation data, updated weekly.

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Incident timeline

2001
8
2000
26
1999
30 (1f)
1998
38
1997
38
1996
32
1995
32
1994
38
1993
40
1992
26
1991
56
1990
43
1989
35
1988
57
1987
50
1986
49
1985
41
1984
41
1983
40

Mines on record

Fatalities under this operator

1 recorded
December 9, 1999 WV · Coal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver Fatality · MACHINERY
Windsor Coal Company · Struck by falling object

EMPLOYEES WERE REMOVING 6 TON COUNTERWEIGHT FROM CRANE. EMPLOYEE REMOVED COUNTERWEIGHT PINS BEFORE CABLE WAS TIGHT. COUNTERWEIGHT BECAME UNSTABLE STRIKING HIM, CAUSING FATAL INJURIES.

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