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Benjamin R. Bennett controller

MSHA controller ID: C00015

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Fatalities: 2
Total incidents: 385
Mines on record: 17
Years on record: 2000–2013

Compliance record

MSHA citations since 2000

8,274

citations

3,175

significant & substantial

$7,860,436

proposed penalties

$1,551,831

paid to date

Source: MSHA violations data, updated weekly.

Top causes

MACHINERY 1 fatality · 28 non-fatal
FALL OF FACE/RIB/PILLAR/SIDE/HIGHWALL 1 fatality · 12 non-fatal
HANDLING OF MATERIALS 113 non-fatal
FALL OF ROOF OR BACK 72 non-fatal
SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON 52 non-fatal
HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) 31 non-fatal

Incident timeline

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51 (1f)

Operators under this controller

Manalapan Mining Co., Inc. 259
Left Fork Mining Co Inc 126

Mines on record

Fatalities under this controller

2 recorded

June 29, 2011 KY · Coal laborer, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, roof trimmer/scaler Fatality · FALL OF FACE/RIB/PILLAR/SIDE/HIGHWALL

Manalapan Mining Co., Inc. · Struck by falling object

Employee was watching the cable on the dolly when the rib rolled off crushing him. Rib measured approximately 82 by 36 by 11 inches.

August 15, 2000 KY · Coal continuous miner operator, coal mole operator Fatality · MACHINERY

Manalapan Mining Company Inc · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

THE FATALLY INJ PERSON WAS TRAMMING THE JOY CONTMINER ACROSS THE SECTION WHEN HE STOPPED TO THROW THE MINER CABLE OUT OF THE WAY-HE WAS BETWEEN THE MINER & COAL RIB. IN THE PROCESS OF THROWING THE CABLE HE INADVERNTLY HIT THE TRAM LEVER CAUSING THE MINER TO SLIDE INTO THE RT RIB CRUSHING HIM