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Pittston Company controller

MSHA controller ID: C00230

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Fatalities: 1
Total incidents: 373
Mines on record: 33
Years on record: 2000–2003

Compliance record

MSHA citations since 2000

1,335

citations

608

significant & substantial

$171,039

proposed penalties

$166,709

paid to date

Source: MSHA violations data, updated weekly.

Top causes

POWERED HAULAGE 1 fatality · 23 non-fatal
FALL OF ROOF OR BACK 126 non-fatal
HANDLING OF MATERIALS 79 non-fatal
MACHINERY 52 non-fatal
SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON 39 non-fatal
HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) 24 non-fatal

Incident timeline

2003

2002

2001

126

2000

145 (1f)

Operators under this controller

Mines on record

Fatalities under this controller

1 recorded

June 2, 2000 VA · Coal mine manager, mine foreman, mine owner Fatality · POWERED HAULAGE

Motivation Coal Company · Struck by powered moving object

FOREMAN WAS FATALLY INJURED WHEN HE WAS CRUSHED WITH THE REAR WHEELS OF A LOADED FORD 9000 COAL TRUCK. THE ACCIDENT OCCURRED WHEN THE VICTIM BENT OVER TO MOVE A WATER HOSE AND WAS CRUSHED BY T HE REAR WHEELS OF THE COAL TRUCK MOVING IN REVERSE TOWARD THE RAW COAL BINS.