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James E Trent controller

MSHA controller ID: C08858

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Fatalities: 2
Total incidents: 79
Mines on record: 8
Years on record: 2000–2005

Compliance record

MSHA citations since 2000

824

citations

321

significant & substantial

$199,373

proposed penalties

$42,644

paid to date

Source: MSHA violations data, updated weekly.

Top causes

POWERED HAULAGE 1 fatality · 9 non-fatal
ELECTRICAL 1 fatality
HANDLING OF MATERIALS 19 non-fatal
SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON 12 non-fatal
MACHINERY 11 non-fatal
FALL OF ROOF OR BACK 8 non-fatal

Incident timeline

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16 (1f)

2000

2 (1f)

Operators under this controller

Mines on record

Fatalities under this controller

2 recorded

March 13, 2001 WV · Coal electrician, lineman Fatality · ELECTRICAL

Century Energy Corporation · Contact with electrical current

AFTER INSTALLATION OF A BANK OF CAPCITORS ON THE HIGH VOLTAGE LINES FEEDING THE MINE SUBSTATION,EE (ACCORDING TO WITNESSES) UNPLUGGED THE 110 V CONTROL CIRCUIT FROM THE RECEPTACLE, THREW IT TO THE GROUND, PICKED IT BACK UP TO INSPECT & AT THIS TIME CAME IN CONTACT WITH ELECTRICAL CURRENT.

October 24, 2000 WV · Coal beltman, conveyor man, conveyor belt worker, mobile bridge carrierman, feeder operator, conveyor rider Fatality · POWERED HAULAGE

Century Energy Corporation · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

THE VICTIM APPARENTLY REMOVED HIMSELF FROM THE OPERATOR'S COMPARTMENT OF THE LONG AIRDOX NO. 3 MBC AND RECEIVED FATAL CRUSHING INJURIES WHEN HEWAS CAUGHT BETWEEN THE MACHINE OPERATOR'S COMPAR TMENT CANOPY AND THE COAL RIB. THE ACCIDENT OCCURRED AS THE MOBILE BRIDGE CONVEYOR WAS BEING SETUP TO MINE IN THE NO. 4 FACE.