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Willis Ring controller

MSHA controller ID: C11646

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Fatalities: 1
Total incidents: 41
Mines on record: 8
Years on record: 2000–2009

Compliance record

MSHA citations since 1999

774

citations

294

significant & substantial

$208,079

proposed penalties

$186,972

paid to date

Source: MSHA violations data, updated weekly.

Top causes

FALL OF ROOF OR BACK 1 fatality · 18 non-fatal
HANDLING OF MATERIALS 5 non-fatal
POWERED HAULAGE 5 non-fatal
MACHINERY 4 non-fatal
NO VALUE FOUND 3 non-fatal
SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON 2 non-fatal

Incident timeline

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Operators under this controller

Reedy Coal Co; Inc 26
R & R Mining Inc 15

Mines on record

Fatalities under this controller

1 recorded

August 2, 2004 KY · Coal roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs) Fatality · FALL OF ROOF OR BACK

Reedy Coal Co; Inc · Struck by falling object

EE had just finished installing timbers and began to observe the top for the miner operator who had begun to cut the end cut in the #2 entry. A section of roof measuring 18' wide 0-60" thick fell on ee causing fatal injuries.