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Ricky D Kirk; Jerry Wells Jr controller

MSHA controller ID: C13425

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Fatalities: 1
Total incidents: 66
Mines on record: 10
Years on record: 2000–2026

Compliance record

MSHA citations since 2000

1,450

citations

400

significant & substantial

$847,451

proposed penalties

$511,196

paid to date

Source: MSHA violations data, updated weekly.

Top causes

MACHINERY 1 fatality · 7 non-fatal
FALL OF ROOF OR BACK 29 non-fatal
SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON 10 non-fatal
HANDLING OF MATERIALS 6 non-fatal
POWERED HAULAGE 5 non-fatal
HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) 3 non-fatal

Incident timeline

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Operators under this controller

Mines on record

Fatalities under this controller

1 recorded

December 17, 2001 KY · Coal blaster, shooter, shotfirer, explosive worker, powder gang/monkey Fatality · MACHINERY

Carbon River Coal Corp · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

WORKER WAS OPERATING A CAT D60 DOZER AND WAS MAKING A PAD TO PLACE A 6" GORMAN-RUPP WATER PUMP ON. DOZER TILTED OVER, WORKER WAS PINNED UNDER DOZER. HE RECEIVED MASSIVE INJURIES FROM WEIGHT OF DOZER.