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James O Bunn; Franklin D Robertson controller

MSHA controller ID: C14544

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Fatalities
3
Total incidents
843
Mines on record
24
Years on record
2000–2018
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2000
5,712
citations
2,644
significant & substantial
$5,827,875
proposed penalties
$4,231,961
paid to date
Source: MSHA violations data, updated weekly.

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Incident timeline

2018
1
2014
16
2013
42
2012
32 (1f)
2011
56
2010
50
2009
55 (1f)
2008
66
2007
84
2006
91
2005
99 (1f)
2004
80
2003
63
2002
42
2001
41
2000
25

Operators under this controller

Mines on record

Fatalities under this controller

3 recorded
July 27, 2012 WV · Coal laborer, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, roof trimmer/scaler Fatality · MACHINERY
Coal River Mining LLC · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

At approximately 4:00am on the 27th of July 2012 a fatal incident occurred when the boom of the continuous miner struck the employee. The accident remains under investigation.

February 17, 2009 IL · Coal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver Fatality · HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Knight Hawk Coal, LLC · Struck by falling object

A truck driver was delivering a load of lumber to the mine site. While the fork truck operator was unloading the truck, the truck driver walked around the other side of the truck when the fork truck operator accidentally pushed over a bundle of lumber, crushing the truck driver fatally.

March 31, 2005 WV · Coal continuous miner operator, coal mole operator Fatality · FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
Coal River Mining LLC · Struck by falling object

Unintentional roof fall occured in the H6 entry causing fatal injuries.