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Iracoal Incorporated controller

MSHA controller ID: C15585

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Fatalities: 2
Total incidents: 431
Mines on record: 15
Years on record: 2000–2003

Compliance record

MSHA citations since 2000

3,158

citations

821

significant & substantial

$834,713

proposed penalties

$288,967

paid to date

Source: MSHA violations data, updated weekly.

Top causes

POWERED HAULAGE 2 fatalities · 20 non-fatal
HANDLING OF MATERIALS 117 non-fatal
FALL OF ROOF OR BACK 97 non-fatal
SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON 63 non-fatal
MACHINERY 58 non-fatal
HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) 36 non-fatal

Incident timeline

2003

2002

111

2001

150 (1f)

2000

138 (1f)

Operators under this controller

Lodestar Energy Inc 431

Mines on record

Fatalities under this controller

2 recorded

October 3, 2001 KY · Coal truck driver Fatality · POWERED HAULAGE

Lodestar Energy, Inc · Fall from machine

EE WAS OPERATING A DM600 MACK FUEL TRUCK WHEN HE APPARENTLY LOST CONTROL OF THE TRUCK AND JUMPED OUT OF THE TRUCK. IN DOING SO, HE SUSTAINED SEVERE HEAD INJURIES AND DIED ON 10-4-01. THE ACCID ENT HAPPENED ON A DESCENDING ROAD. CAUSE IS STILL UNDETERMINED.

May 8, 2000 KY · Coal coal/ore shovel operator, shoveler, power shoveler Fatality · POWERED HAULAGE

Lodestar Energy Incorporated · Struck against stationary object

EMPLOYEE WAS OPERATING A ROCK TRUCK, DUMPING INTO HOLLOW FILL #6. HE BACKED TO THE DUMP AND THEN REPOSITIONED TRUCK. AT THIS TIME THE TRUCK WENT OVER THE HILL. HE WAS THROWN FROM THE TRUCK AND RECEIVED FATAL INJURIES.