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John C Smith Jr controller

MSHA controller ID: C16073

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Fatalities: 1
Total incidents: 188
Mines on record: 22
Years on record: 2001–2008

Compliance record

MSHA citations since 2001

1,197

citations

537

significant & substantial

$1,115,283

proposed penalties

$695,051

paid to date

Source: MSHA violations data, updated weekly.

Top causes

MACHINERY 1 fatality · 25 non-fatal
HANDLING OF MATERIALS 54 non-fatal
SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON 43 non-fatal
POWERED HAULAGE 20 non-fatal
HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) 12 non-fatal
FALL OF FACE/RIB/PILLAR/SIDE/HIGHWALL 8 non-fatal

Incident timeline

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2001

Operators under this controller

Mines on record

Fatalities under this controller

1 recorded

December 28, 2002 KY · Coal welder (shop) Fatality · MACHINERY

Appalachian Fuels, LLC · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

VICTIM WAS STRUCK BY EXCAVATOR BUCKET WHILE WORKING INSIDE A ROCK TRUCK BED. HE WAS CRUSHED BETWEEN THE BUCKET OF THE EXCAVATOR AND THE INTERIOROF THE TRUCKBED. RESULTED IN FATAL INJURIES.