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AEP Ohio Coal, L.L.C. operator

Controlled by American Electric Power Company Inc

MSHA operator ID: 0050178

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Fatalities: 1
Total incidents: 50
Mines on record: 2
Years on record: 2001–2004

Compliance record

MSHA citations since 2001

701

citations

399

significant & substantial

$186,315

proposed penalties

$176,315

paid to date

Source: MSHA violations data, updated weekly.

Top causes

HOISTING 1 fatality
HANDLING OF MATERIALS 12 non-fatal
FALL OF ROOF OR BACK 11 non-fatal
HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) 7 non-fatal
MACHINERY 6 non-fatal
INUNDATION 4 non-fatal

Incident timeline

2004

2003

2002

2001

4 (1f)

Mines on record

Nelms Mine - Cadiz Portal OH
Nelms Plant OH

Fatalities under this operator

1 recorded

November 8, 2001 OH · Coal laborer, bull gang, faceman, parts runner, roustabout, roof trimmer/scaler Fatality · HOISTING

AEP Ohio Coal, L.L.C. · Struck by rolling or sliding object

WHILE PREPARING TO ATTACH ROCKDUST HOSE TO POD DUSTER, THE DUSTER WAS STRUCK BY 3 SUPPLY CARS WHICH HAD BROKEN LOOSE FROM THE SLOPE CAR AT THE TOP OF THE SLOPE. CARS STRUCK THE DUSTER & THE VI CTIM WAS FATALY INJURED. THE CARS TRAVELED APPROXIMATELY 1700 FT. BEFORE STRIKING THE ROCKDUSTER. CAUSE OF THE CARS BREAKING LOOSE IS STILL UNDETERMINED.