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Armstrong Coal Company, Inc. operator

Controlled by Armstrong Energy Inc
MSHA operator ID: 0079344

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Fatalities
2
Total incidents
406
Mines on record
11
Years on record
2007–2018
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2007
7,438
citations
1,617
significant & substantial
$7,067,013
proposed penalties
$5,012,125
paid to date
Source: MSHA violations data, updated weekly.

Top causes

Incident timeline

2018
2
2017
35
2016
32
2015
56
2014
85
2013
56
2012
41
2011
31 (2f)
2010
28
2009
26
2008
13
2007
1

Mines on record

Fatalities under this operator

2 recorded
October 28, 2011 KY · Coal blaster, shooter, shotfirer, explosive worker, powder gang/monkey Fatality · FALL OF FACE/RIB/PILLAR/SIDE/HIGHWALL
Armstrong Coal Company, Inc. · Struck by falling object

Two employees were in route to begin shift loading holes in #11 Pit. As they traveled into the West end of this pit and attempted to drive up ramp onto work area the highwall collapsed resulting in death to both employees.

October 28, 2011 KY · Coal blaster, shooter, shotfirer, explosive worker, powder gang/monkey Fatality · FALL OF FACE/RIB/PILLAR/SIDE/HIGHWALL
Armstrong Coal Company, Inc. · Struck by falling object

Two employees were in route to begin shift loading holes in #11 Pit. As they traveled into the West end of this pit and attempted to drive up ramp onto work area the highwall collapsed resulting in death to both employees.