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Andalex Resources Inc. operator

Controlled by Robert E Murray

MSHA operator ID: P17573

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Fatalities: 3
Total incidents: 135
Mines on record: 3
Years on record: 2000–2015

Compliance record

MSHA citations since 2000

1,547

citations

679

significant & substantial

$1,912,293

proposed penalties

$1,012,287

paid to date

Source: MSHA violations data, updated weekly.

Top causes

POWERED HAULAGE 2 fatalities · 10 non-fatal
FALL OF FACE/RIB/PILLAR/SIDE/HIGHWALL 1 fatality · 21 non-fatal
HANDLING OF MATERIALS 26 non-fatal
FALL OF ROOF OR BACK 17 non-fatal
SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON 16 non-fatal
HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) 12 non-fatal

Incident timeline

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25 (1f)

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22 (1f)

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10 (1f)

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2000

Mines on record

Fatalities under this operator

3 recorded

January 29, 2006 UT · Coal longwall operator, chock operator, shear operator, plow operator Fatality · FALL OF FACE/RIB/PILLAR/SIDE/HIGHWALL

Andalex Resources Inc · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

The Shearer operators had cut a taper from #40 shield towards the headgate. The headgate drum was just a foot or two from cutting through the headgate when a bounce occurred. The bouce blew coal through the bounce shields striking him

January 22, 2004 UT · Coal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman Fatality · POWERED HAULAGE

Andalex Resources Inc · Struck against a moving object

THE VICTIM WAS OPERATING DIESEL TRACTOR PULLING A WATER TRAILER. HE DROVE TO THE SURFACE AREA AND PARKED THE TRAILER. HE THEN PULLED AWAY FROM THE TRAILER AND RAN INTO A LONGWALL SHIELD WHICH WAS STORED ON THE SURFACE AREA OF THE MINE.

February 27, 2002 UT · Coal truck driver Fatality · POWERED HAULAGE

Andalex Resources Inc · Struck by powered moving object

IT APPEARS THAT THE VICTIM GOT OUT OF THE TRUCK WHILE IT WAS BEING LOADED. THE TRUCK BEGAN TO ROLL FORWARD DOWN AN APPROXIMATE 6% GRADE ALONG THE MAIN HAULAGE ROAD. THE TRUCK TRAVELED ABOUT 200 FEET, LEAVING THE ROAD, AND HITTING AN EMBANKMENT. THE VICTIM WAS FOUND ON THE GROUND ABOUT A FOOT AWAY FROM THE REAR OF THE TRAILER.