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Rockhouse Creek Development, LLC operator

Controlled by James River Coal Company
MSHA operator ID: P24390

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Fatalities
1
Total incidents
417
Mines on record
12
Years on record
2001–2014
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2001
4,557
citations
1,026
significant & substantial
$3,819,049
proposed penalties
$2,318,331
paid to date
Source: MSHA violations data, updated weekly.

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Incident timeline

2014
11
2013
21
2012
31
2011
34
2010
27
2009
27
2008
30
2007
45 (1f)
2006
52
2005
41
2004
36
2003
40
2002
13
2001
9

Mines on record

Fatalities under this operator

1 recorded
August 4, 2007 WV · Coal bull gang foreman, labor foreman, leadman, section foreman, shift boss Fatality · MACHINERY
Rockhouse Creek Development, LLC · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

During the change-out of a cutter head torque shaft, employee unexpectedly attempted to pull out a rotating shaft which struck him, causing injuries.