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Mettiki Coal Company (ALJ decision, August 8, 1991)

Mettiki Coal Company (FMSHRC YORK 89-19-R, YORK 89-20-R): Proceedings concluded after penalty settlement

Decision type
ALJ decision
Dockets
YORK 89-19-R, YORK 89-20-R
Decided
August 8, 1991
Presiding judge
William Fauver
Outcome
Settled
Precedential status
Final order, not precedent
Checked against source
2026-08-16
Official source
Read the official release (fmshrc.gov)
PDF
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Currency note: this decision dates from 1991
The MSHA standards may have been amended, penalty amounts have been adjusted, and later Commission or court decisions may have changed the analysis since then. Treat this page as historical context, not current compliance advice. Verify the current standard before relying on any specific rule, threshold, or penalty mentioned here.
Final ALJ decision, not Commission precedent
This decision became final under the 40-day rule in 30 U.S.C. § 823(d)(1) because no later Commission review appears in the official index. It binds the parties but is not Commission precedent. The full text below is from the official FMSHRC release.
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Plain-English summary

Mettiki Coal Company contested two citations issued at the Mettiki General Prep Plant. The order states that a penalty settlement for both citations was approved on July 12, 1991, in Docket No. YORK 89-42. Because the settlement resolved the two proceedings, the judge ordered that all proceedings in YORK 89-19-R and YORK 89-20-R were concluded. The order does not identify the cited mine standards or state the settlement amount.

Decision snapshot

  • Cited standards: None identified in the order.
  • Outcome: The two proceedings were concluded after approval of a penalty settlement.
  • Key point: The settlement in the related docket resolved both contest proceedings.

Full text (FMSHRC public release)

Federal Mine Safety and Health Review Commission Office of Administrative Law Judges
2 Skyline, 10th Floor
5203 Leesburg Pike
Falls Church, Virginia 22041

METTIKI COAL COMPANY,
CONTEST PROCEEDINGS
CONTESTANT
v. Docket No. YORK 89-19-R
A. C. No. 3110337; 11/30/88
SECRETARY OF LABOR,
MINE SAFETY AND HEALTH
Docket No. YORK 89-20-R
ADMINISTRATION (MSHA),
A. C. No. 3110339; 11/30/88
RESPONDENT
Mettiki General Prep Plant
Mine ID 18-00671

FINAL ORDER ON REMAND

A penalty settlement of the two citations involved in these proceedings was approved on July 12, 1991, in Docket No. YORK 89-42. Accordingly, all proceedings in the above cases are CONCLUDED.
William Fauver
Administrative Law Judge

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