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Ken Ripley controller

MSHA controller ID: M13740

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Fatalities: 1
Total incidents: 8
Mines on record: 2
Years on record: 2001–2006

Compliance record

MSHA citations since 2001

citations

significant & substantial

$80,714

proposed penalties

$68,480

paid to date

Source: MSHA violations data, updated weekly.

Top causes

POWERED HAULAGE 1 fatality
HANDLING OF MATERIALS 4 non-fatal
FALL OF FACE/RIB/PILLAR/SIDE/HIGHWALL 1 non-fatal
FALL OF ROOF OR BACK 1 non-fatal
SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON 1 non-fatal

Incident timeline

2006

2005

2004

1 (1f)

2001

Operators under this controller

Golden Phoenix Minerals Inc. 8

Mines on record

Ashdown Mine NV
Mineral Ridge Mine NV

Fatalities under this controller

1 recorded

June 29, 2004 NV · Metal/Non-Metal belt foreman, maintenance foreman, maintenance supervisor Fatality · POWERED HAULAGE

Golden Phoenix Minerals Inc · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

BAD BRAKES/BAD STEERING, STEEP GRADE 15%. EMPLOYEE WAS TEST DRIVING THE WATER WAGON ON THE ACCESS ROAD WHICH IS ON THE SOUTH SIDE OF HOMESTED PIT. EMPLOYEE MUST HAVE LOST HIS BRAKES, POPPED OUT OF GEAR, LOST STEERING & TRIED TO JUMP. HE WAS CRUSHED BY THE TIRE.