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Albert R Frei controller

MSHA controller ID: M04039

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Fatalities
1
Total incidents
116
Mines on record
8
Years on record
1983–2023
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2000
424
citations
106
significant & substantial
$165,197
proposed penalties
$153,483
paid to date
93% of proposed penalties paid to date, a $11,714 gap.
Source: MSHA violations data, updated weekly.
Inspection activity
MSHA inspections since 2000
166
inspections on record
2,550
inspection hours
16.6
citations per 100 inspection hours
ⓘ This rate is recorded citations divided by MSHA inspection hours, per 100 hours. It reflects inspection effort, not mine size or production.
424 citations across 2,550 inspection hours.
Source: MSHA inspections data, updated weekly.
Penalty disposition
ⓘ Differences between proposed and paid penalties reflect both settlements and conference reductions and amounts still owed. Outstanding is the balance currently owed.
$165K
proposed penalties
$153K
current assessed
$153K
paid to date
$0
outstanding
420 assessments are final orders; 5 contested dockets.
As of the most recent assessment on 2023-07-13.
Source: MSHA assessed-violations and conference/litigation data, updated weekly.

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Incident timeline

2023
4
2022
5
2020
1
2018
2
2017
2
2016
2
2013
1
2010
1
2009
1
2008
1
2006
3
2005
3 (1f)
2004
2
2000
2
1999
1
1998
1
1997
1
1995
3
1994
2
1993
1
1992
3
1991
4
1990
9
1989
4
1988
3
1987
8
1986
12
1985
10
1984
20
1983
4

Operators under this controller

Mines on record

Fatalities under this controller

1 recorded
August 27, 2005 CO · Metal/Non-Metal front-end loader, scraper-loader operator, pan operator, payloader, scraper rig operator Fatality · FALLING/SLIDING/ROLLING MATERIALS
Albert Frei & Sons Inc · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

A FATAL ACCIDENT OCCURED WHEN A MINER ATTEMPTING TO EXCAVATE MATERIAL IN A WA900 FRONT END LOADER WAS STRUCK BY A ROCK THAT ROLLED DOWN THE ANGLE REPOSE.

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