Mining Incidents

Arthur E Walker III; Thomas S Hinkle controller

MSHA controller ID: M05128

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Fatalities
1
Total incidents
22
Mines on record
3
Years on record
1983–2009
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2000
153
citations
37
significant & substantial
$20,570
proposed penalties
$20,570
paid to date
100% of proposed penalties paid to date, a $0 gap.
Source: MSHA violations data, updated weekly.
Inspection activity
MSHA inspections since 2000
73
inspections on record
1,284
inspection hours
11.9
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.
153 citations across 1,284 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.
$21K
proposed penalties
$21K
current assessed
$21K
paid to date
$0
outstanding
151 assessments are final orders; 0 contested dockets.
As of the most recent assessment on 2011-04-21.
Source: MSHA assessed-violations and conference/litigation data, updated weekly.

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Incident timeline

2009
2
2005
1
2004
1
2003
1
1999
1
1998
2
1997
1
1995
1
1992
1
1991
1
1990
1
1989
1
1988
1
1987
3
1986
1 (1f)
1985
1
1984
1
1983
1

Operators under this controller

Mines on record

Fatalities under this controller

1 recorded
January 21, 1986 KY · Metal/Non-Metal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer Fatality · FALLING/SLIDING/ROLLING MATERIALS
Harrison Limestone Company · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

EE WAS CUTTING 6OLTS ON THE BACK EDGE OF DOZER BLADE. BLADE WAS RESTING ON A LARGE 3 1/2"X5' SLAB OF LIMESTONE. EE WAS RESTING A CUTTING TORCH IN A KNEELING POSITION. THE ROCK ON WHICH THE BL ADE WAS RESTIN1 SPLIT & THE INNER HALF CRUSHED EES HEAD AGAINST DOZER RADIATOR.

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