AT 12 O'CLOCK MIDNIGHT AN EQUIPMENT CLEANER HELPER WAS FOUND UNCONSCIOUS BY A CO-WORKER. THE ECH WAS GIVEN EMERGENCY ASSISTANCE BY EMERGENCY PERSONNEL AND TRANSPORTED TO A HOSPITAL IN CORPUS CHRISTI, TEXAS, WHERE HE WAS PRONOUNCE DEAD ON ARRIVAL. THE CAUSE OF DEATH WAS DETERMINED TO BE A FRACTURED NECK. INVESTIGATION IS ON-GOING.
BPU Reynolds Inc controller
MSHA controller ID: M13884
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Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2001
275
citations
54
significant & substantial
$82,883
proposed penalties
$70,809
paid to date
85% of proposed penalties paid to date, a $12,074 gap.
Source: MSHA violations data, updated weekly.
Inspection activity
MSHA inspections since 2001
43
inspections on record
2,424
inspection hours
11.3
citations per 100 inspection hours
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This rate is recorded citations divided by MSHA inspection hours, per 100 hours. It reflects inspection effort, not mine size or production.275 citations across 2,424 inspection hours.
Source: MSHA inspections data, updated weekly.
Penalty disposition
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Differences between proposed and paid penalties reflect both settlements and conference reductions and amounts still owed. Outstanding is the balance currently owed.$83K
proposed penalties
$71K
current assessed
$71K
paid to date
$0
outstanding
269 assessments are final orders; 3 contested dockets.
As of the most recent assessment on 2004-03-24.
Source: MSHA assessed-violations and conference/litigation data, updated weekly.
Top causes
- MACHINERY 1 fatality · 16 non-fatal
- HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) 34 non-fatal
- HANDLING OF MATERIALS 31 non-fatal
- SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON 22 non-fatal
- DUST DISEASE OF LUNGS 4 non-fatal
- DISORDERS (REPEATED TRAUMA) 3 non-fatal
Incident timeline
2004
13
2003
28
2002
35 (1f)
2001
52
Operators under this controller
Mines on record
Fatalities under this controller
1 recorded
June 11, 2002
TX · Metal/Non-Metal
warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator
Fatality · MACHINERY
Sherwin Alumina Company, LLC · Struck by falling object
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