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Brian T Etchison; Ralph E Janes IV controller

MSHA controller ID: 0111767

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Fatalities
1
Total incidents
35
Mines on record
3
Years on record
2014–2024
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2014
114
citations
15
significant & substantial
$52,277
proposed penalties
$47,033
paid to date
90% of proposed penalties paid to date, a $5,244 gap.
Source: MSHA violations data, updated weekly.
Inspection activity
MSHA inspections since 2014
87
inspections on record
1,524
inspection hours
7.5
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.
114 citations across 1,524 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.
$52K
proposed penalties
$47K
current assessed
$47K
paid to date
$0
outstanding
112 assessments are final orders; 10 contested dockets.
As of the most recent assessment on 2024-10-29.
Source: MSHA assessed-violations and conference/litigation data, updated weekly.

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Incident timeline

2024
5
2023
6
2022
5
2021
6 (1f)
2020
3
2019
4
2018
1
2017
2
2015
2
2014
1

Operators under this controller

Mines on record

Fatalities under this controller

1 recorded
June 7, 2021 TX · Metal/Non-Metal dry screening plant operator, screen house operator Fatality · HANDLING OF MATERIALS
R .E. Janes Gravel Company · Caught in, under or between collapsing material or buildings

Donning fall protection equipment, the miner entered the top of a primary feed hopper without the knowledge of management and contrary to mine safety procedures to remove a large rock. While trying to break up the rock, raw material that remained on the sides of the hopper sloughed off engulfing the miner.

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