Mining Incidents

Brown Brothers Sand Company controller

MSHA controller ID: M31262

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Fatalities
1
Total incidents
15
Mines on record
1
Years on record
1988–2017
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2000
246
citations
98
significant & substantial
$412,749
proposed penalties
$285,872
paid to date
69% of proposed penalties paid to date, a $126,877 gap.
Source: MSHA violations data, updated weekly.
Inspection activity
MSHA inspections since 2000
65
inspections on record
1,207
inspection hours
20.4
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.
246 citations across 1,207 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.
$413K
proposed penalties
$286K
current assessed
$286K
paid to date
$510
outstanding
243 assessments are final orders; 13 contested dockets.
As of the most recent assessment on 2017-03-14.
Source: MSHA assessed-violations and conference/litigation data, updated weekly.

Top causes

Incident timeline

2017
1
2013
1 (1f)
2002
1
2001
1
1994
2
1993
3
1991
1
1990
2
1989
2
1988
1

Operators under this controller

Mines on record

Fatalities under this controller

1 recorded
December 13, 2013 GA · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman Fatality · FALLING/SLIDING/ROLLING MATERIALS
Brown Brothers Sand Company · Caught in, under or between collapsing material or buildings

Employee was standing on a ditch bank when it collapsed. He fell into the ditch and was covered/crushed by falling material

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