Mining Incidents

Chester Kibbey: 28 MSHA citations controller

MSHA controller ID: M31252

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
2
Mines on record
1
Years on record
2001
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2001
28
citations
11
significant & substantial
$22,197
proposed penalties
$12,297
paid to date
55% of proposed penalties paid to date, a $9,900 gap.
Source: MSHA violations data, updated weekly.
Inspection activity
MSHA inspections since 2001
7
inspections on record
111
inspection hours
n/a
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.
Rate withheld: 111 inspection hours is too few for a stable rate. A minimum of 1,000 inspection hours is required.
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.
$22K
proposed penalties
$12K
current assessed
$12K
paid to date
$0
outstanding
28 assessments are final orders; 1 contested dockets.
Of $19K in penalties contested before the Commission, $9K was upheld in final decisions.
As of the most recent assessment on 2002-08-30.
Source: MSHA assessed-violations and conference/litigation data, updated weekly.
Violation severity profile
Shares are computed over citations that carry the MSHA gravity and negligence coding; a small share of records are uncoded.
39.3%
significant & substantial
46.4%
high negligence or reckless
39.3%
reasonably likely or greater
75.0%
permanently disabling or fatal if injury occurs
Negligence coding: 0.0% none, 3.6% low, 50.0% moderate, 46.4% high, 0.0% reckless.
Source: MSHA violations gravity and negligence coding, updated weekly.
Contested penalties
A reduction or dismissal at the Commission is a lawful outcome of contesting a proposed penalty. Figures are the proposed amount and the amount upheld in the docket's decision.
Largest penalties this controller contested before the Federal Mine Safety and Health Review Commission, with the outcome on record.
Docket Decision Judge Year Proposed / upheld
PENN20030083M Settlement Zielinski 2003 $19K → $9K
Source: FMSHRC civil penalty dockets and decisions (public record), updated weekly.

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2001
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