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Cyprus Amax Minerals Company controller

MSHA controller ID: M03644

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Fatalities
15
Total incidents
2992
Mines on record
60
Years on record
1983–2000
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2000
2
citations
0
significant & substantial
$110
proposed penalties
$110
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
1
inspections on record
62
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: 62 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.
$110
proposed penalties
$110
current assessed
$110
paid to date
$0
outstanding
2 assessments are final orders; 0 contested dockets.
As of the most recent assessment on 2000-01-24.
Source: MSHA assessed-violations and conference/litigation data, updated weekly.

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Incident timeline

2000
9
1999
89
1998
125
1997
120
1996
131 (1f)
1995
115 (2f)
1994
118
1993
162
1992
131

Operators under this controller

Mines on record

Fatalities under this controller

15 recorded
March 19, 1996 AZ · Metal/Non-Metal electrician, lineman Fatality · POWERED HAULAGE
Cyprus Sierrita Corp · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

A MINE ELECTRICIAN WAS FATALLY INJURED WHEN THE 3/4 TON FLATBED PICKUP HE WAS DRIVING WAS RUN OVER BY A 240 TON CATERPILLAR HAUL TRUCK. THE ELECTRICIAN AS TRAVELING DOWN THE HAULAGE ROAD WHEN THE HAUL TRUCK MADE A U-TURN AND THE FRONT RIGHT TIRE RAN OVER THE FLATBED.

July 19, 1995 CO · Metal/Non-Metal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver Fatality · POWERED HAULAGE
Climax Molybdenum Company · Struck by falling object

A DELIVERY TRUCK DRIVER WAS FATALLY INJURED WHILE UNLOADING A TRAILER LOAD OF STEEL. THE LOAD SHIFTED AND HE WAS STRUCK BY A FALLING I-BEAM.

January 18, 1995 AZ · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech Fatality · POWERED HAULAGE
Cyprus Sierrita Corp · Struck against a moving object

EE WAS FATALLY INJURED WHEN THE HAUL TRUCK HE WAS DRIVING BACKED OVER THE BERM AND DOWN THE BANK APPROXIMATELY 50 FEET. THE TRUCK LANDED UPSIDE DOWN.

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