Dale Higginbotham controller
MSHA controller ID: M13750
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- Fatalities
- 0
- Total incidents
- 9
- Mines on record
- 1
- Years on record
- 2006–2009
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2002
156
citations
42
significant & substantial
$81,811
proposed penalties
$66,147
paid to date
81% of proposed penalties paid to date, a $15,664 gap.
Source: MSHA violations data, updated weekly.
Inspection activity
MSHA inspections since 2002
32
inspections on record
578
inspection hours
n/a
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.Rate withheld: 578 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
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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.$82K
proposed penalties
$66K
current assessed
$66K
paid to date
$0
outstanding
152 assessments are final orders; 3 contested dockets.
As of the most recent assessment on 2009-05-06.
Source: MSHA assessed-violations and conference/litigation data, updated weekly.
Top causes
- HANDLING OF MATERIALS 7 non-fatal
- HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) 1 non-fatal
- SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON 1 non-fatal
Incident timeline
2009
1
2008
4
2007
2
2006
2
Operators under this controller
Mines on record
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