Mining Incidents

Don Foertsch controller

MSHA controller ID: C06093

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
138
Mines on record
10
Years on record
1983–2010
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2000
69
citations
20
significant & substantial
$8,872
proposed penalties
$8,872
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
78
inspections on record
927
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: 927 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.
$9K
proposed penalties
$9K
current assessed
$9K
paid to date
$0
outstanding
69 assessments are final orders; 0 contested dockets.
As of the most recent assessment on 2010-12-21.
Source: MSHA assessed-violations and conference/litigation data, updated weekly.

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Incident timeline

2010
3
2008
1
2004
1
2002
1
2001
2
2000
4
1999
7
1998
15
1997
6
1996
9
1995
8
1994
7
1993
9
1992
2
1991
4
1990
7
1989
6
1988
11
1987
9
1986
7
1985
5
1984
5
1983
9

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Mines on record

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