Mining Incidents

Donald J Nelson controller

MSHA controller ID: M01306

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
34
Mines on record
3
Years on record
1988–2004
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2000
44
citations
13
significant & substantial
$3,723
proposed penalties
$3,723
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
14
inspections on record
314
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: 314 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.
$4K
proposed penalties
$4K
current assessed
$4K
paid to date
$0
outstanding
44 assessments are final orders; 0 contested dockets.
As of the most recent assessment on 2003-05-28.
Source: MSHA assessed-violations and conference/litigation data, updated weekly.

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Incident timeline

2004
1
2003
1
2002
1
2001
2
2000
4
1999
2
1998
2
1997
1
1996
1
1995
3
1994
3
1993
1
1992
1
1991
2
1990
6
1989
2
1988
1

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