Mining Incidents

Donald M March controller

MSHA controller ID: M01171

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Fatalities
1
Total incidents
62
Mines on record
11
Years on record
1984–2007
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2000
168
citations
38
significant & substantial
$17,557
proposed penalties
$17,460
paid to date
99% of proposed penalties paid to date, a $97 gap.
Source: MSHA violations data, updated weekly.
Inspection activity
MSHA inspections since 2000
80
inspections on record
1,183
inspection hours
14.2
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.
168 citations across 1,183 inspection hours.
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.
$18K
proposed penalties
$17K
current assessed
$17K
paid to date
$0
outstanding
157 assessments are final orders; 4 contested dockets.
As of the most recent assessment on 2008-03-26.
Source: MSHA assessed-violations and conference/litigation data, updated weekly.

Top causes

Incident timeline

2007
6 (1f)
2006
6
2005
4
2004
8
2003
10
2002
5
2001
7
2000
7
1999
1
1998
1
1993
1
1991
1
1990
3
1984
2

Operators under this controller

Mines on record

Fatalities under this controller

1 recorded
September 20, 2007 AK · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman Fatality · POWERED HAULAGE
Wilder Construction Company · Caught in, under or between running or meshing objects

A fatal accident occurred when a miner became entangled in a take up pulley on the #13 conveyor belt. A guard was in place at the time of the accident.

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