Mining Incidents

E C Rowlett: 73 MSHA citations controller

MSHA controller ID: M02997

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
29
Mines on record
1
Years on record
1987–2004
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2000
73
citations
18
significant & substantial
$30,361
proposed penalties
$23,617
paid to date
78% of proposed penalties paid to date, a $6,744 gap.
Source: MSHA violations data, updated weekly.
Inspection activity
MSHA inspections since 2000
14
inspections on record
279
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: 279 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.
$30K
proposed penalties
$24K
current assessed
$24K
paid to date
$0
outstanding
73 assessments are final orders; 5 contested dockets.
Of $27K in penalties contested before the Commission, $20K was upheld in final decisions.
As of the most recent assessment on 2004-04-26.
Source: MSHA assessed-violations and conference/litigation data, updated weekly.
Violation severity profile
Shares are computed over citations that carry the MSHA gravity and negligence coding; a small share of records are uncoded.
24.7%
significant & substantial
0.0%
high negligence or reckless
24.7%
reasonably likely or greater
91.8%
permanently disabling or fatal if injury occurs
Negligence coding: 0.0% none, 6.8% low, 93.2% moderate, 0.0% high, 0.0% reckless.
Source: MSHA violations gravity and negligence coding, updated weekly.
Contested penalties
A reduction or dismissal at the Commission is a lawful outcome of contesting a proposed penalty. Figures are the proposed amount and the amount upheld in the docket's decision.
Largest penalties this controller contested before the Federal Mine Safety and Health Review Commission, with the outcome on record.
Docket Decision Judge Year Proposed / upheld
CENT20030175M Settlement Hodgdon 2003 $13K → $10K
CENT20030176M Settlement Hodgdon 2003 $11K → $8K
CENT20030098M Settlement Bulluck 2003 $1K → $896
CENT20030138M Settlement Bulluck 2003 $993 → $497
CENT 2003-230-M Dismissal Lesnick 2004 $655 → $655
Source: FMSHRC civil penalty dockets and decisions (public record), updated weekly.

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Incident timeline

2004
1
2003
4
2001
1
2000
3
1999
1
1998
1
1997
4
1996
1
1995
2
1993
1
1992
1
1991
2
1990
1
1989
1
1988
3
1987
2

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