Elijah J Helton: 22 MSHA citations controller
MSHA controller ID: C15861
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- Fatalities
- 0
- Total incidents
- 2
- Mines on record
- 2
- Years on record
- 2000–2007
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2000
22
citations
4
significant & substantial
$1,653
proposed penalties
$1,473
paid to date
89% of proposed penalties paid to date, a $180 gap.
Source: MSHA violations data, updated weekly.
Inspection activity
MSHA inspections since 2000
23
inspections on record
255
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: 255 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.$2K
proposed penalties
$2K
current assessed
$1K
paid to date
$180
outstanding
22 assessments are final orders; 0 contested dockets.
As of the most recent assessment on 2007-11-13.
Source: MSHA assessed-violations and conference/litigation data, updated weekly.
Violation severity profile
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Shares are computed over citations that carry the MSHA gravity and negligence coding; a small share of records are uncoded.18.2%
significant & substantial
0.0%
high negligence or reckless
18.2%
reasonably likely or greater
9.1%
permanently disabling or fatal if injury occurs
Negligence coding: 0.0% none, 18.2% low, 81.8% moderate, 0.0% high, 0.0% reckless.
Source: MSHA violations gravity and negligence coding, updated weekly.
Health sampling
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A sample is a point in time compliance measurement, not an individual exposure history. These figures describe MSHA sampling records and do not establish causation or personal dose.Respirable coal dust
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Respirable coal dust and silica figures cover coal facilities. Dust compliance is measured against the current 1.5 mg/m3 standard; samples predating the 2014 standard are included, so compliance rates are a coarse historical signal.
Last sampled: 2007-08-20, 19 years ago
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Respirable coal dust and silica figures cover coal facilities. Dust compliance is measured against the current 1.5 mg/m3 standard; samples predating the 2014 standard are included, so compliance rates are a coarse historical signal.100%
within 1.5 mg/m3
38
samples
0.93
dust max (mg/m3)
38 samples taken by MSHA inspectors, 0 by the operator.
Most-sampled occupations
- REFUSE TRUCK DRIVER/BACKFILL TRUCK DRIVE8
- HIGHLIFT OPERATOR/FRONT END LOADER7
- AUGER OPERATOR6
Noise
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The share counts noise samples whose measured dose exceeded the 90 dBA permissible exposure limit. It describes the sampled workplace, not what reached the miner's ear: hearing conservation programs and the hearing protection worn during the shift are recorded separately and are not reflected here.
Last sampled: 2007-08-20, 19 years ago
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The share counts noise samples whose measured dose exceeded the 90 dBA permissible exposure limit. It describes the sampled workplace, not what reached the miner's ear: hearing conservation programs and the hearing protection worn during the shift are recorded separately and are not reflected here.9%
over PEL
22
samples
Most-sampled occupations
- AUGER OPERATOR5
- REFUSE TRUCK DRIVER/BACKFILL TRUCK DRIVE4
- AUGER HELPER3
Source: MSHA respirable dust, quartz, and noise sampling records, updated weekly.
Top causes
- OTHER 1 non-fatal
- STRIKING OR BUMPING 1 non-fatal
Incident timeline
2007
1
2000
1
Operators under this controller
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Where Elijah J Helton stands on silica, penalties, and injury rate
MSHA's standard limits respirable silica to 50 micrograms per cubic metre, but MSHA publishes dust and quartz as separate files and never the silica figure itself. We derive it per sample, score it against the limit, and set the operator's injury rate against a benchmark built from the full MSHA operator record. With the 26-year penalty trail, contest posture, and fatality history. Delivered as a PDF with the underlying data as CSV.
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