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Felson Bowman controller

MSHA controller ID: C05973

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Fatalities
3
Total incidents
477
Mines on record
11
Years on record
1983–2017
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2000
1,395
citations
452
significant & substantial
$1,101,917
proposed penalties
$844,895
paid to date
77% of proposed penalties paid to date, a $257,022 gap.
Source: MSHA violations data, updated weekly.
Inspection activity
MSHA inspections since 2000
579
inspections on record
16,186
inspection hours
8.6
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.
1,395 citations across 16,186 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.
$1.1M
proposed penalties
$914K
current assessed
$845K
paid to date
$69K
outstanding
1,365 assessments are final orders; 45 contested dockets.
As of the most recent assessment on 2017-04-13.
Source: MSHA assessed-violations and conference/litigation data, updated weekly.

Top causes

Incident timeline

2017
5
2016
10
2015
14
2014
20
2013
18
2012
7
2011
21
2010
34
2009
26
2008
13
2007
14
2006
7
2005
16
2004
43
2003
32 (1f)
2002
27 (1f)
2001
38
2000
23
1999
5 (1f)
1998
6
1997
21
1996
20
1995
8
1994
26
1993
3
1992
4
1991
6
1990
1
1989
4
1988
3
1985
1
1983
1

Operators under this controller

Mines on record

Fatalities under this controller

3 recorded
June 23, 2003 IN · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech Fatality · MACHINERY
Solar Sources Mining LLC · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

EE & CO-WORKER WERE GOING TO MOVE A LARGE PIECE OF METAL TO BLOCK UP A LOADER. COWORKER WAS IN THE LOADER AND THE BUCKET WAS IN THE AIR. EE DIRECTED COWORKER IN THE LOADER AND SIGNALED HIM TO STOP. COWORKER SAID HE STOPPED AND WAITED FOR EE TO ATTACH THE CHAIN. EE DID NOT RETURN. COWORKER GOT OFF LOADER & SAW EE WAS TRAPPED BETWEEN LOADER BUCKET & METAL. SUFFERED FATAL HEAD INJURIE

February 24, 1999 IN · Coal blaster, shooter, shotfirer, explosive worker, powder gang/monkey Fatality · FALL OF FACE/RIB/PILLAR/SIDE/HIGHWALL
Solar Sources Mining LLC · Struck by falling object

OPERATOR WAS PREPARING TO MARKING HIGHWALL, TO MARK EDGE OF SHOT. WHEN SEVERAL LARGE PIECES OF ROCK FELL FROM THE HIGHWALL STRIKING HIM AND COVERING HIS BODY. THIS RESULTED IN HIS DEATH.

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