THE LOADER OPERATOR WAS ASSIGNED TO LOAD MATERIAL FROM A STOCKPILE IMMEDIATELY ADJACENT TO A CRUSHER FEEDER. FOR SOME UNKNOWN REASON, HE BACKED THE LOADER DOWN THE SLOPE 2/3 OF THE WAY TO THE WALL OF THE ACTIVE PIT, WHICH WAS OUT OF HIS ASSIGNED WORK AREA. HE WENT OVER THE ACTIVE PIT FACE, FIRST HITTING ON THE RADIATOR END OF THE LOADER AND THEN OVER ON ITS TOP TRAPPING HIM INSIDE
Frances F Dunbar controller
MSHA controller ID: M32773
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Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2000
97
citations
24
significant & substantial
$14,166
proposed penalties
$11,966
paid to date
84% of proposed penalties paid to date, a $2,200 gap.
Source: MSHA violations data, updated weekly.
Inspection activity
MSHA inspections since 2000
181
inspections on record
1,754
inspection hours
5.5
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.97 citations across 1,754 inspection hours.
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.$14K
proposed penalties
$12K
current assessed
$12K
paid to date
$0
outstanding
96 assessments are final orders; 9 contested dockets.
As of the most recent assessment on 2023-10-18.
Source: MSHA assessed-violations and conference/litigation data, updated weekly.
Top causes
- POWERED HAULAGE 1 fatality
- HANDLING OF MATERIALS 2 non-fatal
- HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) 1 non-fatal
- SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON 1 non-fatal
Incident timeline
2008
1
2003
1
1998
1 (1f)
1997
1
1993
1
Operators under this controller
Mines on record
- Roeder et all AZ
- Stardust Claims UT
- PERKINS PIT AZ
- Hualapai Chocolate AZ
- PAULDEN SAND & ROCK AZ
Fatalities under this controller
1 recorded
September 18, 1998
AZ · Metal/Non-Metal
front-end loader, scraper-loader operator, pan operator, payloader, scraper rig operator
Fatality · POWERED HAULAGE
Paulden Sand & Rock · Struck against a moving object
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