Mining Incidents

Franklin Industries Inc controller

MSHA controller ID: M04188

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Fatalities
6
Total incidents
377
Mines on record
16
Years on record
1983–2006
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2000
666
citations
149
significant & substantial
$119,388
proposed penalties
$110,966
paid to date
93% of proposed penalties paid to date, a $8,422 gap.
Source: MSHA violations data, updated weekly.
Inspection activity
MSHA inspections since 2000
244
inspections on record
6,399
inspection hours
10.4
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.
666 citations across 6,399 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.
$119K
proposed penalties
$111K
current assessed
$111K
paid to date
$0
outstanding
661 assessments are final orders; 2 contested dockets.
As of the most recent assessment on 2006-11-30.
Source: MSHA assessed-violations and conference/litigation data, updated weekly.

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Incident timeline

2006
6 (1f)
2005
14
2004
9
2003
6
2002
4
2001
5
2000
12
1999
18
1998
19 (1f)
1997
11 (1f)
1996
13
1995
15
1994
13
1993
22
1992
34 (1f)
1991
24
1990
25
1989
35
1988
28
1987
15
1986
11 (1f)
1985
7
1984
18 (1f)
1983
13

Operators under this controller

Mines on record

Fatalities under this controller

6 recorded
April 22, 2006 TN · Metal/Non-Metal utility man, errand boy, service truck operator Fatality · POWERED HAULAGE
Lhoist North America Of Tennessee, LLC · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

Utility operator was preparing to wash out the rail scale. The loader operator was weighing the loader on the scale. The loader operator announced on the radio that he was moving the loader off the scale. He slowly moved forward when he observed the utility operator on the ground. The utility operator apparently fell and was crushed by the front left tire of the loader.

December 23, 1998 TN · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman Fatality · POWERED HAULAGE
Lhoist North America Of Tennessee, LLC · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

TEAM MEMBERS WERE CONDUCTING ROUTINE RAILCAR LOADOUT PROCEDURES. AFTER PULLING A RAILCAR OFF THE SCALES, HE STEPPED UP TO THE RAILCAR TO UNHOOK IT FROM THE LOADER OPERATOR WHILE IT WAS STILL I N MOTION. AT THE SAME INSTANT THE RAILCAR ROLLED PAST THE LOADER CAUSING THE ACCIDENT.

April 22, 1992 TN · Metal/Non-Metal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer Fatality · MACHINERY
H C Spinks Clay Company Inc · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

WHILE OPERATING MOTOR GRADER EMPLOYEE BACKED DOWNHILL TO BOTTOM OF INCLINE. EMP STARTED THE GRADER UP THE INCLINE AND HAD MOVED 70 FT WHEN MOTOR QUIT AND GRADER STARTED ROLLING BACKWARDS, EMP JUMPED OUT THE L DOOR OF GREADER LANDING ON HIS FEET AND FALLING TO GROUND, THEN THE BACK SIDE OF BLADE HIT HIM AND THEN THE L FRONT TIRE RAN OVER HIM

July 28, 1986 TN · Metal/Non-Metal crane operator, mobile equipment operator (meo), dragline operator, dropball operator, rigger Fatality · MACHINERY
H C Spinks Clay Company Inc · Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)

THE OPERATOR HA8 BACKED THE DRAGLINE INTO MINING POSITION WITH THE CAB FACING THE PIT. ONCE IN POSITION THE OPERATOR FAILED TO APPLY THE PARKING BRAKES. THERE WAS NO SAFETY BERM BETWEEN THE TR ACKS AND THE PI7. THE MACHINE STARTED TRAVELING TOWARD THE HOLE. THE OPERATOR GOT OUT OF THE CAB AND TRIED TO CLIMB OVER THE SAFETY RAIL AS THE MACHINE WAS TRAVELING INTO THE PIT. THE MACHINE

May 1, 1984 TX · Metal/Non-Metal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator Fatality · POWERED HAULAGE
Franklin Industrial Minerals · Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)

VICTIM WAS REPLACING BUCKETS ON A BUCKET ELEVATOR WHEN A CO-WORKER STARTED THE ELEVATOR AS NORMAL NOT AWARE THE VICTIM WAS IN IT. HE WAS CAUGHT BE HIND THE HEAD AND PINNED IN THE MATERIAL AT T HE BOTTOM OF THE ELEVATOR. RESCUE EFFORTS TOOK ABOUT 20 MINUTES DURING THIS TIME THERE WAS NO AIR OTHER THAN A SMALL HOLE DUG OUT.

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