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General Chemical; Andover Group controller

MSHA controller ID: M08522

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Fatalities
1
Total incidents
1039
Mines on record
2
Years on record
1989–2008
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2000
536
citations
49
significant & substantial
$68,407
proposed penalties
$59,696
paid to date
87% of proposed penalties paid to date, a $8,711 gap.
Source: MSHA violations data, updated weekly.
Inspection activity
MSHA inspections since 2000
567
inspections on record
9,548
inspection hours
5.6
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.
536 citations across 9,548 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.
$68K
proposed penalties
$60K
current assessed
$60K
paid to date
$0
outstanding
531 assessments are final orders; 7 contested dockets.
As of the most recent assessment on 2008-03-27.
Source: MSHA assessed-violations and conference/litigation data, updated weekly.

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Incident timeline

2008
20
2007
52
2006
36
2005
55
2004
63
2003
50
2002
59 (1f)
2001
56
2000
53
1999
43
1998
54
1997
39
1996
46
1995
59
1994
59
1993
45
1992
62
1991
74
1990
68
1989
7

Operators under this controller

Mines on record

Fatalities under this controller

1 recorded
August 6, 2002 WY · Metal/Non-Metal motorman, motor person, swamper, switchman, locomotive operator Fatality · POWERED HAULAGE
Tata Chemicals (Soda Ash) Partners · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

RAILCAR WAS POSITIONED IN THE EAST END OF NO. 12 TRACK CREATING A CLOSE CLEARANCE. THERE WAS NOT SUFFICIENT CLEARANCE TO ALLOW AN EE RIDING ON THE SIDE OF RAILCAR TO PASS BY ANOTHER RAILCAR. T HE RAILCAR WAS BEING SHOVED THROUGH THE CROSSOVER TRACK LEADING TO THE COLD ASH SPOT.

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