Mining Incidents

Greg T Bihlman controller

MSHA controller ID: M02600

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Fatalities
1
Total incidents
2
Mines on record
1
Years on record
1987–2007
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2000
103
citations
39
significant & substantial
$41,086
proposed penalties
$29,768
paid to date
72% of proposed penalties paid to date, a $11,318 gap.
Source: MSHA violations data, updated weekly.
Inspection activity
MSHA inspections since 2000
36
inspections on record
337
inspection hours
n/a
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.
Rate withheld: 337 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
Differences between proposed and paid penalties reflect both settlements and conference reductions and amounts still owed. Outstanding is the balance currently owed.
$41K
proposed penalties
$40K
current assessed
$30K
paid to date
$10K
outstanding
103 assessments are final orders; 1 contested dockets.
As of the most recent assessment on 2012-04-26.
Source: MSHA assessed-violations and conference/litigation data, updated weekly.

Top causes

Incident timeline

2007
1
1987
1 (1f)

Operators under this controller

Mines on record

Fatalities under this controller

1 recorded
October 21, 1987 CA · Metal/Non-Metal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer Fatality · MACHINERY
Bihlman Butte Rock · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

THE VICTIM WAS 2PERATING A CAT D-8 DOZER RIPPING MATERIAL ON A BENCH. HE GOT TOO CLOSE TO THE EDGE AND THE DOZER STARTED TO TIP OVER. THE VICTIM JUMPED OUT AND THE DOZER ROLLED OVER ON HIM.

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