Mining Incidents

Harold Elam controller

MSHA controller ID: M01655

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
64
Mines on record
11
Years on record
1985–2005
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2000
108
citations
32
significant & substantial
$18,310
proposed penalties
$17,985
paid to date
98% of proposed penalties paid to date, a $325 gap.
Source: MSHA violations data, updated weekly.
Inspection activity
MSHA inspections since 2000
65
inspections on record
855
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: 855 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.
$18K
proposed penalties
$18K
current assessed
$18K
paid to date
$0
outstanding
107 assessments are final orders; 1 contested dockets.
As of the most recent assessment on 2011-03-29.
Source: MSHA assessed-violations and conference/litigation data, updated weekly.

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Incident timeline

2005
2
2004
1
2002
2
1998
7
1997
5
1996
7
1995
10
1994
4
1992
6
1991
3
1990
2
1989
6
1988
2
1987
5
1986
1
1985
1

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