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Horsehead Industries Inc controller

MSHA controller ID: M07761

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Fatalities
1
Total incidents
309
Mines on record
5
Years on record
1987–2003
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2000
47
citations
3
significant & substantial
$2,984
proposed penalties
$2,984
paid to date
100% of proposed penalties paid to date, a $0 gap.
Source: MSHA violations data, updated weekly.
Inspection activity
MSHA inspections since 2000
28
inspections on record
1,351
inspection hours
3.5
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.
47 citations across 1,351 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.
$3K
proposed penalties
$3K
current assessed
$3K
paid to date
$0
outstanding
45 assessments are final orders; 0 contested dockets.
As of the most recent assessment on 2001-08-29.
Source: MSHA assessed-violations and conference/litigation data, updated weekly.

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Incident timeline

2003
3
2002
13
2001
20
2000
33
1999
27
1998
26
1997
21
1996
17
1995
19
1994
22
1993
24
1992
26
1991
16
1990
14 (1f)
1989
10
1988
13
1987
5

Operators under this controller

Mines on record

Fatalities under this controller

1 recorded
July 17, 1990 NY · Metal/Non-Metal master electrician Fatality · ELECTRICAL
Zca Mines Inc · Contact with electrical current

AFTER LUNCH, THEY TOOK THE BUCKET TRUCK TO #2 TO BEGIN REMOVAL OF POWER LINES FROM THE #2 SUBSTATION AREA. HE WAS USING THE BUCKET TRUCK AND APPARENTLY DECIDED HE COULD NOT REACH THE LINES. HE THEN REPOSITIONED THE BUCKET AND CLIMBED ONTO THE TOWER. HE THEN CUT AWAY THE 8 LINES TO THE WEATHER HEAD FITTINGS AND 3 MAIN FEED LINES AND LOWERED THE INSULATORS. HE WAS APPARENTLY FINISHED

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