J Scott Erickson: 258 MSHA citations controller
MSHA controller ID: M39862
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- Fatalities
- 0
- Total incidents
- 4
- Mines on record
- 2
- Years on record
- 1985–2018
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2000
258
citations
65
significant & substantial
$79,245
proposed penalties
$70,347
paid to date
89% of proposed penalties paid to date, a $8,898 gap.
Source: MSHA violations data, updated weekly.
Inspection activity
MSHA inspections since 2000
82
inspections on record
1,201
inspection hours
21.5
citations per 100 inspection hours
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This rate is recorded citations divided by MSHA inspection hours, per 100 hours. It reflects inspection effort, not mine size or production.258 citations across 1,201 inspection hours.
Source: MSHA inspections data, updated weekly.
Penalty disposition
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Differences between proposed and paid penalties reflect both settlements and conference reductions and amounts still owed. Outstanding is the balance currently owed.$79K
proposed penalties
$70K
current assessed
$70K
paid to date
$0
outstanding
257 assessments are final orders; 8 contested dockets.
Of $22K in penalties contested before the Commission, $13K was upheld in final decisions.
As of the most recent assessment on 2018-12-04.
Source: MSHA assessed-violations and conference/litigation data, updated weekly.
Violation severity profile
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Shares are computed over citations that carry the MSHA gravity and negligence coding; a small share of records are uncoded.25.3%
significant & substantial
3.9%
high negligence or reckless
25.3%
reasonably likely or greater
61.5%
permanently disabling or fatal if injury occurs
Negligence coding: 0.0% none, 19.1% low, 77.0% moderate, 3.9% high, 0.0% reckless.
Source: MSHA violations gravity and negligence coding, updated weekly.
When citations were contested
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Contesting a citation before the Federal Mine Safety and Health Review Commission is a lawful right. These figures state the public outcomes of that process, from MSHA's Contested Violations file.
33
citations taken to the federal commission · 13% of citations on record
- Settled 17 · 52%
- Stood as issued 16 · 48%
94%
S&S designation survived the contest
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Counts a Significant & Substantial citation as surviving when a settlement or judge's decision kept the designation, or the contest was dismissed or defaulted so the citation stands as issued. Vacated and withdrawn citations, and settlements that removed the designation, count against.of 17 decided S&S contests · industry: 79%
41%
Penalty reduction in decided contests
$22K proposed, $13K after decisions · industry: 39%
Source: MSHA Contested Violations file (public record), updated weekly. A dismissed or defaulted contest leaves the citation standing as issued; a vacated or withdrawn citation is removed from the violation record. Latest contest filed 2018-08-20. Vacated and withdrawn citations are removed from the file this view attributes through, so that outcome is slightly undercounted here.
Contested penalties
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A reduction or dismissal at the Commission is a lawful outcome of contesting a proposed penalty. Figures are the proposed amount and the amount upheld in the docket's decision.Largest penalties this controller contested before the Federal Mine Safety and Health Review Commission, with the outcome on record.
| Docket | Decision | Judge | Year | Proposed / upheld |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| WEST 2018-199M | Settlement | Miller | 2019 | $10K → $2K |
| WEST 2007-501M | Settlement | Hodgdon | 2008 | $6K → $4K |
| WEST 2014-0794 | Default | Lesnick | 2015 | $4K → $4K |
| WEST 2011-547M | Default | Lesnick | 2011 | $1K → $1K |
| WEST 2015-0755 | Settlement | Miller | 2015 | $925 → $887 |
| WEST 2007-502M | Dismissal | Barbour | 2007 | $360 → $360 |
Source: FMSHRC civil penalty dockets and decisions (public record), updated weekly.
Top causes
- MACHINERY 1 non-fatal
- OTHER 1 non-fatal
- POWERED HAULAGE 1 non-fatal
- SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON 1 non-fatal
Incident timeline
2018
1
2016
1
2015
1
1985
1
Operators under this controller
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Where J Scott Erickson stands on silica, penalties, and injury rate
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