Mining Incidents

James H Kirkland controller

MSHA controller ID: M07566

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Fatalities
1
Total incidents
51
Mines on record
4
Years on record
1999–2013
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2000
389
citations
156
significant & substantial
$215,389
proposed penalties
$159,359
paid to date
74% of proposed penalties paid to date, a $56,030 gap.
Source: MSHA violations data, updated weekly.
Inspection activity
MSHA inspections since 2000
83
inspections on record
2,413
inspection hours
16.1
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.
389 citations across 2,413 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.
$215K
proposed penalties
$161K
current assessed
$159K
paid to date
$1K
outstanding
383 assessments are final orders; 21 contested dockets.
As of the most recent assessment on 2014-01-08.
Source: MSHA assessed-violations and conference/litigation data, updated weekly.

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Incident timeline

2013
3
2012
3
2011
4
2008
3
2006
4
2005
2
2004
10
2003
7 (1f)
2002
1
2001
6
2000
5
1999
3

Operators under this controller

Mines on record

Fatalities under this controller

1 recorded
October 1, 2003 CO · Metal/Non-Metal forklift operator Fatality · POWERED HAULAGE

THE EMPLOYEE WAS OPERATING A FORKLIFT. THE GROUND SLOUGHED OFF SENDING THE EMPLOYEE AND THE FORKLIFT INTO THE POND.

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