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James M Syar controller

MSHA controller ID: M01777

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Fatalities
2
Total incidents
442
Mines on record
7
Years on record
1983–2021
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2000
472
citations
79
significant & substantial
$135,893
proposed penalties
$113,899
paid to date
84% of proposed penalties paid to date, a $21,994 gap.
Source: MSHA violations data, updated weekly.
Inspection activity
MSHA inspections since 2000
297
inspections on record
5,051
inspection hours
9.3
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.
472 citations across 5,051 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.
$136K
proposed penalties
$114K
current assessed
$114K
paid to date
$0
outstanding
462 assessments are final orders; 11 contested dockets.
As of the most recent assessment on 2022-03-08.
Source: MSHA assessed-violations and conference/litigation data, updated weekly.

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Incident timeline

2021
4
2020
7
2019
4
2018
4
2017
3
2016
7
2015
3
2014
2
2013
3
2012
7
2011
3
2010
6
2009
5
2008
6 (1f)
2007
8
2006
10
2005
14
2004
34
2003
28
2002
28
2001
18
2000
19
1999
12
1998
17
1997
9
1996
15
1995
8
1994
11
1993
8
1992
9
1991
15
1990
29
1989
29
1988
17
1987
20 (1f)
1986
8
1985
8
1984
2
1983
2

Operators under this controller

Mines on record

Fatalities under this controller

2 recorded
May 27, 2008 CA · Metal/Non-Metal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver Fatality · POWERED HAULAGE
Syar Industries Inc · Struck against a moving object

EE was backing up on stockpile to dump loaed 775D rock truck on oneway stockpile. Rock & truck backed over end of stockpile. Truck flipped over backwards and landed upside down about 30' below. No damage to cab, employee suffered fatal blunt force trauma.

September 2, 1987 CA · Metal/Non-Metal front-end loader, scraper-loader operator, pan operator, payloader, scraper rig operator Fatality · POWERED HAULAGE
Syar Industries Inc · Struck against a moving object

ACCIDENT RESULT9D IN THE ONE SCRAPER BEING ON THE WRONG SIDE OF THE ROAD

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