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James O Bell controller

MSHA controller ID: M00533

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Fatalities
2
Total incidents
82
Mines on record
5
Years on record
1985–2007
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2000
167
citations
30
significant & substantial
$55,249
proposed penalties
$30,720
paid to date
56% of proposed penalties paid to date, a $24,529 gap.
Source: MSHA violations data, updated weekly.
Inspection activity
MSHA inspections since 2000
104
inspections on record
1,334
inspection hours
12.5
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.
167 citations across 1,334 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.
$55K
proposed penalties
$31K
current assessed
$31K
paid to date
$0
outstanding
164 assessments are final orders; 4 contested dockets.
As of the most recent assessment on 2008-01-30.
Source: MSHA assessed-violations and conference/litigation data, updated weekly.

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Incident timeline

2007
8
2006
7
2005
4
2004
6 (1f)
2003
7
2002
8
2001
10
2000
13 (1f)
1999
3
1998
4
1996
1
1994
1
1993
2
1992
4
1991
2
1986
1
1985
1

Operators under this controller

Mines on record

Fatalities under this controller

2 recorded
March 24, 2004 OK · Metal/Non-Metal drill operator Fatality · MACHINERY
Bellco Materials Inc · Caught in, under or between running or meshing objects

Apparently the victim attempted to install drill steel with the mast vertical and the drill head rotating. The victim became entangled in the rotating drill steel when the steel cross threaded in the drill collar.

April 25, 2000 OK · Metal/Non-Metal mine manager, mine foreman, mine owner Fatality · POWERED HAULAGE
Bellco Materials Inc · Struck by powered moving object

LOADER OPERATOR OTHER INFORMED HIS FOREMAN, EE THAT HIS LOADER HAD AN OIL LEAK. EE TOLD OTHER THAT HE COULDN'T FIND THE LEAK, CLIMBED DOWN, WENT TO HIS PICKUP TRUCK FOR A FLASHLIGHT, RETURNED, & CLIMBED UNDER THE LOADER TO LOOK FOR LEAK. OTHER THINKING THEY WERE DONE, CLOSED THE COWLING, GET INTO THE CAB, AND PUT THE LOADER IN REVERSE. EE HEARING THE BACKUP ALARM, UNSUCESSFULLY TRI

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