Mining Incidents

James O Hutchinson controller

MSHA controller ID: M01670

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Fatalities
1
Total incidents
58
Mines on record
4
Years on record
1987–2022
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2000
153
citations
22
significant & substantial
$42,167
proposed penalties
$41,841
paid to date
99% of proposed penalties paid to date, a $326 gap.
Source: MSHA violations data, updated weekly.
Inspection activity
MSHA inspections since 2000
132
inspections on record
1,843
inspection hours
8.3
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.
153 citations across 1,843 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.
$42K
proposed penalties
$42K
current assessed
$42K
paid to date
$0
outstanding
151 assessments are final orders; 24 contested dockets.
As of the most recent assessment on 2023-06-12.
Source: MSHA assessed-violations and conference/litigation data, updated weekly.

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Incident timeline

2022
1
2021
1
2020
1
2019
1
2018
1
2017
1
2016
2
2014
2
2013
3
2011
2
2010
1
2008
1
2005
1
2002
2 (1f)
2001
1
2000
1
1999
1
1998
2
1997
6
1996
4
1995
1
1994
1
1993
3
1992
4
1991
1
1990
4
1989
6
1988
2
1987
1

Operators under this controller

Mines on record

Fatalities under this controller

1 recorded
October 17, 2002 WA · Metal/Non-Metal front-end loader, scraper-loader operator, pan operator, payloader, scraper rig operator Fatality · MACHINERY
Ellensburg Cement Products Inc · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

EE WENT UP TO TOP OF CONVEYOR TO ATTACH CHAINS TO MOVE CONVEYOR. CO-WORKER MANUVERED BORROWED EXCAVATOR - WHEN HE HIT SWITCH TO LOCK OUT MACHINE THE BOOM CAME DOWN PINNING EE BETWEEN BUCKET AN D FRAME OF CONVEYOR.

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