Mining Incidents

Jeff Byler controller

MSHA controller ID: 0085795

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
22
Mines on record
2
Years on record
2010–2014
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2009
118
citations
41
significant & substantial
$64,186
proposed penalties
$41,300
paid to date
64% of proposed penalties paid to date, a $22,886 gap.
Source: MSHA violations data, updated weekly.
Inspection activity
MSHA inspections since 2009
30
inspections on record
545
inspection hours
n/a
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.
Rate withheld: 545 inspection hours is too few for a stable rate. A minimum of 1,000 inspection hours is required.
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.
$64K
proposed penalties
$41K
current assessed
$41K
paid to date
$0
outstanding
116 assessments are final orders; 8 contested dockets.
As of the most recent assessment on 2014-05-13.
Source: MSHA assessed-violations and conference/litigation data, updated weekly.

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Incident timeline

2014
1
2013
3
2012
3
2011
12
2010
3

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Mines on record

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