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Joel Oddee Smith; James Ron Smith controller

MSHA controller ID: M36851

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Fatalities
1
Total incidents
15
Mines on record
2
Years on record
1985–2016
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2000
142
citations
51
significant & substantial
$156,698
proposed penalties
$109,138
paid to date
70% of proposed penalties paid to date, a $47,560 gap.
Source: MSHA violations data, updated weekly.
Inspection activity
MSHA inspections since 2000
64
inspections on record
1,009
inspection hours
14.1
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.
142 citations across 1,009 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.
$157K
proposed penalties
$109K
current assessed
$109K
paid to date
$0
outstanding
141 assessments are final orders; 5 contested dockets.
As of the most recent assessment on 2021-06-16.
Source: MSHA assessed-violations and conference/litigation data, updated weekly.

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Incident timeline

2016
1
2007
1
2005
1 (1f)
2004
3
1997
1
1995
1
1994
1
1993
2
1989
2
1985
2

Operators under this controller

Mines on record

Fatalities under this controller

1 recorded
June 29, 2005 MS · Metal/Non-Metal crane operator, mobile equipment operator (meo), dragline operator, dropball operator, rigger Fatality · POWERED HAULAGE
Oddee Smith & Sons Inc · Struck by falling object

The employee was stripping at gravel pit. The employee had dumped his load of dirt and was returning to the load site. At this time he chose to travel over a pile of dirt. as he was traveling over the pile of dirt he got too close to the edge of the pile and the equipment overturned and landed on him.

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