Mining Incidents

Joel Robert Ovyn; William D Ovyn; Darren G Ovyn controller

MSHA controller ID: 0165741

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Fatalities
1
Total incidents
1
Mines on record
1
Years on record
2021
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2021
19
citations
5
significant & substantial
$3,143
proposed penalties
$3,143
paid to date
100% of proposed penalties paid to date, a $0 gap.
Source: MSHA violations data, updated weekly.
Inspection activity
MSHA inspections since 2020
21
inspections on record
306
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: 306 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.
$3K
proposed penalties
$3K
current assessed
$3K
paid to date
$0
outstanding
18 assessments are final orders; 0 contested dockets.
As of the most recent assessment on 2024-07-30.
Source: MSHA assessed-violations and conference/litigation data, updated weekly.

Top causes

Incident timeline

2021
1 (1f)

Operators under this controller

Mines on record

Fatalities under this controller

1 recorded
October 1, 2021 WI · Metal/Non-Metal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator Fatality · HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Dennis Ovyn Trucking Inc · Caught in, under or between collapsing material or buildings

A miner entered a surge bin to free stuck material. The material collapsed and engulfed the miner.

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