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Joel Taylor; Michael Ruff controller

MSHA controller ID: 0102493

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Fatalities
1
Total incidents
1
Mines on record
1
Years on record
2019
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2012
66
citations
18
significant & substantial
$16,276
proposed penalties
$9,124
paid to date
56% of proposed penalties paid to date, a $7,152 gap.
Source: MSHA violations data, updated weekly.
Inspection activity
MSHA inspections since 2012
30
inspections on record
351
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: 351 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.
$16K
proposed penalties
$12K
current assessed
$9K
paid to date
$3K
outstanding
60 assessments are final orders; 1 contested dockets.
As of the most recent assessment on 2021-02-04.
Source: MSHA assessed-violations and conference/litigation data, updated weekly.

Top causes

Incident timeline

2019
1 (1f)

Operators under this controller

Mines on record

Fatalities under this controller

1 recorded
August 27, 2019 TX · Metal/Non-Metal stone finishing and sizing personnel, stone/rock cut/polish/saw operator, splitter, cutter, trimmer Fatality · OTHER
Premium Sandstone · Contact with electrical current

Was beginning to storm, miner was walking towards cover when EE was struck by lightning.

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