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John H Ford controller

MSHA controller ID: M06384

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Fatalities
2
Total incidents
14
Mines on record
3
Years on record
1983–2021
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2000
287
citations
113
significant & substantial
$101,712
proposed penalties
$90,298
paid to date
89% of proposed penalties paid to date, a $11,414 gap.
Source: MSHA violations data, updated weekly.
Inspection activity
MSHA inspections since 2000
177
inspections on record
2,416
inspection hours
11.9
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.
287 citations across 2,416 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.
$102K
proposed penalties
$90K
current assessed
$90K
paid to date
$0
outstanding
279 assessments are final orders; 2 contested dockets.
As of the most recent assessment on 2025-02-27.
Source: MSHA assessed-violations and conference/litigation data, updated weekly.

Top causes

Incident timeline

2021
1
2018
1
2015
1
2013
1 (1f)
2004
1 (1f)
1998
1
1991
1
1990
3
1989
2
1986
1
1983
1

Operators under this controller

Mines on record

Fatalities under this controller

2 recorded
July 10, 2013 TN · Metal/Non-Metal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer Fatality · MACHINERY
Ford Construction Company · Unclassified, insufficient data

Operator working at site pushing material and apparently went over earthen wall into water.

September 28, 2004 TN · Metal/Non-Metal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator Fatality · POWERED HAULAGE
Ford Construction Company · Fall onto or against objects

Not sure yet. Still under investigation. Theory #1: Natural death. Theory #2: A rock fell from conveyor and struck employee at a glancing blow, causing him to strike metal structure fracturing 12 ribs and puncturing right lung. There were no witnesses.

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