Mining Incidents

John Munter: 10 MSHA citations controller

MSHA controller ID: M12731

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
0
Mines on record
0
Years on record
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2001
10
citations
4
significant & substantial
$735
proposed penalties
$599
paid to date
81% of proposed penalties paid to date, a $136 gap.
Source: MSHA violations data, updated weekly.
Inspection activity
MSHA inspections since 2001
6
inspections on record
35
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: 35 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.
$735
proposed penalties
$599
current assessed
$599
paid to date
$0
outstanding
10 assessments are final orders; 3 contested dockets.
Of $735 in penalties contested before the Commission, $599 was upheld in final decisions.
As of the most recent assessment on 2001-07-06.
Source: MSHA assessed-violations and conference/litigation data, updated weekly.
Violation severity profile
Shares are computed over citations that carry the MSHA gravity and negligence coding; a small share of records are uncoded.
40.0%
significant & substantial
10.0%
high negligence or reckless
40.0%
reasonably likely or greater
40.0%
permanently disabling or fatal if injury occurs
Negligence coding: 0.0% none, 0.0% low, 90.0% moderate, 10.0% high, 0.0% reckless.
Source: MSHA violations gravity and negligence coding, updated weekly.
Contested penalties
A reduction or dismissal at the Commission is a lawful outcome of contesting a proposed penalty. Figures are the proposed amount and the amount upheld in the docket's decision.
Largest penalties this controller contested before the Federal Mine Safety and Health Review Commission, with the outcome on record.
Docket Decision Judge Year Proposed / upheld
YORK20010082M Settlement Barbour 2001 $457 → $366
YORK20010080M Settlement Barbour 2001 $223 → $178
YORK20020051M Default Barbour 2002 $55 → $55
Source: FMSHRC civil penalty dockets and decisions (public record), updated weekly.

No reportable incidents on file.

MSHA has no recorded reportable accidents associated with this controller.

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