Mining Incidents

Lawrence Sali; Steve Sali controller

MSHA controller ID: M01621

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Fatalities
2
Total incidents
15
Mines on record
3
Years on record
1984–2016
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2000
166
citations
36
significant & substantial
$58,850
proposed penalties
$44,853
paid to date
76% of proposed penalties paid to date, a $13,997 gap.
Source: MSHA violations data, updated weekly.
Inspection activity
MSHA inspections since 2000
74
inspections on record
1,743
inspection hours
9.5
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.
166 citations across 1,743 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.
$59K
proposed penalties
$45K
current assessed
$45K
paid to date
$0
outstanding
163 assessments are final orders; 11 contested dockets.
As of the most recent assessment on 2016-11-14.
Source: MSHA assessed-violations and conference/litigation data, updated weekly.

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Incident timeline

2016
2
2012
1
2011
1
2007
1
2006
2
2005
1
2004
3
2003
1
2002
1
2001
1 (1f)
1984
1 (1f)

Operators under this controller

Mines on record

Fatalities under this controller

2 recorded
December 4, 2001 WA · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman Fatality · POWERED HAULAGE
Columbia Ready-Mix Inc · Caught in, under or between running or meshing objects

EMPLOYEE WAS FEEDING THE SAND HOPPER AT THE WASHPLANT USING A JOHN DEERE THE OTHER LOADER OBSERVED THE LOADER PARKED AT THE SAND HOPPER WITH ITS BUCKET IN THE AIR WITHOUT AN OPERATOR IN THE CA B. THE OTHER LOADER OPERATOR OBSERVED EE'S LEGS STICKING OUT OF THE BOTTOM OF SAND HOPPER ON THE CONVEYER BELT AND SHUT POWER OFF, RADIOED FOR HELP.

October 31, 1984 WA · Metal/Non-Metal outside foreman, leadman Fatality · MACHINERY
Columbia Ready-Mix Inc · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

THE VICTIM WAS CLEANING OUT THE SPILL FROM BENEATH THE CONVEYOR BELTS. HE WAS USING A 1976 FORD FARM TRACTOR WITH A BLADE ATTACHED TO THE BACK OF IT. WHILE CLEANING THE SPILL, HE BACKED THE TR ACTOR UNDER A TRAILER FRAME WHICH WAS HOUSING THE CANICA IMPACT CRUSHER WHICH CAUSED HIM TO BE HIT BY THE I BEAM. THE IMPACT THREW THE VICTIM OVER THE TRACTOR AND CAUSED HIM TO BECOME WEDGED

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