Mining Incidents

Maurice E Main: 61 MSHA citations controller

MSHA controller ID: M07711

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
1
Mines on record
1
Years on record
1988
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2002
61
citations
15
significant & substantial
$10,635
proposed penalties
$10,525
paid to date
99% of proposed penalties paid to date, a $110 gap.
Source: MSHA violations data, updated weekly.
Inspection activity
MSHA inspections since 2000
46
inspections on record
575
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: 575 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.
$11K
proposed penalties
$11K
current assessed
$11K
paid to date
$0
outstanding
61 assessments are final orders; 3 contested dockets.
Of $684 in penalties contested before the Commission, $574 was upheld in final decisions.
As of the most recent assessment on 2013-12-05.
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.
24.6%
significant & substantial
4.9%
high negligence or reckless
24.6%
reasonably likely or greater
72.1%
permanently disabling or fatal if injury occurs
Negligence coding: 0.0% none, 16.4% low, 78.7% moderate, 4.9% 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
WEST 2004-489M Dismissal Lesnick 2004 $420 → $420
WEST20020360M Withdrawal Bulluck 2002 $165 → $55
WEST 2004-488M Dismissal Lesnick 2004 $99 → $99
Source: FMSHRC civil penalty dockets and decisions (public record), updated weekly.

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