Medlock C J Family Ltd Ptnrship; Christopher M James: 436 MSHA citations controller
MSHA controller ID: 0097933
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- Fatalities
- 0
- Total incidents
- 100
- Mines on record
- 1
- Years on record
- 2011–2015
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2013
436
citations
75
significant & substantial
$251,525
proposed penalties
$154,984
paid to date
62% of proposed penalties paid to date, a $96,541 gap.
Source: MSHA violations data, updated weekly.
Inspection activity
MSHA inspections since 2011
135
inspections on record
7,005
inspection hours
6.2
citations per 100 inspection hours
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This rate is recorded citations divided by MSHA inspection hours, per 100 hours. It reflects inspection effort, not mine size or production.436 citations across 7,005 inspection hours.
Source: MSHA inspections data, updated weekly.
Penalty disposition
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Differences between proposed and paid penalties reflect both settlements and conference reductions and amounts still owed. Outstanding is the balance currently owed.$252K
proposed penalties
$155K
current assessed
$155K
paid to date
$231
outstanding
420 assessments are final orders; 25 contested dockets.
Of $163K in penalties contested before the Commission, $67K was upheld in final decisions.
As of the most recent assessment on 2015-07-29.
Source: MSHA assessed-violations and conference/litigation data, updated weekly.
Violation severity profile
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Shares are computed over citations that carry the MSHA gravity and negligence coding; a small share of records are uncoded.17.9%
significant & substantial
2.6%
high negligence or reckless
17.9%
reasonably likely or greater
25.0%
permanently disabling or fatal if injury occurs
Negligence coding: 0.2% none, 5.0% low, 92.1% moderate, 2.6% high, 0.0% reckless.
Source: MSHA violations gravity and negligence coding, updated weekly.
Health sampling
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A sample is a point in time compliance measurement, not an individual exposure history. These figures describe MSHA sampling records and do not establish causation or personal dose.Respirable coal dust
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Respirable coal dust and silica figures cover coal facilities. Dust compliance is measured against the current 1.5 mg/m3 standard; samples predating the 2014 standard are included, so compliance rates are a coarse historical signal.
Last sampled: 2011-08-12, 15 years ago
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Respirable coal dust and silica figures cover coal facilities. Dust compliance is measured against the current 1.5 mg/m3 standard; samples predating the 2014 standard are included, so compliance rates are a coarse historical signal.100%
within 1.5 mg/m3
5
samples
0.23
dust max (mg/m3)
5 samples taken by MSHA inspectors, 0 by the operator.
Most-sampled occupations
- BACKHOE OPERATOR1
- ELECTRICIAN1
- HIGHLIFT OPERATOR/FRONT END LOADER1
Noise
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The share counts noise samples whose measured dose exceeded the 90 dBA permissible exposure limit. It describes the sampled workplace, not what reached the miner's ear: hearing conservation programs and the hearing protection worn during the shift are recorded separately and are not reflected here.
Last sampled: 2011-09-09, 14 years ago
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The share counts noise samples whose measured dose exceeded the 90 dBA permissible exposure limit. It describes the sampled workplace, not what reached the miner's ear: hearing conservation programs and the hearing protection worn during the shift are recorded separately and are not reflected here.0%
over PEL
5
samples
Most-sampled occupations
- CRANE OPER/DRAGLINE OPERATOR1
- ELECTRICIAN1
- HIGHLIFT OPERATOR/FRONT END LOADER1
Source: MSHA respirable dust, quartz, and noise sampling records, updated weekly.
When citations were contested
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Contesting a citation before the Federal Mine Safety and Health Review Commission is a lawful right. These figures state the public outcomes of that process, from MSHA's Contested Violations file.
62
citations taken to the federal commission · 14% of citations on record
- Settled 62 · 100%
69%
S&S designation survived the contest
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Counts a Significant & Substantial citation as surviving when a settlement or judge's decision kept the designation, or the contest was dismissed or defaulted so the citation stands as issued. Vacated and withdrawn citations, and settlements that removed the designation, count against.of 49 decided S&S contests · industry: 79%
59%
Penalty reduction in decided contests
$163K proposed, $67K after decisions · industry: 39%
Source: MSHA Contested Violations file (public record), updated weekly. A dismissed or defaulted contest leaves the citation standing as issued; a vacated or withdrawn citation is removed from the violation record. Latest contest filed 2015-10-06. Vacated and withdrawn citations are removed from the file this view attributes through, so that outcome is slightly undercounted here.
Contested penalties
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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| LAKE 2015-0016 | Settlement | Rae | 2015 | $66K → $2K |
| LAKE 2015-0489 | Settlement | Paez | 2016 | $14K → $8K |
| LAKE 2015-0542 | Settlement | Bulluck | 2016 | $11K → $8K |
| LAKE 2015-0580 | Settlement | Bulluck | 2016 | $11K → $8K |
| LAKE 2015-0537 | Settlement | Bulluck | 2016 | $9K → $6K |
| LAKE 2015-0633 | Settlement | Moran | 2016 | $9K → $4K |
Source: FMSHRC civil penalty dockets and decisions (public record), updated weekly.
Top causes
- HANDLING OF MATERIALS 33 non-fatal
- SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON 15 non-fatal
- HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) 12 non-fatal
- FALL OF ROOF OR BACK 10 non-fatal
- HOISTING 9 non-fatal
- MACHINERY 6 non-fatal
Incident timeline
2015
17
2014
42
2013
26
2012
12
2011
3
Operators under this controller
Mines on record
- MINE NO. 1 IL
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Where Medlock C J Family Ltd Ptnrship; Christopher M James stands on silica, penalties, and injury rate
MSHA's standard limits respirable silica to 50 micrograms per cubic metre, but MSHA publishes dust and quartz as separate files and never the silica figure itself. We derive it per sample, score it against the limit, and set the operator's injury rate against a benchmark built from the full MSHA operator record. With the 26-year penalty trail, contest posture, and fatality history. Delivered as a PDF with the underlying data as CSV.
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