Mining Incidents

Michael Nast controller

MSHA controller ID: M01304

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
383
Mines on record
4
Years on record
1983–2012
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2000
201
citations
27
significant & substantial
$42,276
proposed penalties
$38,339
paid to date
91% of proposed penalties paid to date, a $3,937 gap.
Source: MSHA violations data, updated weekly.
Inspection activity
MSHA inspections since 2000
91
inspections on record
2,567
inspection hours
7.8
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.
201 citations across 2,567 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.
$42K
proposed penalties
$38K
current assessed
$38K
paid to date
$0
outstanding
200 assessments are final orders; 5 contested dockets.
As of the most recent assessment on 2012-03-01.
Source: MSHA assessed-violations and conference/litigation data, updated weekly.

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Incident timeline

2012
1
2011
4
2010
3
2009
4
2008
11
2007
15
2006
6
2005
16
2004
19
2003
23
2002
12
2001
18
2000
28
1999
14
1998
13
1997
14
1996
14
1995
19
1994
20
1993
14
1992
15
1991
11
1990
12
1989
13
1988
11
1987
9
1986
13
1985
8
1984
6
1983
17

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