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MidAmerican Energy Holdings Company controller
MSHA controller ID: C02046
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Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2000
2,191
citations
398
significant & substantial
$819,141
proposed penalties
$624,216
paid to date
76% of proposed penalties paid to date, a $194,925 gap.
Source: MSHA violations data, updated weekly.
Inspection activity
MSHA inspections since 2000
579
inspections on record
40,498
inspection hours
5.4
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.2,191 citations across 40,498 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.$819K
proposed penalties
$624K
current assessed
$624K
paid to date
$0
outstanding
2,141 assessments are final orders; 57 contested dockets.
As of the most recent assessment on 2015-05-27.
Source: MSHA assessed-violations and conference/litigation data, updated weekly.
Top causes
- IGNITION OR EXPLOSION OF GAS OR DUST 1 fatality · 11 non-fatal
- HANDLING OF MATERIALS 296 non-fatal
- SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON 175 non-fatal
- MACHINERY 118 non-fatal
- HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) 100 non-fatal
- FALL OF ROOF OR BACK 76 non-fatal
Incident timeline
2015
3
2014
11
2013
13
2012
21
2011
12
2010
10
2009
16
2008
15
2007
22
2006
25
2005
20
2004
14
2003
23
2002
19
2001
30
2000
54
1999
68
1998
77
1997
98
1996
61
1995
84
1994
90 (1f)
1993
99
1992
115
Operators under this controller
Mines on record
Fatalities under this controller
6 recordedFor insurers, brokers, and safety consultants
The full compliance file on MidAmerican Energy Holdings Company
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