Mining Incidents

Salt River Project; MidAmerican Energy Holdings Company; Tri-State Gener controller

MSHA controller ID: C10770

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Fatalities
1
Total incidents
311
Mines on record
1
Years on record
1984–2020
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2000
399
citations
50
significant & substantial
$191,408
proposed penalties
$118,853
paid to date
62% of proposed penalties paid to date, a $72,555 gap.
Source: MSHA violations data, updated weekly.
Inspection activity
MSHA inspections since 2000
110
inspections on record
7,569
inspection hours
5.3
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.
399 citations across 7,569 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.
$191K
proposed penalties
$119K
current assessed
$119K
paid to date
$0
outstanding
392 assessments are final orders; 13 contested dockets.
As of the most recent assessment on 2021-04-28.
Source: MSHA assessed-violations and conference/litigation data, updated weekly.

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Incident timeline

2020
4
2019
4
2018
6
2017
5
2016
2
2015
11
2014
4
2013
12
2012
7
2011
10
2010
13
2009
10
2008
11
2007
3
2006
2
2005
7
2004
10
2003
5
2002
7
2001
15
2000
12
1999
7 (1f)
1998
12
1997
11
1996
8
1995
10
1994
7
1993
8
1992
6
1991
10
1990
14
1989
12
1988
8
1987
14
1986
9
1985
12
1984
3

Operators under this controller

Mines on record

Fatalities under this controller

1 recorded
August 12, 1999 CO · Coal blaster, shooter, shotfirer, explosive worker, powder gang/monkey Fatality · EXPLOSIVES AND BREAKING AGENTS
Trapper Mining Inc · Struck by flying object

EMPLOYEE WAS PRIMING A BLAST HOLE WHEN THERE WAS AN UNPLANNED DETONATION. HE WAS IN THE DIRECT LINE OF FIRE AND HIT BY THE BLAST.

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