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Mississippi Chemical Corp controller

MSHA controller ID: M00664

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Fatalities
2
Total incidents
341
Mines on record
5
Years on record
1983–2004
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2000
462
citations
64
significant & substantial
$58,891
proposed penalties
$51,391
paid to date
87% of proposed penalties paid to date, a $7,500 gap.
Source: MSHA violations data, updated weekly.
Inspection activity
MSHA inspections since 2000
103
inspections on record
4,219
inspection hours
11.0
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.
462 citations across 4,219 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.
$59K
proposed penalties
$51K
current assessed
$51K
paid to date
$0
outstanding
453 assessments are final orders; 2 contested dockets.
As of the most recent assessment on 2003-12-30.
Source: MSHA assessed-violations and conference/litigation data, updated weekly.

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Incident timeline

2004
6
2003
24
2002
21
2001
40
2000
21
1999
32
1998
22
1997
39
1996
22
1995
10
1994
5
1993
15
1992
6
1991
7 (1f)
1990
11
1989
12
1988
6
1985
5
1984
13
1983
24 (1f)

Operators under this controller

Mines on record

Fatalities under this controller

2 recorded
April 17, 1991 NM · Metal/Non-Metal shuttle car operator, mantrip operator, ramcar operator, rail runner, buggy operator Fatality · FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
Mississippi Potash Inc · Struck by falling object

A DEVELOPMENT PILLAR WAS BEING CUT IN A MODIFIED LONGWALL BY A CONTINUOUS MINER. THE ACCIDENT VICTIM WAS OPERATING A SHUTTLE CAR BEHIND THE MINER. BOTH THE OPERATOR'S HEARD A LARGE NOISE. T HE ACCIDENT VICTIM LEFT HIS SHUTTLE CAR AND WAS CRUSHED UNDER APPROXIMATE SIX INCHES OF SLAB. HAD HE STAYED WITH HIS EQUIPMENT, HE WOULD NOT HAVE BEEN HURT. THE ACCIDENT VICTIM WAS FOUND APP

December 13, 1983 NM · Metal/Non-Metal ledgeman/hand, quarry man Fatality · FALL OF FACE/RIB/PILLAR/SIDE/HIGHWALL
Mississippi Potash Inc · Struck by flying object

EMPL OPERATING JEFFREY HELIMINER 122M NEAR FACE OF SUB-MAIN ENTRY ROOM #1 IN AREA 169.WHILE LOADING ELMAC RAMCAR,ENTRY FACE AND BACK FAILED DUE TO NATURAL DEPOSIT OF INERT COMPRESSED GASSES LO CATED IN FISSURE IN ADVANCE AND SLIGHTLY ABOVE WORKING FACE.FLYING MATERIAL STRUCK EMPL AND CAUSED MULTIPLE INJURIES TO HEAD,CHEST AND ABDOMEN...FAILURE DIDNT RESULT IN IGNITION.

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