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Montana Power Company controller

MSHA controller ID: C02861

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Fatalities
3
Total incidents
926
Mines on record
5
Years on record
1983–2001
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2000
20
citations
2
significant & substantial
$6,338
proposed penalties
$3,142
paid to date
50% of proposed penalties paid to date, a $3,196 gap.
Source: MSHA violations data, updated weekly.
Inspection activity
MSHA inspections since 2000
31
inspections on record
772
inspection hours
n/a
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.
Rate withheld: 772 inspection hours is too few for a stable rate. A minimum of 1,000 inspection hours is required.
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.
$6K
proposed penalties
$3K
current assessed
$3K
paid to date
$0
outstanding
19 assessments are final orders; 1 contested dockets.
As of the most recent assessment on 2001-03-14.
Source: MSHA assessed-violations and conference/litigation data, updated weekly.

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Incident timeline

2001
6
2000
43
1999
34
1998
28
1997
42
1996
37
1995
80 (1f)
1994
87
1993
87
1992
68
1991
75
1990
37
1989
71
1988
48
1987
42 (1f)
1986
41
1985
56 (1f)
1984
21
1983
23

Operators under this controller

Mines on record

Fatalities under this controller

3 recorded
October 25, 1995 CO · Coal roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs) Fatality · FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
Basin Resources Inc. · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

ACCORDING TO WITNESS THE EMPLOYEE WAS ATTEMPTING TO CLEAR A PLUGGED SUCTION HOSE ON THE RIGHT BOOM OF THE ROOF BOLTER WHEN A ROCK FELL FROMTHE MINE ROOF ON THE INBY SIDE OF THE ATRS PIVTOTED B ACKWARDS STRUCK EMPLOYEE & PINNED HIM AGAINST THE BOOM

July 29, 1987 MT · Coal drill operator Fatality · MACHINERY
Western Energy Company · Struck against a moving object

A DRILLER 8'10"3FT OVERBURDEN VERTINAL DRILL UNIT NO. W 7033, HAD JUST BEEN POSITIONED ABOUT 30FT AWAY AND PARALLEL TO THE HIGHWALL EDGE IN AREA D, BY THE VICTIM, WHEN THE REAR LEFT LEVELING JACK SANK INTO3THE GROUND, CAUSING THE DRILTECH TO OVERTURN. THE VICTIM, BEING ON THE DRILL BENCH, WAS BETWEEN THE DRILTECH AND HIGHWALL EDGE WHEN HE WAS STRUCK AND CARRIED WITHT THE MACHINE

May 13, 1985 TX · Coal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer Fatality · ELECTRICAL
Northwestern Resources Company · Contact with electrical current

WHILE EATING LUNCH UNDER A TREE WITH FOUR OTHER MEN THE TREE WAS STRUCK BY LIGHTNING FATALLY INJURING I.NAME

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