Mining Incidents

Nicholas Hill controller

MSHA controller ID: M08044

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
40
Mines on record
1
Years on record
1988–2006
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2000
83
citations
30
significant & substantial
$11,080
proposed penalties
$10,928
paid to date
99% of proposed penalties paid to date, a $152 gap.
Source: MSHA violations data, updated weekly.
Inspection activity
MSHA inspections since 2000
30
inspections on record
579
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: 579 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.
$11K
proposed penalties
$11K
current assessed
$11K
paid to date
$0
outstanding
76 assessments are final orders; 4 contested dockets.
As of the most recent assessment on 2007-02-21.
Source: MSHA assessed-violations and conference/litigation data, updated weekly.

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Incident timeline

2006
1
2004
3
2003
1
2002
3
2001
1
2000
1
1999
3
1998
4
1997
10
1996
4
1995
3
1994
3
1992
1
1990
1
1988
1

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