Mining Incidents

Patrick J Schaffner; Teresa Schaffner controller

MSHA controller ID: 0062849

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
1
Mines on record
1
Years on record
2021
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2007
92
citations
20
significant & substantial
$23,968
proposed penalties
$21,900
paid to date
91% of proposed penalties paid to date, a $2,068 gap.
Source: MSHA violations data, updated weekly.
Inspection activity
MSHA inspections since 2007
37
inspections on record
674
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: 674 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.
$24K
proposed penalties
$22K
current assessed
$22K
paid to date
$133
outstanding
90 assessments are final orders; 5 contested dockets.
As of the most recent assessment on 2022-03-28.
Source: MSHA assessed-violations and conference/litigation data, updated weekly.

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2021
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