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Potash Corp Of Saskatchewan controller

MSHA controller ID: M10838

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Fatalities
2
Total incidents
394
Mines on record
5
Years on record
1995–2017
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2000
1,200
citations
248
significant & substantial
$544,575
proposed penalties
$484,924
paid to date
89% of proposed penalties paid to date, a $59,651 gap.
Source: MSHA violations data, updated weekly.
Inspection activity
MSHA inspections since 2000
381
inspections on record
18,711
inspection hours
6.4
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.
1,200 citations across 18,711 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.
$545K
proposed penalties
$486K
current assessed
$485K
paid to date
$692
outstanding
1,160 assessments are final orders; 13 contested dockets.
As of the most recent assessment on 2017-10-23.
Source: MSHA assessed-violations and conference/litigation data, updated weekly.

Top causes

Incident timeline

2017
13
2016
15
2015
11 (1f)
2014
19
2013
23
2012
10
2011
14 (1f)
2010
8
2009
16
2008
16
2007
20
2006
16
2005
22
2004
18
2003
9
2002
15
2001
17
2000
21
1999
27
1998
23
1997
30
1996
22
1995
9

Operators under this controller

Mines on record

Fatalities under this controller

2 recorded
January 26, 2015 FL · Metal/Non-Metal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer Fatality · MACHINERY
White Springs Ag Chems Inc dba Nutrien · Drowning

The victim was operating an excavator near a canal when the excavator tipped on its side and went in the water. The victim was able to get out of the cab and transported to a hospital where he died at 5:45 p.m.

March 2, 2011 NC · Metal/Non-Metal outside foreman, leadman Fatality · FALLING/SLIDING/ROLLING MATERIALS
PCS Phosphate Company Inc · Struck by falling object

Victim was part of a crew that was welding hdpe pipe using a McElroy fusion machine. While attempting to position pipe in to fusion machine, using an excavator, the pipe struck the victim in the head.

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