Mining Incidents

Reynolds Metals Company controller

MSHA controller ID: M00365

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Fatalities
1
Total incidents
1636
Mines on record
4
Years on record
1983–2000
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2000
90
citations
20
significant & substantial
$13,525
proposed penalties
$13,525
paid to date
100% of proposed penalties paid to date, a $0 gap.
Source: MSHA violations data, updated weekly.
Inspection activity
MSHA inspections since 2000
7
inspections on record
884
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: 884 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.
$14K
proposed penalties
$14K
current assessed
$14K
paid to date
$0
outstanding
89 assessments are final orders; 0 contested dockets.
As of the most recent assessment on 2000-11-08.
Source: MSHA assessed-violations and conference/litigation data, updated weekly.

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Incident timeline

2000
59
1999
71
1998
140 (1f)
1997
151
1996
155
1995
130
1994
75
1993
119
1992
100

Operators under this controller

Mines on record

Fatalities under this controller

1 recorded
August 1, 1998 TX · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech Fatality · POWERED HAULAGE
Reynolds Metals Company · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

TECHNICIAN A HYDRAULIC LINE FROM VALVE BANK ON A 990 WHEEL LOADER. THIS ACTION RELIEVED HYDRAULIC OIL FROM CYLINDERS. THIS WORK WAS PERFORMED IN CLOSE WORKING AREA UNDER LOADER FRAME. THE LOAD ER FRAME THEN MOVED DOWNWARD PINNING AND SUBSEQUENTLY CRUSHING TECHNICIAN BETWEEN LOAD FRAME AND MAIN BODY OF THE 990.

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