Richard Ames controller
MSHA controller ID: M09945
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- Fatalities
- 0
- Total incidents
- 40
- Mines on record
- 10
- Years on record
- 1993–2015
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2000
197
citations
49
significant & substantial
$26,697
proposed penalties
$26,532
paid to date
99% of proposed penalties paid to date, a $165 gap.
Source: MSHA violations data, updated weekly.
Inspection activity
MSHA inspections since 2000
134
inspections on record
1,472
inspection hours
13.4
citations per 100 inspection hours
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This rate is recorded citations divided by MSHA inspection hours, per 100 hours. It reflects inspection effort, not mine size or production.197 citations across 1,472 inspection hours.
Source: MSHA inspections data, updated weekly.
Penalty disposition
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Differences between proposed and paid penalties reflect both settlements and conference reductions and amounts still owed. Outstanding is the balance currently owed.$27K
proposed penalties
$27K
current assessed
$27K
paid to date
$0
outstanding
196 assessments are final orders; 4 contested dockets.
As of the most recent assessment on 2019-01-29.
Source: MSHA assessed-violations and conference/litigation data, updated weekly.
Top causes
- MACHINERY 8 non-fatal
- HANDLING OF MATERIALS 7 non-fatal
- HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) 6 non-fatal
- POWERED HAULAGE 6 non-fatal
- SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON 6 non-fatal
- OTHER 4 non-fatal
Incident timeline
2015
2
2011
1
2010
1
2009
1
2008
1
2007
1
2006
1
2004
1
2000
1
1999
1
1997
10
1996
5
1995
5
1994
7
1993
2
Operators under this controller
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