Mining Incidents

Richard H Kistner controller

MSHA controller ID: M07018

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Fatalities
1
Total incidents
14
Mines on record
2
Years on record
1986–2018
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2002
125
citations
40
significant & substantial
$28,154
proposed penalties
$28,154
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
40
inspections on record
483
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: 483 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.
$28K
proposed penalties
$28K
current assessed
$28K
paid to date
$0
outstanding
123 assessments are final orders; 1 contested dockets.
As of the most recent assessment on 2017-11-29.
Source: MSHA assessed-violations and conference/litigation data, updated weekly.

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Incident timeline

2018
1
2013
1
2012
2
2011
1
2001
1
1995
1
1993
1
1992
2
1990
1
1987
2 (1f)
1986
1

Operators under this controller

Mines on record

Fatalities under this controller

1 recorded
July 16, 1987 KS · Metal/Non-Metal front-end loader, scraper-loader operator, pan operator, payloader, scraper rig operator Fatality · POWERED HAULAGE
Blue River Sand & Gravel · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

ACCIDENT VICTIM3WAS AN INDEPENDENT CONTRACTOR HAULER AND WAS ALONE AT THE QUARRY LOADING HIS TRUCK WITH A RUBBER TIRED FRONT END LOADER OWNED BY THE QUARRY OPERATOR. WHEN A QUARY EMP RETURNED TO THE QUARRY H9 FOUND THE FRONT END LOADER HAD OVERTURNED AT A DITCH WITH THE VICTIM BENEATH THE MACHINE. VICTIM WAS DEAD WHEN FOUND

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