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Robert Pittington Sr; Robert Pittington Jr controller

MSHA controller ID: 0041129

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Fatalities
1
Total incidents
1
Mines on record
1
Years on record
2002
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2002
48
citations
16
significant & substantial
$6,349
proposed penalties
$5,447
paid to date
86% of proposed penalties paid to date, a $902 gap.
Source: MSHA violations data, updated weekly.
Inspection activity
MSHA inspections since 2002
20
inspections on record
397
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: 397 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.
$6K
proposed penalties
$6K
current assessed
$5K
paid to date
$902
outstanding
47 assessments are final orders; 0 contested dockets.
As of the most recent assessment on 2009-02-18.
Source: MSHA assessed-violations and conference/litigation data, updated weekly.

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Incident timeline

2002
1 (1f)

Operators under this controller

Mines on record

Fatalities under this controller

1 recorded
October 12, 2002 CO · Metal/Non-Metal mine manager, mine foreman, mine owner Fatality · POWERED HAULAGE
High Plains Sand & Gravel LLC · Struck by powered moving object

THE FRONT-END LOADER OPERATOR WAS BACK-FILLING AROUND A NEWLY INSTALLED TRUCK SCALE WHEN HE BACKED OVER THE VICTIM WITH THE LOADER, WHICH RESULTED IN A FATAL INJURY.

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