Mining Incidents

Rory Williams; James Williams controller

MSHA controller ID: 0102049

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Fatalities
2
Total incidents
38
Mines on record
1
Years on record
2012–2014
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2011
210
citations
120
significant & substantial
$2,072,942
proposed penalties
$308,299
paid to date
15% of proposed penalties paid to date, a $1,764,643 gap.
Source: MSHA violations data, updated weekly.
Inspection activity
MSHA inspections since 2011
31
inspections on record
2,740
inspection hours
7.7
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.
210 citations across 2,740 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.
$2.1M
proposed penalties
$308K
current assessed
$308K
paid to date
$0
outstanding
204 assessments are final orders; 21 contested dockets.
As of the most recent assessment on 2014-10-21.
Source: MSHA assessed-violations and conference/litigation data, updated weekly.

Top causes

Incident timeline

2014
13
2013
20 (2f)
2012
5

Operators under this controller

Mines on record

Fatalities under this controller

2 recorded
November 17, 2013 CO · Metal/Non-Metal utility man, errand boy, service truck operator Fatality · EXPLOSIVES AND BREAKING AGENTS
Star Mine Operations, LLC · Inhalation of radiations, caustics, toxic and noxious substances

Employee went back to check on a post blast and became overcome by Carbon Monoxide from powder smoke. Carbon Monoxide

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