Mining Incidents

Stanley R Hitchcock controller

MSHA controller ID: M39576

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Fatalities
1
Total incidents
15
Mines on record
1
Years on record
1987–2003
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2000
109
citations
28
significant & substantial
$15,113
proposed penalties
$14,106
paid to date
93% of proposed penalties paid to date, a $1,007 gap.
Source: MSHA violations data, updated weekly.
Inspection activity
MSHA inspections since 2000
59
inspections on record
911
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: 911 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.
$15K
proposed penalties
$14K
current assessed
$14K
paid to date
$0
outstanding
108 assessments are final orders; 7 contested dockets.
As of the most recent assessment on 2018-10-04.
Source: MSHA assessed-violations and conference/litigation data, updated weekly.

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Incident timeline

2003
1
2000
1
1998
1
1996
1
1995
1
1993
1
1992
2
1990
2
1989
2
1988
2
1987
1 (1f)

Operators under this controller

Mines on record

Fatalities under this controller

1 recorded
February 7, 1987 TN · Metal/Non-Metal Fatality · MACHINERY
Tri County Stone Company Inc · Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)

CRUSHER WAS TUR3ED OFF DURING EMPLOYEES LUNCH BREAK. HE WENT INTO THE CRUSHER WITHOUT TELLING ANYONE. WHEN THE EMPLOYEES RETURNED TO WORK FROM LUNCH AND ONE OF THEM TURNED ON THE CRUSHER NOT K NOWING I.NAME W5S IN THERE. HE WAS CAUGHT IN THE MACHINE AND DIED INSTANTLY

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