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Steve L Lawson controller

MSHA controller ID: M09788

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Fatalities
1
Total incidents
67
Mines on record
7
Years on record
1983–2005
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2000
268
citations
79
significant & substantial
$109,396
proposed penalties
$97,537
paid to date
89% of proposed penalties paid to date, a $11,859 gap.
Source: MSHA violations data, updated weekly.
Inspection activity
MSHA inspections since 2000
127
inspections on record
2,531
inspection hours
10.6
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.
268 citations across 2,531 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.
$109K
proposed penalties
$98K
current assessed
$98K
paid to date
$0
outstanding
264 assessments are final orders; 4 contested dockets.
As of the most recent assessment on 2006-05-31.
Source: MSHA assessed-violations and conference/litigation data, updated weekly.

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Incident timeline

2005
7 (1f)
2004
5
2003
1
2002
3
2001
5
1999
2
1998
2
1997
2
1996
1
1995
4
1994
2
1993
6
1992
1
1991
6
1990
1
1989
2
1988
5
1987
7
1986
2
1985
1
1984
1
1983
1

Operators under this controller

Mines on record

Fatalities under this controller

1 recorded
March 11, 2005 KY · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman Fatality · FALLING/SLIDING/ROLLING MATERIALS
Grassy Stone LLC · Caught in, under or between collapsing material or buildings

Employee was cleaning rock dust bin #2 from inside of bin #2; material on sides of bin #2 collapsed, engulfing employee; causing his death.

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