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Tennessee Zinc Company LLC controller

MSHA controller ID: 0061709

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Fatalities
1
Total incidents
76
Mines on record
5
Years on record
2006–2009
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2006
364
citations
106
significant & substantial
$218,863
proposed penalties
$151,292
paid to date
69% of proposed penalties paid to date, a $67,571 gap.
Source: MSHA violations data, updated weekly.
Inspection activity
MSHA inspections since 2006
107
inspections on record
4,009
inspection hours
9.1
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.
364 citations across 4,009 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.
$219K
proposed penalties
$151K
current assessed
$151K
paid to date
$0
outstanding
352 assessments are final orders; 29 contested dockets.
As of the most recent assessment on 2009-12-03.
Source: MSHA assessed-violations and conference/litigation data, updated weekly.

Top causes

Incident timeline

2009
8
2008
36
2007
27 (1f)
2006
5

Operators under this controller

Mines on record

Fatalities under this controller

1 recorded
July 29, 2007 TN · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, roof trimmer/scaler Fatality · SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Nyrstar Tennessee Mines, Strawberry Plains LLC · Fall down raise, shaft or manway

Employee was working approximately 550' down in elevator shaft, working off top of elevator. Beam came loose that was thought to be secured. Employee fell from top of elevator to bottom of shaft, resulting in his death.

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