Mining Incidents

Tom Bennett controller

MSHA controller ID: M11106

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Fatalities
1
Total incidents
5
Mines on record
2
Years on record
1998–2011
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2000
219
citations
34
significant & substantial
$31,195
proposed penalties
$31,195
paid to date
100% of proposed penalties paid to date, a $0 gap.
Source: MSHA violations data, updated weekly.
Inspection activity
MSHA inspections since 2000
111
inspections on record
1,162
inspection hours
18.8
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.
219 citations across 1,162 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.
$31K
proposed penalties
$31K
current assessed
$31K
paid to date
$0
outstanding
219 assessments are final orders; 0 contested dockets.
As of the most recent assessment on 2016-11-09.
Source: MSHA assessed-violations and conference/litigation data, updated weekly.

Top causes

Incident timeline

2011
1
1999
1 (1f)
1998
3

Operators under this controller

Mines on record

Fatalities under this controller

1 recorded
November 18, 1999 IL · Metal/Non-Metal backhoe operator, trackhoe operator Fatality · POWERED HAULAGE
Frank N Butler Company · Struck against a moving object

FROM PRELIMINARY: THE SCRAPER WAS ASCENDING A RAMP AFTER BEING LOADED AND STOPPED JUST AS IT APPROACHED THE CREST. IT TRAVELED BACKWARD DOWN RAMP ABOUT 90 FEET, PROCEEDED OVER THE HIGHWALL AND DROPPED 78 FEET TO THE QUARRY FLOOR.

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