Mining Incidents

Tony Cruse controller

MSHA controller ID: M10840

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Fatalities
1
Total incidents
2
Mines on record
1
Years on record
1995–2012
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2000
152
citations
41
significant & substantial
$109,504
proposed penalties
$69,642
paid to date
64% of proposed penalties paid to date, a $39,862 gap.
Source: MSHA violations data, updated weekly.
Inspection activity
MSHA inspections since 2000
46
inspections on record
1,100
inspection hours
13.8
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.
152 citations across 1,100 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.
$110K
proposed penalties
$70K
current assessed
$70K
paid to date
$0
outstanding
151 assessments are final orders; 10 contested dockets.
As of the most recent assessment on 2021-04-07.
Source: MSHA assessed-violations and conference/litigation data, updated weekly.

Top causes

Incident timeline

2012
1 (1f)
1995
1

Operators under this controller

Mines on record

Fatalities under this controller

1 recorded
September 26, 2012 CA · Metal/Non-Metal outside foreman, leadman Fatality · MACHINERY
Eagle Peak Rock and Paving · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

Miner was kneeling on left track of dozer attempting to adjust the throttle linkage when the dozer went to full throttle and began moving forward, sending the miner to the front of the dozer, resulting in him being run over and crushed by the machine.

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