Mining Incidents

W T Thorson controller

MSHA controller ID: M00377

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
3
Mines on record
3
Years on record
1984–2002
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2000
88
citations
25
significant & substantial
$7,190
proposed penalties
$4,595
paid to date
64% of proposed penalties paid to date, a $2,595 gap.
Source: MSHA violations data, updated weekly.
Inspection activity
MSHA inspections since 2000
39
inspections on record
373
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: 373 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.
$7K
proposed penalties
$5K
current assessed
$5K
paid to date
$0
outstanding
88 assessments are final orders; 13 contested dockets.
As of the most recent assessment on 2002-10-02.
Source: MSHA assessed-violations and conference/litigation data, updated weekly.

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Incident timeline

2002
2
1984
1

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Mines on record

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