What are Walter Kuhl; Donald Kuhl's MSHA penalties?

Walter Kuhl; Donald Kuhl has $61K in proposed MSHA penalties on record, $27K paid, and $32K outstanding.

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Walter Kuhl; Donald Kuhl controller

MSHA controller ID: M39995

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Fatalities: 1
Total incidents: 3
Mines on record: 1
Years on record: 2001–2004

Compliance record

MSHA citations since 2000

citations

significant & substantial

$61,050

proposed penalties

$27,405

paid to date

45% of proposed penalties paid to date, a $33,645 gap.

Source: MSHA violations data, updated weekly.

Inspection activity

MSHA inspections since 2000

inspections on record

525

inspection hours

n/a

citations per 100 inspection hours

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This rate is recorded citations divided by MSHA inspection hours, per 100 hours. It reflects inspection effort, not mine size or production.

Rate withheld: 525 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

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Differences between proposed and paid penalties reflect both settlements and conference reductions and amounts still owed. Outstanding is the balance currently owed.

$61K

proposed penalties

$59K

current assessed

$27K

paid to date

$32K

outstanding

41 assessments are final orders; 5 contested dockets.

As of the most recent assessment on 2005-10-25.

Source: MSHA assessed-violations and conference/litigation data, updated weekly.

Top causes

FALL OF FACE/RIB/PILLAR/SIDE/HIGHWALL 1 fatality
POWERED HAULAGE 2 non-fatal

Incident timeline

2004

2 (1f)

2001

Operators under this controller

Kuhl Sand & Gravel Inc 3

Mines on record

Fiesler Sand & Gravel LLC PA

Fatalities under this controller

1 recorded

December 6, 2004 PA · Metal/Non-Metal outside foreman, leadman Fatality · FALL OF FACE/RIB/PILLAR/SIDE/HIGHWALL

Kuhl Sand & Gravel Inc · Caught in, under or between collapsing material or buildings

Highwall collapse resulting in death of loader operator.

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