Mining Incidents

Waste Management Inc controller

MSHA controller ID: C14267

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Fatalities
2
Total incidents
20
Mines on record
5
Years on record
1983–2007
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2001
31
citations
9
significant & substantial
$3,774
proposed penalties
$3,642
paid to date
97% of proposed penalties paid to date, a $132 gap.
Source: MSHA violations data, updated weekly.
Inspection activity
MSHA inspections since 2000
127
inspections on record
1,987
inspection hours
1.6
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.
31 citations across 1,987 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.
$4K
proposed penalties
$4K
current assessed
$4K
paid to date
$132
outstanding
31 assessments are final orders; 1 contested dockets.
As of the most recent assessment on 2024-01-25.
Source: MSHA assessed-violations and conference/litigation data, updated weekly.

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Incident timeline

2007
1
2006
1
2002
1
1996
1
1993
3 (1f)
1991
2
1990
7
1986
1
1985
1 (1f)
1983
2

Operators under this controller

Mines on record

Fatalities under this controller

2 recorded
February 15, 1993 PA · Coal carpenter Fatality · ELECTRICAL
Jeddo-Highland Coal Company · Contact with electrical current

EMPL USING ELECTRICAL HOIST TO LOWER SALT BAGS FROM SECOND FLOOR TO BOTTOM FLOOR.

January 5, 1985 PA · Coal greaser, grease man, oiler, lube man, dragline oiler Fatality · POWERED HAULAGE
Jeddo-Highland Coal Company · Fall from machine

DRIVING PICKUP TRUCK FROM SILT TDAM TO BREAKER EMP APPARENTLY SUFFERED STROKE AND LOST CONTROL OF PICK UP AND STRUCK CONVEYOR LINE SUPPORT COLUMN EMP FELL OUT OF TRUCK AND WAS DISCOVERED LYING GROUND IN SEMICONCIOUS CONDITION

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