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Western Fuels Assoc Inc; Tri-State Generation & Transmission Assn Inc controller

MSHA controller ID: C14713

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Fatalities
1
Total incidents
31
Mines on record
2
Years on record
1993–2015
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2000
184
citations
20
significant & substantial
$41,019
proposed penalties
$39,779
paid to date
97% of proposed penalties paid to date, a $1,240 gap.
Source: MSHA violations data, updated weekly.
Inspection activity
MSHA inspections since 2000
87
inspections on record
4,786
inspection hours
3.8
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.
184 citations across 4,786 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.
$41K
proposed penalties
$40K
current assessed
$40K
paid to date
$0
outstanding
183 assessments are final orders; 7 contested dockets.
As of the most recent assessment on 2016-05-04.
Source: MSHA assessed-violations and conference/litigation data, updated weekly.

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Incident timeline

2015
1
2014
5
2013
5
2012
6 (1f)
2010
1
2009
2
2004
1
2003
1
2002
1
2001
2
2000
2
1996
1
1995
1
1994
1
1993
1

Operators under this controller

Mines on record

Fatalities under this controller

1 recorded
July 14, 2012 CO · Coal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver Fatality · POWERED HAULAGE
Colowyo Coal Company L P · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

Witness saw the water truck traveling downhill on Ridge road & then saw a cloud of dust. Truck traveled downhill(9% grade)struck berm on the right side of road ejected operator changed direction & traveled across road striking the berm/slope on the left side of the road. The truck overturned & came to rest. The victim did not appear to use his seat belt. Minor damage to truck.

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