Mining Incidents

Willie M Simmons Jr controller

MSHA controller ID: M38925

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
25
Mines on record
1
Years on record
1985–2012
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2004
7
citations
1
significant & substantial
$479
proposed penalties
$440
paid to date
92% of proposed penalties paid to date, a $39 gap.
Source: MSHA violations data, updated weekly.
Inspection activity
MSHA inspections since 2000
36
inspections on record
390
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: 390 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.
$479
proposed penalties
$440
current assessed
$440
paid to date
$0
outstanding
6 assessments are final orders; 3 contested dockets.
As of the most recent assessment on 2014-05-06.
Source: MSHA assessed-violations and conference/litigation data, updated weekly.

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Incident timeline

2012
1
1995
1
1993
3
1992
3
1991
4
1990
4
1989
4
1988
1
1987
2
1986
1
1985
1

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