Cherokee Plant has $576 in proposed MSHA penalties and $0 outstanding across 0 contested dockets, plus health sampling and the full incident record.
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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
12
Years on record
1990–2002
Latest incident
Aug 2002
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2001
9
citations
1
significant & substantial
$576
proposed penalties
$576
paid to date
100% of proposed penalties paid to date, a $0 gap.
Source: MSHA violations data, updated weekly.
Inspection activity
MSHA inspections since 2000
15
inspections on record
162
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: 162 inspection hours is too few for a stable rate. A minimum of 1,000 inspection hours is required.
Source: MSHA inspections data, updated weekly.
Cherokee Plant has $576 in proposed MSHA penalties and $0 outstanding across 0 contested dockets.
Penalty disposition
ⓘDifferences between proposed and paid penalties reflect both settlements and conference reductions and amounts still owed. Outstanding is the balance currently owed.
$576
proposed penalties
$576
current assessed
$576
paid to date
$0
outstanding
9 assessments are final orders; 0 contested dockets.
As of the most recent assessment on 2003-11-20.
Source: MSHA assessed-violations and conference/litigation data, updated weekly.
Quarterly safety rates
ⓘCitations per million reported employee-hours. Rates begin in 2000, when MSHA's quarterly employment data starts; earlier incidents are counted but cannot be rate-adjusted. Quarters under 100,000 reported hours are greyed: too few hours for a stable rate.
Citations per million employee-hours, as reported to MSHA
Quarter
Hours worked
Citations
S&S
Per 1M hrs
2004 Q4
0
0
0
2004 Q3
1,520
0
0
0.0
2004 Q2
1,488
0
0
0.0
2004 Q1
1,497
0
0
0.0
2003 Q4
1,408
1
0
710.2
2003 Q3
1,464
0
0
0.0
2003 Q2
1,477
0
0
0.0
2003 Q1
1,456
0
0
0.0
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Quarter
Hours worked
Citations
S&S
Per 1M hrs
2002 Q4
1,424
0
0
0.0
2002 Q3
1,349
1
0
741.3
2002 Q2
1,560
0
0
0.0
2002 Q1
1,470
0
0
0.0
2001 Q4
1,400
0
0
0.0
2001 Q3
1,512
1
0
661.4
2001 Q2
1,926
6
1
3115.3
2001 Q1
1,913
0
0
0.0
2000 Q4
1,750
0
0
0.0
2000 Q3
1,880
0
0
0.0
2000 Q2
1,835
0
0
0.0
2000 Q1
1,809
0
0
0.0
No fatalities recorded at this mine.
Reportable incidents
12 on file
2002 · 1 incident
August 22, 2002NC · Metal/Non-Metallaborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitmanNONPOWERED HAULAGE
PERSON WAS PUSHING A LOAD OF MATERIAL TO THE LOADER USING A WHEELBARREL. AS HE TURNED HE STRESSED HIS BACK.
2000 · 3 incidents
December 14, 2000NC · Metal/Non-Metalwarehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operatorSLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
WHILE EMPLOYEE WAS HOLDING A KNOCK WRENCH HAMMER. HAMMER HEAD MUSHROOMED CAUSING A PIECE OF METAL TO LODGE INTO EMPLOYEES LEFT ARM JUST ABOVE THE WRIST.
1995 · 1 incident
May 11, 1995NC · Metal/Non-Metalwarehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operatorMACHINERY
WHEN REMOVING TOP SECTION OUT OF AIR CLASSIFIER TO LOWER TO PLANT FLOOR FOR REAPIR-WHEN CHAIN SUPPORTING "COME-ALONG" HOIST (ATTACHED TO TOP SECTION) & CHAIN ALSO ATTACHED TO METAL ROOF BEAMS SNAPPED CAUSING TOP SECTION OF CLASSIFIER TO FALL AGAINST INJURED'S LEFT ARM (FOREARM) WHO WAS ASISTING IN LOWER IN TOP SECTION.
1991 · 1 incident
September 10, 1991NC · Metal/Non-Metallaborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitmanHANDLING OF MATERIALS
THE EMPLOYEE REPORTED TO SUPERVISOR THAT HE THOUGHT HE WAS HAVING BACK SPASMS WHICH HE SAID HE HAD A HISTORY OF AND WANTED TO GO TO THE DOCTOR. HE MISSED 1 DAYS WORK AT DOCTORS ADVICE AND GIVE N MEDICINE TO RELIEVE DISCOMFORT. EMPLOYER DID NOT KNOW UNTIL 10-28-91 THAT THIS WAS WORK RELATED AS STATED ON MEDICAL BILL COPY.
1990 · 1 incident
November 13, 1990NC · Metal/Non-Metalprep plant foreman, supervisor, mill plant supervisor, kiln supervisorSLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
EMPL SLIPPED OFF RUNG OF STEPLADDER 2' FROM CONCRETE FLOOR TWISTING LEFT ANKLE ON IMPACT WITH FLOOR CAUSING SORENESS & SWELLING...X-RAYED AND DISCOVERED HAIRLINE BREAK IN SMALL BONE IN LEFT AN KLE.SET ANKLE AND PUT IN CAST.EMPL CAN WALK WITHOUT CRUTCHES ,ANKLE WILL REMAIN IN FOOT CAST UP TO 6 WKS BUT CAN RETURN TO WORK.
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