Cottonwood Pit has $351 in proposed MSHA penalties and $351 outstanding across 0 contested dockets, plus health sampling and the full incident record.
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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
2
Years on record
1984
Latest incident
Oct 1984
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2000
5
citations
1
significant & substantial
$351
proposed penalties
$0
paid to date
0% of proposed penalties paid to date, a $351 gap.
Source: MSHA violations data, updated weekly.
Inspection activity
MSHA inspections since 2000
2
inspections on record
47
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: 47 inspection hours is too few for a stable rate. A minimum of 1,000 inspection hours is required.
Source: MSHA inspections data, updated weekly.
Cottonwood Pit has $351 in proposed MSHA penalties and $351 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.
$351
proposed penalties
$351
current assessed
$0
paid to date
$351
outstanding
5 assessments are final orders; 0 contested dockets.
As of the most recent assessment on 2000-06-13.
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
2002 Q3
1,556
0
0
0.0
2002 Q2
1,364
0
0
0.0
2002 Q1
0
0
0
2001 Q4
0
0
0
2001 Q3
0
0
0
2001 Q2
0
0
0
2001 Q1
1,400
0
0
0.0
2000 Q4
2,280
0
0
0.0
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Quarter
Hours worked
Citations
S&S
Per 1M hrs
2000 Q3
3,237
0
0
0.0
2000 Q2
3,880
5
1
1288.7
2000 Q1
1,474
0
0
0.0
No fatalities recorded at this mine.
Reportable incidents
2 on file
1984 · 2 incidents
October 18, 1984ID · Metal/Non-Metalhaul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driverSLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
AFTER LOADING TRUCK,NOTICED LARGE CHUNK OF OVERBURDEN OR DIRT ON TOP OF LOAD.WENT TO REAR OF TRUCK STEPPED UP ON TONGUE OF PUP TRAILER AND CLIMBED UP TAIL GATE OF TRUCK.USED TAIL GATE FOR ACC ESS TO TIP OF LOAD AND THERE WASNT LADDERR ON #6004.ATTEMPTED TO GET BACK TO GROUND VIA TAILGAHGTE.FOOT SLIPPED ON TAIL GATE -FELL INJURING LOWER BACK,NECK,CAUSING HERNIA.
June 20, 1984ID · Metal/Non-Metalhaul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driverSLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
CLIMBING DOWN OFF REAR TRAILER LEFT FOOT SLIPPED ON TRAILER TONGUE CATCHING ON SAFETY CABLE.FELL TO GROUND TWISTING LEFT KNEE.
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