Cove/Upper Walker Pit has $15K in proposed MSHA penalties and $0 outstanding across 2 contested dockets, plus health sampling and the full incident record.
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Fatalities
1
Total incidents
5
Years on record
1996–1997
Latest incident
Dec 1997
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2001
35
citations
24
significant & substantial
$15,214
proposed penalties
$9,712
paid to date
64% of proposed penalties paid to date, a $5,502 gap.
Source: MSHA violations data, updated weekly.
Inspection activity
MSHA inspections since 2001
15
inspections on record
128
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: 128 inspection hours is too few for a stable rate. A minimum of 1,000 inspection hours is required.
Source: MSHA inspections data, updated weekly.
Cove/Upper Walker Pit has $15K in proposed MSHA penalties and $0 outstanding across 2 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.
$15K
proposed penalties
$10K
current assessed
$10K
paid to date
$0
outstanding
35 assessments are final orders; 2 contested dockets.
As of the most recent assessment on 2009-06-17.
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
2008 Q2
3,567
2
2
560.7
2008 Q1
1
0
0
0.0
2007 Q4
0
0
0
2007 Q3
0
0
0
2007 Q2
80
0
0
0.0
2007 Q1
32
0
0
0.0
2006 Q4
0
0
0
2006 Q3
168
0
0
0.0
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Quarter
Hours worked
Citations
S&S
Per 1M hrs
2006 Q1
0
0
0
2005 Q4
0
0
0
2005 Q3
0
0
0
2005 Q2
0
0
0
2005 Q1
0
1
1
2004 Q4
224
0
0
0.0
2004 Q3
202
0
0
0.0
2004 Q2
192
4
2
20833.3
2004 Q1
0
0
0
2003 Q4
0
0
0
2003 Q3
168
3
1
17857.1
2003 Q2
480
0
0
0.0
2003 Q1
64
0
0
0.0
2002 Q4
120
0
0
0.0
2002 Q3
240
15
11
62500.0
2002 Q2
0
0
0
2002 Q1
0
0
0
2001 Q4
480
0
0
0.0
2001 Q3
980
9
7
9183.7
2001 Q2
800
0
0
0.0
2001 Q1
160
0
0
0.0
2000 Q4
144
0
0
0.0
2000 Q3
480
0
0
0.0
2000 Q2
390
0
0
0.0
2000 Q1
0
0
0
Fatalities at this mine
1 recorded
April 10, 1996UT · Metal/Non-Metalwarehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operatorFatality · IGNITION OR EXPLOSION OF GAS OR DUST
INDIVIDUAL WAS MIXING MUD IN A SMALL HOPPER WHEN THE DRILLER ACCIDENTLY STEPPED ON THE FOOT THROTTLE OF THE RIG CAUSING EXCESSIVE PRESSSURE TO THE HOPPER AND IT FLEW OUT OF CONTROL AND STRUCK IDNIVIDUAL IN THE EYE.
INDIVIDUAL WAS GETTING A 5 GALLON BUCKE TO FOIL FROM THE BED OF A DRILL RIG,, WHICH IS 4' OFF THE GROUND AND HE JUMPED DOWN AND LANDED FLAT FOOTED AND JARRED HIS BACK.
EE WAS TRYING TO LOOSEN BOLT, WHEN WRENCH SLIPPED SPRINGING BACKWARD, LODGING FINGERS BETWEEN LOADER AND WRENCH, CAUSING NEAR AMPUTATION OF LEFT HAND INDEX FINGERTIP & LACERATION OF 3RD FINGER .
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