DAILY ROUTINE AT END OF EACH DAY OF GREASING THE PAYLOADER, EE STEPPED ON TIRE TO REACH GREASE FITTING AND SLIPPED OFF TIRE AND FELL ON HIS SHOULDER SHOES WERE MUDDY.
GALE CONSTR., INC.: 5 MSHA citations Metal/Non-Metal
Gale Construction Inc
· Surface
Controlled by
Gregory J Gale
Tolland County,
CT
·
Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 0600622
GALE CONSTR., INC. has $286 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
- 2
- Years on record
- 1990–1995
- Latest incident
- Nov 1995
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2000
5
citations
1
significant & substantial
$286
proposed penalties
$286
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
5
inspections on record
44
inspection hours
n/a
citations per 100 inspection hours
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This rate is recorded citations divided by MSHA inspection hours, per 100 hours. It reflects inspection effort, not mine size or production.Rate withheld: 44 inspection hours is too few for a stable rate. A minimum of 1,000 inspection hours is required.
Source: MSHA inspections data, updated weekly.
GALE CONSTR., INC. has $286 in proposed MSHA penalties and $0 outstanding across 0 contested dockets.
Penalty disposition
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Differences between proposed and paid penalties reflect both settlements and conference reductions and amounts still owed. Outstanding is the balance currently owed.$286
proposed penalties
$286
current assessed
$286
paid to date
$0
outstanding
5 assessments are final orders; 0 contested dockets.
As of the most recent assessment on 2000-02-28.
Source: MSHA assessed-violations and conference/litigation data, updated weekly.
Violation severity profile
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Shares are computed over citations that carry the MSHA gravity and negligence coding; a small share of records are uncoded.20.0%
significant & substantial
0.0%
high negligence or reckless
20.0%
reasonably likely or greater
60.0%
permanently disabling or fatal if injury occurs
Negligence coding: 0.0% none, 0.0% low, 100.0% moderate, 0.0% high, 0.0% reckless.
Source: MSHA violations gravity and negligence coding, updated weekly.
Ownership history
- Gale Construction Inc 1989 to present
Source: MSHA controller and operator history, updated weekly.
Workforce and production
| Year | Employees |
|---|---|
| 2002 | 2 |
| 2001 | 3 |
| 2000 | 4 |
Source: MSHA quarterly employment and production, updated weekly.
Quarterly safety rates
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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 | 280 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2002 Q2 | 620 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2002 Q1 | 650 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2001 Q4 | 1,000 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2001 Q3 | 1,022 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2001 Q2 | 780 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2001 Q1 | 705 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2000 Q4 | 1,058 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
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| Quarter | Hours worked | Citations | S&S | Per 1M hrs |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000 Q3 | 986 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2000 Q2 | 1,305 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2000 Q1 | 1,030 | 5 | 1 | 4854.4 |
No fatalities recorded at this mine.
Reportable incidents
2 on file1995 · 1 incident
November 10, 1995
CT · Metal/Non-Metal
bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer
SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Gale Construction Inc · Fall from machine
1990 · 1 incident
August 14, 1990
CT · Metal/Non-Metal
bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer
MACHINERY
Gale Construction Inc · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)
THE OFF ROAD DUMP WAS STUCK WITH A LOAD (SUNKENIN THE GROUND) & A TOWING CHAIN WAS ATTACHED TO THE REAR OFF THE DUMP TRUCK & THE REAR OF THE TD15 DOZER THE CHAIN BROKE AWAY AT THE HOOK CAUSING THE CHAIN TO PROPEL THRU THE BACK WINDOW OF THEDOZER GRAZING PIECES OF GLASS CUT THE VICTIMS ELBOW