Glass Mountain Pumice has $63K in proposed MSHA penalties and $724 outstanding across 3 contested dockets, plus health sampling and the full incident record.
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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
6
Years on record
2000–2016
Latest incident
Dec 2016
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2000
196
citations
60
significant & substantial
$63,319
proposed penalties
$57,929
paid to date
91% of proposed penalties paid to date, a $5,390 gap.
Source: MSHA violations data, updated weekly.
Inspection activity
MSHA inspections since 2000
54
inspections on record
1,231
inspection hours
15.9
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.
196 citations across 1,231 inspection hours.
Source: MSHA inspections data, updated weekly.
Glass Mountain Pumice has $63K in proposed MSHA penalties and $724 outstanding across 3 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.
$63K
proposed penalties
$59K
current assessed
$58K
paid to date
$724
outstanding
185 assessments are final orders; 3 contested dockets.
As of the most recent assessment on 2023-10-11.
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
The EE had just positioned the rail car in place for material loading. EE locked the brakes up on the rail car and stepped down on the ground to walk back to the rail car loading station, and stepped on the south rail of the rail road track. The rail was slick from the rain and EE's foot slid off the rail sideways causing EE to roll ankle over to the side.
2013 · 2 incidents
September 10, 2013CA · Metal/Non-Metalwarehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operatorSLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Employee was releasing brakes on rail car while standing on the rail car plat form. He tripped as he turned around and fell. He injured his left shoulder.
February 21, 2013CA · Metal/Non-Metalbulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineerHANDLING OF MATERIALS
The employee climbed up the front of the shaker screen where there is no safe access and was cleaning excess material off of the screen chute. When he finished he was climbing down and snagged his glove on the frame of the concrete conveyor causing him to over extend his arm.
2012 · 1 incident
July 6, 2012CA · Metal/Non-Metalmaintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service techSLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
I send 2 employees to clear a area of logs. I told them not to lift anything. Send 2 one to hook chain one to unhook chain Cat man was up then one of the employees lifted a branch.
2011 · 1 incident
October 7, 2011CA · Metal/Non-Metalbulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineerOTHER
The employee was pulling roots from the inpit feed hopper loading conveyor. He was laying on his stomach and when he stood up, he indicated he felt his knee buckle and felt a sharp pain in his right knee. X-rays of the knee were negative and employee was diagnosed with a sprained right knee, prescribed medication, and provided with some work restrictions.
HE WAS CHANGING THE FRONT FORKLIFT TIRE. IT WAS A SPLIT WHEEL AND HE REMOVED THE WRONG HARDWARE AND THE RIM BLEW APART HITTING HIS LEFT LEG JUST ABOVE THE ANKLE.
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