Mining Incidents

Laws Mill Metal/Non-Metal

Controlled by Richard B Harmon
bishop, Inyo County, CA  ·  Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 0402653

Laws Mill has $10K 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
4
Years on record
1984–2002
Latest incident
Sep 2002
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2000
57
citations
15
significant & substantial
$9,680
proposed penalties
$9,680
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
31
inspections on record
651
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: 651 inspection hours is too few for a stable rate. A minimum of 1,000 inspection hours is required.
Source: MSHA inspections data, updated weekly.

Laws Mill has $10K 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.
$10K
proposed penalties
$10K
current assessed
$10K
paid to date
$0
outstanding
57 assessments are final orders; 0 contested dockets.
As of the most recent assessment on 2010-10-21.
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
2011 Q1 0 0 0
2010 Q3 2,198 0 0 0.0
2010 Q2 2,477 0 0 0.0
2010 Q1 1,093 0 0 0.0
2009 Q4 4,009 1 0 249.4
2009 Q3 4,930 0 0 0.0
2009 Q2 3,826 0 0 0.0
2009 Q1 3,817 6 2 1571.9
Show 36 earlier quarters
Quarter Hours worked Citations S&S Per 1M hrs
2008 Q4 4,105 0 0 0.0
2008 Q3 4,713 0 0 0.0
2008 Q2 4,952 0 0 0.0
2008 Q1 5,443 1 0 183.7
2007 Q4 5,831 1 0 171.5
2007 Q3 6,333 0 0 0.0
2007 Q2 5,943 3 2 504.8
2007 Q1 7,301 0 0 0.0
2006 Q4 6,598 0 0 0.0
2006 Q3 7,861 0 0 0.0
2006 Q2 7,469 0 0 0.0
2006 Q1 7,983 0 0 0.0
2005 Q4 5,702 10 1 1753.8
2005 Q3 7,486 0 0 0.0
2005 Q2 13,780 0 0 0.0
2005 Q1 7,506 2 0 266.5
2004 Q4 8,290 0 0 0.0
2004 Q3 6,660 0 0 0.0
2004 Q2 6,106 3 0 491.3
2004 Q1 5,561 0 0 0.0
2003 Q4 11,800 0 0 0.0
2003 Q3 7,456 0 0 0.0
2003 Q2 7,391 5 1 676.5
2003 Q1 6,878 0 0 0.0
2002 Q4 5,709 9 3 1576.5
2002 Q3 9,430 3 1 318.1
2002 Q2 6,275 1 0 159.4
2002 Q1 4,112 0 0 0.0
2001 Q4 4,957 0 0 0.0
2001 Q3 6,090 1 1 164.2
2001 Q2 4,665 0 0 0.0
2001 Q1 7,093 0 0 0.0
2000 Q4 6,168 0 0 0.0
2000 Q3 6,160 0 0 0.0
2000 Q2 6,634 5 2 753.7
2000 Q1 7,691 0 0 0.0
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

4 on file

2002 · 1 incident

September 11, 2002 CA · Metal/Non-Metal miner, nec HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Standard Industrial Minerals Inc · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EMPLOYEE WAS REMOVING A ROLL LOCK NUT FROM MILL JOURNAL USING A DOUBLE JACK AND PUNCH/ WEDGE HAMMER A PIECE OF METAL STUCK IN THE BONE OF THE EMPLOYEE'S LEFT THUMB.

1995 · 1 incident

April 27, 1995 CA · Metal/Non-Metal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator MACHINERY
Standard Industrial Minerals Inc · Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EMPLOYEE CAUGHT LEFT HAND IN AIRLOCK VALVE OF MILL BAGHOUSE DISCHARGE WHILE VALVE WAS TURNING RESULTING IN SEVERING OFF MIDDLE THREE FINGERS OF LEFT HAND. SEE FORM FOR CORRECT PARTS OF FING ER.

1994 · 1 incident

November 2, 1994 CA · Metal/Non-Metal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator MACHINERY
Standard Industrial Minerals Inc · Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)

WHIE ON THE JOB LACERATED RIGHT HAND WHILE WORKING ON THE BAUER. AT THE TIME WA FIXIN GHT EARMS ON LOWER STEAL VALVE, THE ARM CAME AROUND AND CAUGHT RIGHT HAND AND PINCHED AND LACERATED RIGHT HAND.

1984 · 1 incident

September 26, 1984 CA · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech POWERED HAULAGE
Standard Industrial Minerals Inc · Struck against a moving object

EMPL CROSSING YARD IN FORKLIFT AT TOO HIGH RATE OF SPEED.HIT A BUMP CAUSING HIM TO LEAVE SEAT ABAND HIT ROPS CAB WITH HIS HEAD.EMPL SUSTAINED PAIN IN LOWER BACK.

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