Lester has $7K in proposed MSHA penalties and $0 outstanding across 1 contested dockets, plus health sampling and the full incident record.
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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
4
Years on record
2004–2007
Latest incident
Sep 2007
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2004
21
citations
10
significant & substantial
$7,284
proposed penalties
$6,234
paid to date
86% of proposed penalties paid to date, a $1,050 gap.
Source: MSHA violations data, updated weekly.
Inspection activity
MSHA inspections since 2004
5
inspections on record
90
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: 90 inspection hours is too few for a stable rate. A minimum of 1,000 inspection hours is required.
Source: MSHA inspections data, updated weekly.
Lester has $7K in proposed MSHA penalties and $0 outstanding across 1 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.
$7K
proposed penalties
$6K
current assessed
$6K
paid to date
$0
outstanding
21 assessments are final orders; 1 contested dockets.
As of the most recent assessment on 2007-10-10.
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
1
0
0
0.0
2008 Q1
2,243
0
0
0.0
2007 Q4
3,867
6
4
1551.6
2007 Q3
5,494
0
0
0.0
2007 Q2
5,077
4
1
787.9
2007 Q1
6,146
0
0
0.0
2006 Q4
3,342
0
0
0.0
2006 Q3
3,490
3
1
859.6
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Quarter
Hours worked
Citations
S&S
Per 1M hrs
2006 Q2
4,942
0
0
0.0
2006 Q1
3,180
0
0
0.0
2005 Q4
3,565
0
0
0.0
2005 Q3
3,248
0
0
0.0
2005 Q2
4,137
0
0
0.0
2005 Q1
3,754
0
0
0.0
2004 Q4
4,288
8
4
1865.7
2004 Q3
2,343
0
0
0.0
No fatalities recorded at this mine.
Reportable incidents
4 on file
2007 · 1 incident
September 10, 2007MS · Metal/Non-Metalbarge/boat/dredge/towbarge/towboat/leach operator, riverman, deck handMACHINERY
Employee was assisting in dumping 10" pieces of plastic pipe. The trackhoe was moving a piece of the pipe when the chain came unhooked and the pipe fell on him hitting him on the left side of the head and on his left shoulder.
March 7, 2006MS · Metal/Non-Metalfront-end loader, scraper-loader operator, pan operator, payloader, scraper rig operatorSLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Employee was climbing the logwasher hopper when he hit his knee on a piece of angle iron. He injured his knee cap.
2004 · 1 incident
September 9, 2004MS · Metal/Non-Metallaborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitmanMACHINERY
Unknown operator · Absorption of radiations, caustics, toxic and noxious substances
EMPLOYEE WAS WORKING ON TRACK ADJUSTER FOR HYDRAULIC EXCAVATOR. HE COULD NOT GET THE TRACKS TO MOVE SO HE USED THE BUCKET ARM OF THE TRACKHOE TO MOVE TRACKS. GREASE SHOT OUT OF THE TRACK ADJUSTER AND HIT HIM IN THE EYES.
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