Mining Incidents

LETART CORPORATION #2 Metal/Non-Metal

Letart Corp · Surface
Letart, Mason County, WV  ·  Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 4607144

LETART CORPORATION #2 has $269 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
8
Years on record
1992–1998
Latest incident
Apr 1998
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2000
4
citations
1
significant & substantial
$269
proposed penalties
$269
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
4
inspections on record
51
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: 51 inspection hours is too few for a stable rate. A minimum of 1,000 inspection hours is required.
Source: MSHA inspections data, updated weekly.

LETART CORPORATION #2 has $269 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.
$269
proposed penalties
$269
current assessed
$269
paid to date
$0
outstanding
4 assessments are final orders; 0 contested dockets.
As of the most recent assessment on 2001-08-21.
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
2003 Q4 0 0 0
2003 Q3 0 0 0
2003 Q2 0 0 0
2003 Q1 0 0 0
2002 Q4 0 0 0
2002 Q3 0 0 0
2002 Q2 256 0 0 0.0
2002 Q1 100 0 0 0.0
Show 8 earlier quarters
Quarter Hours worked Citations S&S Per 1M hrs
2001 Q4 976 0 0 0.0
2001 Q3 768 1 0 1302.1
2001 Q2 296 0 0 0.0
2001 Q1 108 0 0 0.0
2000 Q4 460 0 0 0.0
2000 Q3 240 0 0 0.0
2000 Q2 144 3 1 20833.3
2000 Q1 40 0 0 0.0
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

8 on file

1998 · 1 incident

April 23, 1998 WV · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman POWERED HAULAGE
Letart Corp · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

ROCK WAS IN TAIL SHAFT OF FEEDER. EE TOOK A SHOVEL AND PUT IN BALL SHAFT TO FREE ROCK. WHEN IT FLIPPED TH4E SHOVEL HITTING EE IN MOUTH WIYTH HANDLE CAUSING THE FRONT TOOTH TO BREAK.

1996 · 1 incident

March 25, 1996 WV · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Letart Corp · Over-exertion in lifting objects

EMPLOYEE WAS INSTALLING SUMP PUMP USING A 4 FOOT SLATE BAR WHEN HE PULLED UP ON BAR AND STRAINED HIS BACK.

1995 · 2 incidents

August 29, 1995 WV · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Letart Corp · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

EMPLOYEE WAS TRYING TO PLACE A PIECE OF IRON IN A RIVER HOPPER IRON CAUGHT ARM & CUT ARM

May 30, 1995 WV · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Letart Corp · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EMPLOYEE WAS WORKING AT VIBRATOR.EMPLOYEE WAS LIFTING A HEAVY DOOR WITH ONE HAND AND PUTTING A PEN IN WITH OTHER WHEN HE SLIPPED CAUSING INJURY TO HIS BACK.

1993 · 2 incidents

June 3, 1993 WV · Metal/Non-Metal front-end loader, scraper-loader operator, pan operator, payloader, scraper rig operator HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Letart Corp · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

CHANGING BELT SON 988 CATERPILLAR MODEL 57 LOADER.

March 18, 1993 WV · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman OTHER
Letart Corp · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

HE OPENED LOADER DOOR WHEN A BURST OF WIND HIT THE LOADER DOOR CAUSING THE DOOR TRO SHUT ON HIS LEFT THUMB.

1992 · 2 incidents

June 29, 1992 WV · Metal/Non-Metal mine manager, mine foreman, mine owner MACHINERY
Letart Corp · Struck by flying object

PLUG BLEW OUT OF PUMP HIT MAN IN UPPER MOUTH

June 15, 1992 WV · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Letart Corp · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EMPLOYEE WAS WALKING THROUGH YARD TURNED ANKLE CAUSING STRAIN.

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