Little Black Mountain has $4K in proposed MSHA penalties and $120 outstanding across 2 contested dockets, plus health sampling and the full incident record.
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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
3
Years on record
1985–2004
Latest incident
Oct 2004
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2000
39
citations
16
significant & substantial
$4,359
proposed penalties
$4,064
paid to date
93% of proposed penalties paid to date, a $295 gap.
Source: MSHA violations data, updated weekly.
Inspection activity
MSHA inspections since 2000
26
inspections on record
302
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: 302 inspection hours is too few for a stable rate. A minimum of 1,000 inspection hours is required.
Source: MSHA inspections data, updated weekly.
Little Black Mountain has $4K in proposed MSHA penalties and $120 outstanding across 2 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.
$4K
proposed penalties
$4K
current assessed
$4K
paid to date
$120
outstanding
38 assessments are final orders; 2 contested dockets.
As of the most recent assessment on 2007-03-29.
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
2007 Q1
0
2
0
2006 Q4
1,437
0
0
0.0
2006 Q3
803
0
0
0.0
2006 Q2
820
4
4
4878.0
2006 Q1
1,057
0
0
0.0
2005 Q4
0
0
0
2005 Q3
939
0
0
0.0
2005 Q2
794
0
0
0.0
Show 21 earlier quartersHide earlier quarters
Quarter
Hours worked
Citations
S&S
Per 1M hrs
2005 Q1
1,342
7
2
5216.1
2004 Q4
976
0
0
0.0
2004 Q3
1,816
0
0
0.0
2004 Q2
1,566
0
0
0.0
2004 Q1
966
7
2
7246.4
2003 Q4
1,152
0
0
0.0
2003 Q3
1,191
0
0
0.0
2003 Q2
1,544
0
0
0.0
2003 Q1
606
0
0
0.0
2002 Q4
637
7
3
10989.0
2002 Q3
935
0
0
0.0
2002 Q2
555
2
1
3603.6
2002 Q1
339
0
0
0.0
2001 Q4
1,575
3
3
1904.8
2001 Q3
856
0
0
0.0
2001 Q2
934
0
0
0.0
2001 Q1
1,446
1
0
691.6
2000 Q4
1,503
3
0
1996.0
2000 Q3
954
0
0
0.0
2000 Q2
2,521
3
1
1190.0
2000 Q1
1,432
0
0
0.0
No fatalities recorded at this mine.
Reportable incidents
3 on file
2004 · 1 incident
October 12, 2004NM · Metal/Non-Metallaborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitmanHANDLING OF MATERIALS
EMPLOYEE WAS DOING MAINTENANCE ON THE CRUSHER SHAKER. WHEN THEY WENT TO REPLACE THE GUARD, IT SLID DOWN CRUSHING THE MIDDLE AND RING FINGERS OF HIS LEFT HAND.
1999 · 1 incident
June 2, 1999NM · Metal/Non-Metalwarehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operatorPOWERED HAULAGE
TRANSFER CONVEYOR (CONE TO SCREEN) BECAME JAMMED AND FAILED TO OPERATE. EE TERMINATED POWER SOURCE AND BEGAN REPAIRS. MATERIAL REMAINING ON CONVEYOR CAUSED CONVEYOR BELT TO ROLL BACKWARDS. EMP LOYEES HAND WAS PINCHED BETWEEN V-BELT AND PULLEY. FOR INJURIES - SEE ATTACHMENT.
I.NAME WAS TIEI3G THE JAW CRUSHER TO THE LOW BOY TRAILER. A PIPE SLIPPED AND HIT HIM ON THE RIGHT SIDE OF THE FACE
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