Merrill Pit has $22K 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
7
Years on record
1990–2005
Latest incident
Aug 2005
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2000
86
citations
21
significant & substantial
$22,101
proposed penalties
$17,277
paid to date
78% of proposed penalties paid to date, a $4,824 gap.
Source: MSHA violations data, updated weekly.
Inspection activity
MSHA inspections since 2000
35
inspections on record
624
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: 624 inspection hours is too few for a stable rate. A minimum of 1,000 inspection hours is required.
Source: MSHA inspections data, updated weekly.
Merrill Pit has $22K 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.
$22K
proposed penalties
$17K
current assessed
$17K
paid to date
$0
outstanding
85 assessments are final orders; 1 contested dockets.
As of the most recent assessment on 2019-03-05.
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
2019 Q4
0
0
0
2019 Q3
3,925
0
0
0.0
2019 Q2
3,480
0
0
0.0
2019 Q1
1,580
5
1
3164.6
2018 Q4
880
0
0
0.0
2018 Q3
0
0
0
2018 Q2
1,750
0
0
0.0
2018 Q1
1,438
3
0
2086.2
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Quarter
Hours worked
Citations
S&S
Per 1M hrs
2017 Q4
0
0
0
2017 Q3
0
0
0
2017 Q2
1,100
0
0
0.0
2017 Q1
1,200
0
0
0.0
2016 Q4
1,728
2
1
1157.4
2016 Q3
1,831
0
0
0.0
2016 Q2
0
0
0
2015 Q4
2,064
4
1
1938.0
2015 Q3
3,142
0
0
0.0
2014 Q3
148
0
0
0.0
2014 Q2
1,118
6
1
5366.7
2014 Q1
1,821
0
0
0.0
2013 Q2
1,835
0
0
0.0
2013 Q1
240
0
0
0.0
2012 Q4
24
0
0
0.0
2012 Q3
35
0
0
0.0
2012 Q2
125
2
0
16000.0
2010 Q3
0
0
0
2010 Q2
0
0
0
2010 Q1
0
0
0
2009 Q4
0
0
0
2009 Q3
568
1
0
1760.6
2009 Q2
1,500
0
0
0.0
2009 Q1
750
0
0
0.0
2008 Q4
0
5
1
2008 Q3
1,600
0
0
0.0
2008 Q2
1,260
0
0
0.0
2008 Q1
1,250
0
0
0.0
2007 Q4
1,975
5
0
2531.6
2007 Q3
1,850
0
0
0.0
2007 Q2
2,175
6
1
2758.6
2007 Q1
1,607
0
0
0.0
2006 Q4
2,569
0
0
0.0
2006 Q3
1,789
0
0
0.0
2006 Q2
2,150
0
0
0.0
2006 Q1
3,135
0
0
0.0
2005 Q3
2,800
9
3
3214.3
2005 Q2
8,284
10
3
1207.1
2005 Q1
3,332
0
0
0.0
2004 Q4
3,493
0
0
0.0
2004 Q3
6,142
0
0
0.0
2004 Q2
4,942
0
0
0.0
2004 Q1
1,218
0
0
0.0
2003 Q4
3,765
0
0
0.0
2003 Q3
3,664
0
0
0.0
2003 Q2
3,969
10
7
2519.5
2003 Q1
1,682
0
0
0.0
2002 Q4
3,594
0
0
0.0
2002 Q3
4,423
0
0
0.0
2002 Q2
4,081
0
0
0.0
2002 Q1
757
0
0
0.0
2001 Q4
2,673
0
0
0.0
2001 Q3
4,773
0
0
0.0
2001 Q1
1,081
0
0
0.0
2000 Q4
1,350
0
0
0.0
2000 Q3
2,393
0
0
0.0
2000 Q2
2,546
3
0
1178.3
2000 Q1
1,122
0
0
0.0
No fatalities recorded at this mine.
Reportable incidents
7 on file
2005 · 1 incident
August 16, 2005ID · Metal/Non-Metallaborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitmanMACHINERY
EMPLOYEE WAS CLEANING UP AREA AROUND CONTROL TOWER AT THE END OF HIS SHIFT. HE BENT DOWN TO PICKUP ELECTRICAL POWER CORDS; WHEN HE TURNED TO WALK, HE FELT A SHARP PAIN IN HIS LOWER BACK AND DO WN HIS RIGHT LEG.
JACKING SCREENS UP SCREEN SLIPPED ON JACK HIT WORKER IN R LEG BELOW KNEE CRACKED BONE 2 PLACES
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