Miller Pit has $14K in proposed MSHA penalties and $0 outstanding across 4 contested dockets, plus health sampling and the full incident record.
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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
10
Years on record
2013–2017
Latest incident
Jun 2017
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2013
48
citations
14
significant & substantial
$13,971
proposed penalties
$12,802
paid to date
92% of proposed penalties paid to date, a $1,169 gap.
Source: MSHA violations data, updated weekly.
Inspection activity
MSHA inspections since 2013
25
inspections on record
355
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: 355 inspection hours is too few for a stable rate. A minimum of 1,000 inspection hours is required.
Source: MSHA inspections data, updated weekly.
Miller Pit has $14K in proposed MSHA penalties and $0 outstanding across 4 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.
$14K
proposed penalties
$13K
current assessed
$13K
paid to date
$0
outstanding
47 assessments are final orders; 4 contested dockets.
As of the most recent assessment on 2017-10-03.
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
2017 Q4
3,011
1
0
332.1
2017 Q3
10,366
0
0
0.0
2017 Q2
12,220
5
2
409.2
2017 Q1
11,896
0
0
0.0
2016 Q4
10,120
2
1
197.6
2016 Q3
21,393
0
0
0.0
2016 Q2
20,405
2
0
98.0
2016 Q1
20,539
0
0
0.0
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Quarter
Hours worked
Citations
S&S
Per 1M hrs
2015 Q4
20,405
4
0
196.0
2015 Q3
19,668
0
0
0.0
2015 Q2
20,671
3
0
145.1
2015 Q1
20,680
0
0
0.0
2014 Q4
19,802
8
4
404.0
2014 Q3
14,469
0
0
0.0
2014 Q2
16,978
8
3
471.2
2014 Q1
18,547
6
1
323.5
2013 Q4
16,527
0
0
0.0
2013 Q3
30,038
4
2
133.2
2013 Q2
21,651
5
1
230.9
2013 Q1
5,717
0
0
0.0
No fatalities recorded at this mine.
Reportable incidents
10 on file
2017 · 2 incidents
June 19, 2017AL · Metal/Non-Metalbulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineerOTHER
Operator was travelling in unloaded CAT 740B haul truck. Hit a pot hole in haul road causing him to bounce in seat (whiplash action). Operator has had previous, non-work related issues with neck, which required him to miss time from work. Operator had immediate pain in neck.
Rain soaked, rutted out haul road lead to vehicle hitting hole and causing the operator to bounce in his seat. By his own admission, he was not wearing his seatbelt. Operator was bounced up and came down hard on the seat. Caused lower back pain.
Employee complained of back pain following a trip from mine to plant. Road was rough and he stated he hit a bump in road and shifted sideways in his seat. Said he immediately felt pain in his back.
Employee was operating a truck on wet, pothole filled roads. He encountered a hole in road that caused him to bounce in his seat. Seat did not have air adjusted properly and he bottomed out during bounce.
October 1, 2013AL · Metal/Non-Metalbulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineerHANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Employee was washing the concrete slab off under the hopper when the primary belt started overloading. The wet pit run starting running over the side of the belt covering his feet in mud. He tried to move and his foot was stuck in the mud. When he twisted his body to move his foot did not move.
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