Mining Incidents

Plant 1 Metal/Non-Metal

WestRock, LLC. · Surface
Controlled by Mark Velasco
Wikieup, Mohave County, AZ  ·  Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 0203329

Plant 1 has $13K in proposed MSHA penalties and $13K outstanding across 1 contested dockets, plus health sampling and the full incident record.

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
1
Years on record
2014
Latest incident
Jun 2014
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2014
38
citations
10
significant & substantial
$13,266
proposed penalties
$601
paid to date
5% of proposed penalties paid to date, a $12,665 gap.
Source: MSHA violations data, updated weekly.
Inspection activity
MSHA inspections since 2014
5
inspections on record
106
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: 106 inspection hours is too few for a stable rate. A minimum of 1,000 inspection hours is required.
Source: MSHA inspections data, updated weekly.

Plant 1 has $13K in proposed MSHA penalties and $13K 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.
$13K
proposed penalties
$13K
current assessed
$601
paid to date
$13K
outstanding
35 assessments are final orders; 1 contested dockets.
As of the most recent assessment on 2014-10-21.
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
2015 Q1 480 0 0 0.0
2014 Q4 3,620 6 0 1657.5
2014 Q2 10 18 4 1800000.0
2014 Q1 0 0 0
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

1 on file

2014 · 1 incident

June 6, 2014 AZ · Metal/Non-Metal outside foreman, leadman SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
WestRock, LLC. · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Injured worker states that he stepped off loader and twisted knee.

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