Mining Incidents

Poarch Pit Metal/Non-Metal

Alabama White Rock · Surface
Controlled by Michael Lynn Hyatt
Atmore, Escambia County, AL  ·  Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 0103090

Poarch Pit has $30K in proposed MSHA penalties and $30K outstanding across 0 contested dockets, plus health sampling and the full incident record.

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
2
Years on record
1997
Latest incident
Aug 1997
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2001
130
citations
38
significant & substantial
$29,993
proposed penalties
$112
paid to date
0% of proposed penalties paid to date, a $29,881 gap.
Source: MSHA violations data, updated weekly.
Inspection activity
MSHA inspections since 2001
43
inspections on record
469
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: 469 inspection hours is too few for a stable rate. A minimum of 1,000 inspection hours is required.
Source: MSHA inspections data, updated weekly.

Poarch Pit has $30K in proposed MSHA penalties and $30K 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.
$30K
proposed penalties
$30K
current assessed
$112
paid to date
$30K
outstanding
117 assessments are final orders; 0 contested dockets.
As of the most recent assessment on 2010-09-14.
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
2010 Q1 482 0 0 0.0
2009 Q4 315 2 1 6349.2
2009 Q3 582 5 2 8591.1
2009 Q2 846 0 0 0.0
2009 Q1 1,800 5 4 2777.8
2008 Q4 987 0 0 0.0
2008 Q3 1,048 7 0 6679.4
2008 Q2 848 0 0 0.0
Show 27 earlier quarters
Quarter Hours worked Citations S&S Per 1M hrs
2008 Q1 458 2 0 4366.8
2007 Q4 836 0 0 0.0
2007 Q3 762 0 0 0.0
2007 Q2 923 14 3 15167.9
2007 Q1 1,042 0 0 0.0
2006 Q4 930 0 0 0.0
2006 Q3 960 0 0 0.0
2006 Q2 1,063 11 6 10348.1
2006 Q1 1,072 6 0 5597.0
2005 Q4 1,041 0 0 0.0
2005 Q3 1,039 31 12 29836.4
2004 Q2 0 0 0
2004 Q1 0 0 0
2003 Q4 0 8 0
2003 Q2 774 0 0 0.0
2003 Q1 540 0 0 0.0
2002 Q4 1,341 9 3 6711.4
2002 Q3 800 0 0 0.0
2002 Q2 1,346 9 2 6686.5
2002 Q1 1,037 0 0 0.0
2001 Q4 2,046 2 0 977.5
2001 Q2 3,214 0 0 0.0
2001 Q1 3,214 0 0 0.0
2000 Q4 3,172 0 0 0.0
2000 Q3 3,800 0 0 0.0
2000 Q2 3,800 0 0 0.0
2000 Q1 4,300 0 0 0.0
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

2 on file

1997 · 2 incidents

August 11, 1997 AL · Metal/Non-Metal barge/boat/dredge/towbarge/towboat/leach operator, riverman, deck hand SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
P & M Sand & Gravel Inc · Fall onto or against objects

EMPLOYEE STEPPED FROM DREDGE TO WORK BEST AND SLIPPED AND FELL.

July 21, 1997 AL · Metal/Non-Metal mine manager, mine foreman, mine owner MACHINERY
P & M Sand & Gravel Inc · Struck by falling object

EE WAS WELDING PLATE & WELD BROKE, PLATE FELL & STRUCK HIM.

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