POLK has $2K in proposed MSHA penalties and $0 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
1998–1999
Latest incident
Mar 1999
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2001
21
citations
4
significant & substantial
$2,172
proposed penalties
$2,172
paid to date
100% of proposed penalties paid to date, a $0 gap.
Source: MSHA violations data, updated weekly.
Inspection activity
MSHA inspections since 2000
12
inspections on record
131
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: 131 inspection hours is too few for a stable rate. A minimum of 1,000 inspection hours is required.
Source: MSHA inspections data, updated weekly.
POLK has $2K in proposed MSHA penalties and $0 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.
$2K
proposed penalties
$2K
current assessed
$2K
paid to date
$0
outstanding
21 assessments are final orders; 0 contested dockets.
As of the most recent assessment on 2011-07-27.
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
2011 Q3
38
1
0
26315.8
2011 Q2
0
0
0
2011 Q1
0
0
0
2010 Q4
0
3
0
2010 Q3
0
0
0
2010 Q2
0
0
0
2010 Q1
0
1
0
2009 Q4
3,098
0
0
0.0
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Quarter
Hours worked
Citations
S&S
Per 1M hrs
2009 Q3
1,722
0
0
0.0
2009 Q2
3,569
0
0
0.0
2008 Q4
0
0
0
2008 Q3
1,687
0
0
0.0
2007 Q3
678
6
3
8849.6
2007 Q2
3,455
0
0
0.0
2005 Q1
2,278
0
0
0.0
2004 Q4
0
0
0
2004 Q3
3,207
0
0
0.0
2004 Q2
1,189
8
0
6728.3
2004 Q1
697
0
0
0.0
2003 Q4
0
0
0
2003 Q3
1,290
0
0
0.0
2003 Q2
1,369
0
0
0.0
2003 Q1
418
0
0
0.0
2002 Q4
1,313
0
0
0.0
2002 Q3
0
0
0
2002 Q2
150
0
0
0.0
2002 Q1
743
0
0
0.0
2001 Q4
1,202
0
0
0.0
2001 Q3
859
0
0
0.0
2001 Q2
1,748
2
1
1144.2
2001 Q1
100
0
0
0.0
2000 Q4
2,115
0
0
0.0
2000 Q3
2,509
0
0
0.0
2000 Q2
4,298
0
0
0.0
2000 Q1
2,627
0
0
0.0
No fatalities recorded at this mine.
Reportable incidents
2 on file
1999 · 1 incident
March 24, 1999MS · Metal/Non-Metalhaul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driverSLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
CLEANING AIR CANNON WHEN COMPRESSOR WAS TURNED OFF. STORED ENERGY EXPELLED, BLOWING SAND/DEBRIS INTO FACE AND HANDS.
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