THE PLANT OPERATOR/LOADER OPERATOR WAS FOUND WITH HER LEFT ARM ENTANGLED IN THE SMOOTH TAIL PULLEY OF THE SCREEN FEED CONVEYOR. A COMPANY EE FOUND THE VICTIM AFTER SHE FAILED TO RETURN TO THE MINE OFFICE AFTER HER WORK DAY.
Rattlesnake Pit Metal/Non-Metal
Rattlesnake Pit has $144K in proposed MSHA penalties and $28K outstanding across 1 contested dockets, plus health sampling and the full incident record.
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- Fatalities
- 1
- Total incidents
- 2
- Years on record
- 2000
- Latest incident
- Sep 2000
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This rate is recorded citations divided by MSHA inspection hours, per 100 hours. It reflects inspection effort, not mine size or production.Rattlesnake Pit has $144K in proposed MSHA penalties and $28K outstanding across 1 contested dockets.
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Differences between proposed and paid penalties reflect both settlements and conference reductions and amounts still owed. Outstanding is the balance currently owed.ⓘ
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.| Quarter | Hours worked | Citations | S&S | Per 1M hrs |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 Q3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| 2008 Q2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2008 Q1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2007 Q4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2007 Q3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2007 Q2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2007 Q1 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2006 Q4 | 173 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
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| Quarter | Hours worked | Citations | S&S | Per 1M hrs |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006 Q3 | 327 | 1 | 0 | 3058.1 |
| 2006 Q2 | 238 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2006 Q1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2005 Q4 | 279 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2005 Q3 | 208 | 1 | 0 | 4807.7 |
| 2005 Q2 | 282 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2005 Q1 | 123 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2004 Q4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2004 Q3 | 443 | 4 | 0 | 9029.3 |
| 2004 Q2 | 480 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2004 Q1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2001 Q2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| 2000 Q2 | 80 | 30 | 19 | 375000.0 |
Fatalities at this mine
1 recordedReportable incidents
1 on file (excluding fatalities above)2000 · 1 incident
CREW USED A SIPHON HOSE TO CARRY WINDSHIELD WASHER FLUID FROM A 55 GAL DRUM TO A 325 GAL TANK. FLUID IS MIXED W/WATER FOR DRILLING FLUID. DRUM TO HOSE SLIPPED OUT OF THE 325 GAL TANK. EE GRABB ED HOSE TO SUCK ON HOSE TO START SIPHON, IN THE PROCESS, HE SWALLOWED SOME OF THE WASHER FLUID.
The full compliance file on Rattlesnake Pit
A dated report covering the 26-year penalty trail, line-item violation pattern, contest and docket posture, rate-normalized peer benchmark, and full fatality history. Delivered as a PDF with the underlying data as CSV.