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Sanders Pit Metal/Non-Metal

Controlled by Leon Ellis
Columbus, Lowndes County, MS  ·  Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 2200626

Sanders Pit 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
4
Years on record
2001–2006
Latest incident
Feb 2006
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2001
21
citations
7
significant & substantial
$2,337
proposed penalties
$2,337
paid to date
100% of proposed penalties paid to date, a $0 gap.
Source: MSHA violations data, updated weekly.
Inspection activity
MSHA inspections since 2001
14
inspections on record
218
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: 218 inspection hours is too few for a stable rate. A minimum of 1,000 inspection hours is required.
Source: MSHA inspections data, updated weekly.

Sanders Pit 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
20 assessments are final orders; 0 contested dockets.
As of the most recent assessment on 2005-10-04.
Source: MSHA assessed-violations and conference/litigation data, updated weekly.
See also the operator's enforcement record
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
2006 Q3 441 0 0 0.0
2006 Q2 2,966 0 0 0.0
2006 Q1 2,625 0 0 0.0
2005 Q4 2,271 1 0 440.3
2005 Q3 2,966 6 2 2022.9
2005 Q2 3,637 0 0 0.0
2005 Q1 2,954 1 1 338.5
2004 Q4 2,626 0 0 0.0
Show 19 earlier quarters
Quarter Hours worked Citations S&S Per 1M hrs
2004 Q3 2,555 3 1 1174.2
2004 Q2 2,935 0 0 0.0
2004 Q1 2,451 0 0 0.0
2003 Q4 2,573 4 2 1554.6
2003 Q3 2,907 0 0 0.0
2003 Q2 3,749 0 0 0.0
2003 Q1 3,852 0 0 0.0
2002 Q4 3,595 1 0 278.2
2002 Q3 3,304 0 0 0.0
2002 Q2 3,567 0 0 0.0
2002 Q1 3,662 0 0 0.0
2001 Q4 3,710 2 1 539.1
2001 Q3 3,890 0 0 0.0
2001 Q2 4,579 3 0 655.2
2001 Q1 5,062 0 0 0.0
2000 Q4 3,938 0 0 0.0
2000 Q3 3,417 0 0 0.0
2000 Q2 3,102 0 0 0.0
2000 Q1 3,637 0 0 0.0
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

4 on file

2006 · 1 incident

February 7, 2006 MS · Metal/Non-Metal mechanic helper SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Ellis Construction Company, Inc. · Fall onto or against objects

Employee was cleaning hopper, shoveling material out of the area, moved to get down, slipped & fell on his right side. It was wet from rain from the day before.

2004 · 1 incident

September 3, 2004 MS · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Ellis Construction Company, Inc. · Struck by rolling or sliding object

EE WAS MOVING STEEL FOR THE SANDERS PIT. ONE PIECE OF STEEL SLID DOWN AND HIT EE'S LEFT FOOT, BREAKING A BONE.

2003 · 1 incident

2001 · 1 incident

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