Surprise Hill has $4K in proposed MSHA penalties and $0 outstanding across 2 contested dockets, plus health sampling and the full incident record.
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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
3
Years on record
2005–2007
Latest incident
Jul 2007
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2006
25
citations
7
significant & substantial
$4,016
proposed penalties
$3,919
paid to date
98% of proposed penalties paid to date, a $97 gap.
Source: MSHA violations data, updated weekly.
Inspection activity
MSHA inspections since 2002
19
inspections on record
304
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: 304 inspection hours is too few for a stable rate. A minimum of 1,000 inspection hours is required.
Source: MSHA inspections data, updated weekly.
Surprise Hill has $4K in proposed MSHA penalties and $0 outstanding across 2 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.
$4K
proposed penalties
$4K
current assessed
$4K
paid to date
$0
outstanding
23 assessments are final orders; 2 contested dockets.
As of the most recent assessment on 2014-06-24.
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
2014 Q3
607
2
0
3294.9
2014 Q2
559
6
3
10733.5
2014 Q1
0
0
0
2013 Q3
591
2
1
3384.1
2013 Q2
870
0
0
0.0
2013 Q1
0
0
0
2012 Q4
16
0
0
0.0
2012 Q3
905
0
0
0.0
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Quarter
Hours worked
Citations
S&S
Per 1M hrs
2012 Q2
1,138
0
0
0.0
2012 Q1
0
0
0
2011 Q4
384
2
1
5208.3
2011 Q3
811
0
0
0.0
2011 Q2
96
3
2
31250.0
2011 Q1
150
0
0
0.0
2010 Q4
172
0
0
0.0
2010 Q3
1,178
0
0
0.0
2010 Q2
1,270
0
0
0.0
2010 Q1
216
0
0
0.0
2009 Q4
347
1
0
2881.8
2009 Q3
1,464
4
0
2732.2
2009 Q2
204
0
0
0.0
2009 Q1
629
0
0
0.0
2008 Q4
899
0
0
0.0
2008 Q3
165
1
0
6060.6
2008 Q2
20
0
0
0.0
2008 Q1
733
0
0
0.0
2007 Q4
666
0
0
0.0
2007 Q3
3,412
1
0
293.1
2007 Q2
2,183
0
0
0.0
2007 Q1
2,020
0
0
0.0
2006 Q4
4,264
1
0
234.5
2006 Q3
3,923
2
0
509.8
2006 Q2
3,362
0
0
0.0
2006 Q1
3,324
0
0
0.0
2005 Q4
3,411
0
0
0.0
2005 Q3
6,370
0
0
0.0
2005 Q2
3,900
0
0
0.0
2005 Q1
4,680
0
0
0.0
2004 Q4
1,400
0
0
0.0
2004 Q3
2,760
0
0
0.0
2004 Q2
2,940
0
0
0.0
2004 Q1
4,388
0
0
0.0
2003 Q4
9,000
0
0
0.0
2003 Q2
300
0
0
0.0
2003 Q1
645
0
0
0.0
No fatalities recorded at this mine.
Reportable incidents
3 on file
2007 · 2 incidents
July 30, 2007MT · Metal/Non-Metallaborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitmanHANDLING OF MATERIALS
When lifting a rock to stack, another unforeseen rock slid on the rock employee was lifting and smashed his right index finger requiring 10 stitches.
June 13, 2007MT · Metal/Non-Metallaborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitmanHANDLING OF MATERIALS
R P O Stone Inc · Over-exertion in wielding or throwing objects
When throwing rocks to be stacked on a pallet He felt a sharp pain in his right shoulder, he contuned working and iritated his condition. He later went to the DR and was not to work until a follow up with another DR. He was diagnosed with a sprain or strain and released to limitted duty.
2005 · 1 incident
June 2, 2005MT · Metal/Non-Metallaborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitmanHANDLING OF MATERIALS
EMPLOYEE WAS LIFTING A ROCK AND SLIPPED AND HURT HIS LOWER BACK. THIS ACCIDENT WAS NOT REPORTED UNTIL THE STATE CALLED THIS OFFICE THEN THE EMPLOYEE CALLED US.
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