Tower Rock has $3K 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
2003–2006
Latest incident
Nov 2006
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2000
35
citations
7
significant & substantial
$3,195
proposed penalties
$3,195
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
293
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: 293 inspection hours is too few for a stable rate. A minimum of 1,000 inspection hours is required.
Source: MSHA inspections data, updated weekly.
Tower Rock has $3K 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.
$3K
proposed penalties
$3K
current assessed
$3K
paid to date
$0
outstanding
35 assessments are final orders; 0 contested dockets.
As of the most recent assessment on 2010-03-30.
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 Q1
0
0
0
2010 Q4
0
0
0
2010 Q3
156
0
0
0.0
2010 Q2
1,193
0
0
0.0
2010 Q1
253
4
1
15810.3
2009 Q2
698
0
0
0.0
2009 Q1
429
0
0
0.0
2008 Q4
608
0
0
0.0
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Quarter
Hours worked
Citations
S&S
Per 1M hrs
2008 Q3
1,072
6
1
5597.0
2008 Q2
6,773
0
0
0.0
2008 Q1
2,851
0
0
0.0
2007 Q4
1,109
0
0
0.0
2007 Q3
2,650
0
0
0.0
2007 Q2
5,929
6
3
1012.0
2007 Q1
4,440
0
0
0.0
2006 Q4
2,843
0
0
0.0
2006 Q3
3,322
0
0
0.0
2006 Q2
3,634
0
0
0.0
2006 Q1
5,396
0
0
0.0
2005 Q4
1,091
1
0
916.6
2005 Q3
2,598
0
0
0.0
2005 Q2
1,413
4
1
2830.9
2005 Q1
637
0
0
0.0
2004 Q4
1,483
0
0
0.0
2004 Q3
0
0
0
2004 Q2
51
0
0
0.0
2004 Q1
0
0
0
2003 Q4
3,616
7
1
1935.8
2003 Q3
7,400
0
0
0.0
2003 Q2
4,817
2
0
415.2
2003 Q1
119
0
0
0.0
2002 Q4
1,707
0
0
0.0
No fatalities recorded at this mine.
Reportable incidents
4 on file
2006 · 1 incident
November 29, 2006WA · Metal/Non-Metalwarehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operatorMACHINERY
Metal bits from vertical shaft impactor had broke from auger & appeared on belt. Employee walked over to survey while visually checking operation, a piece of loose metal bounced off back retaining board & struck EE on his left index finger causing an injury that required medical treatment. No lost time & no physical restrictions.
Operator was attempting to close the front windsheild on excavator when it became stuck. He used both hands to force the window shut. It came down quick and caught his right middle finger between the window and the frame.
WHILE A LOADED TRUCK AND TRAILER APPROACHED THE SCALE THE TRUCK ONLY WAS ON THE SCALE AND WAS SLIGHTLY OVER WEIGHT. THE DRIVER OF THE TRUCK GOT OUT OF THE TRUCK IN AN INACCESSABLE AREA, SLIPPE D ON THE SCALES AND FELL TO THE GROUND. SAFE ACCESS IS AVAILABLE WHEN TRUCK IS PULLED COMPLETELY ON SCALES AND ALLD RIVERS ARE ADVISED TO STAY IN TRUCK UNTIL SUCK TIME.
August 4, 2003WA · Metal/Non-Metallaborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitmanSLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
DIGGING OFF CONVEYOR AND IT STARTED TO ROLL AND HE ROLLED DOWN THE CONVEYOR.
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