Mining Incidents

Twin Creeks Metal/Non-Metal

Controlled by Albert A Schellinger
Columbia Falls, Flathead County, MT  ·  Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 2402297

Twin Creeks has $965 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
2003
Latest incident
Jul 2003
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2003
10
citations
4
significant & substantial
$965
proposed penalties
$965
paid to date
100% of proposed penalties paid to date, a $0 gap.
Source: MSHA violations data, updated weekly.
Inspection activity
MSHA inspections since 2003
5
inspections on record
48
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: 48 inspection hours is too few for a stable rate. A minimum of 1,000 inspection hours is required.
Source: MSHA inspections data, updated weekly.

Twin Creeks has $965 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.
$965
proposed penalties
$965
current assessed
$965
paid to date
$0
outstanding
10 assessments are final orders; 0 contested dockets.
As of the most recent assessment on 2005-05-12.
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
2006 Q2 0 0 0
2006 Q1 0 0 0
2005 Q4 1,459 0 0 0.0
2005 Q3 2,265 0 0 0.0
2005 Q2 2,801 1 1 357.0
2005 Q1 260 0 0 0.0
2004 Q4 4,120 0 0 0.0
2004 Q3 6,966 0 0 0.0
Show 8 earlier quarters
Quarter Hours worked Citations S&S Per 1M hrs
2004 Q2 2,880 0 0 0.0
2004 Q1 950 0 0 0.0
2003 Q4 3,800 0 0 0.0
2003 Q3 5,667 0 0 0.0
2003 Q2 3,564 9 3 2525.3
2003 Q1 0 0 0
2002 Q4 2,897 0 0 0.0
2002 Q3 6,576 0 0 0.0
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

2 on file

2003 · 2 incidents

June 3, 2003 MT · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman OTHER
Schellinger Sand & Gravel, Inc. · Unclassified, insufficient data

WORKED FOR 1/2 HOUR & HAD SOME KIND OF SEIZURE. THE HOSPITAL INDICATED IT WAS CAUSED BY LACE OF SLEEP AND MAJOR DEHYDRATION.

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