U S Hill Mine has $3K in proposed MSHA penalties and $255 outstanding across 0 contested dockets, plus health sampling and the full incident record.
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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
10
Years on record
1983–2002
Latest incident
Mar 2002
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2000
34
citations
16
significant & substantial
$2,997
proposed penalties
$2,742
paid to date
91% of proposed penalties paid to date, a $255 gap.
Source: MSHA violations data, updated weekly.
Inspection activity
MSHA inspections since 2000
14
inspections on record
172
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: 172 inspection hours is too few for a stable rate. A minimum of 1,000 inspection hours is required.
Source: MSHA inspections data, updated weekly.
U S Hill Mine has $3K in proposed MSHA penalties and $255 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
$255
outstanding
34 assessments are final orders; 0 contested dockets.
As of the most recent assessment on 2004-04-07.
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
A CONTRACTOR PICKUP TRUCK CAUGHT FIRE. THE DRIVER COULD NOT CONTAIN IT AND GOT OTHER EES TO HELP. THEY GOT A LOADER AND A DOZER. THE DOZER WAS USED TO PUSH THE BURNING TRUCK AWAY FROM TREES AN D DEBRIS. THE LOADER WAS TO BE USED TO MAKE A FIRE LINE. WHEN THEY COULDN'T CONTAIN THE FIRE, THEY WAITED FOR THE FIRE DEPT. TO EXTINGUISH THE BLAZE.
1999 · 2 incidents
October 27, 1999NM · Metal/Non-Metalbulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineerSLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
EE WAS LIFTING A SCREEN TO A SCREENING PLANT. WHEN THE EE STEPPED BACK HE STEPPED ON A CONVEYOR BELT ROLLER LYING IN THE BED OF THE TRUCK TWISTING HIS BACK. THE EE RECEIVED FIRST AID. AFTER CO NDITION CONTINUED, THE EE RETURNED FOR PHYSICAL THERAPY.
October 13, 1999NM · Metal/Non-Metalmine manager, mine foreman, mine ownerHANDLING OF MATERIALS
THE EE WAS ENGAGED IN DISMANTLING ACTIVITIES WITH A SCREENING PLANT WHICH REQUIRED A LOT OF BENDING & LIFTING WHEN HE FELT A PULLING SENSATION WHILE WALKING SOME TIME LATER, HE FELT A SHARP PAIN HE REPORTED THE OCCURANCE & VISITED A DR WHO DIAGNOSED A PINCHED NERVE
THE EMPLOYEE WAS BACKING UP A HAUL TRUCK TO GET LOADED, WHEN THE DOOR THAT WAS OPEN FOR VENTILATION CLOSED PINCHING FINGERS OF LEFT HAND BETWEEN DOOR AND FRAME.
EMPLOYEE WAS WALKING TO A-25 TRUCK AND HE TRIPPED OVER EXPOSED WIRE ON THE GROUND CAUSING THE EMPLOYEE TO FALL. EMPLOYEE SUFFERED ACUTE LOWER LEFT BACK SPRAIN.
EMPLOYEE STEPPED INTO A HOLE AND TWISTED THE RIGHT ANKLE. X-RAYS REVEALED A CHIP FRACTURE. EMPLOYEE RETURNED TO WORK THE FOLLOWING DAY. THE EMPLOYEE RETURNED FOR A CHECKUP AND THE DR. DECIDED TO PERFORM ARTHROSCOPY W/ DEBRIDEMENT AND REMOVE LOOSE BODY PARTICLE ON 9-10-97. THE EMPLOYEE WAS OFF WORK UNTIL 9-30-97. INJURY STARTED AS A FIRST AID INJURY AND PROGRESSED TO THE OPERATION S
INJ WAS PLACING CHAIN ON SPROCKET AND GOT HIS LEFT THUMB CAUGHT BETWEEN THE CHAIN AND THE SPROCKET
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