Utica Silica has $76K in proposed MSHA penalties and $607 outstanding across 7 contested dockets, plus health sampling and the full incident record.
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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
7
Years on record
2014–2017
Latest incident
Sep 2017
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2014
84
citations
38
significant & substantial
$76,358
proposed penalties
$47,851
paid to date
63% of proposed penalties paid to date, a $28,507 gap.
Source: MSHA violations data, updated weekly.
Inspection activity
MSHA inspections since 2014
26
inspections on record
480
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: 480 inspection hours is too few for a stable rate. A minimum of 1,000 inspection hours is required.
Source: MSHA inspections data, updated weekly.
Utica Silica has $76K in proposed MSHA penalties and $607 outstanding across 7 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.
$76K
proposed penalties
$48K
current assessed
$48K
paid to date
$607
outstanding
82 assessments are final orders; 7 contested dockets.
As of the most recent assessment on 2021-08-04.
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
2019 Q4
206
0
0
0.0
2019 Q3
15,408
1
1
64.9
2019 Q2
15,876
1
0
63.0
2019 Q1
6,460
0
0
0.0
2018 Q4
21,794
4
0
183.5
2018 Q3
27,091
0
0
0.0
2018 Q2
26,485
1
0
37.8
2018 Q1
27,398
16
9
584.0
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Quarter
Hours worked
Citations
S&S
Per 1M hrs
2017 Q4
26,742
0
0
0.0
2017 Q3
27,508
27
20
981.5
2017 Q2
25,053
0
0
0.0
2017 Q1
23,509
0
0
0.0
2016 Q4
22,856
11
1
481.3
2016 Q3
20,499
13
4
634.2
2016 Q2
18,347
0
0
0.0
2016 Q1
17,541
0
0
0.0
2015 Q4
17,227
0
0
0.0
2015 Q3
16,088
0
0
0.0
2015 Q2
9,562
0
0
0.0
2015 Q1
11,118
3
2
269.8
2014 Q4
10,061
0
0
0.0
2014 Q3
7,901
1
0
126.6
2014 Q2
2,995
1
1
333.9
2014 Q1
731
4
0
5472.0
No fatalities recorded at this mine.
Reportable incidents
7 on file
2017 · 3 incidents
September 14, 2017IL · Metal/Non-Metalcar trimmer, car loader, bin puller, truck loaderSLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Miner lacerated right hand index finger through leather gloves while cutting grease hose with an open blade cutter. Miner was wearing normal PPE and leather gloves. Factors contributing to the incident include use of an open blade cutter, an inadequate glove for the cutting technique used and placement of the finger in the path of the cutter.
January 2, 2017IL · Metal/Non-Metalquality control technician, laboratory technician, laboratory assistantHANDLING OF MATERIALS
Miner suffered a lower left back muscle strain. Miner was on knees moving cams to set screen deck following normal procedure on a Rotex sizing machine and reported sudden back pain. Miner was experienced in this task. Miner was wearing assigned PPE. Possible factors include muscle fatigue from screen changing, inadequate rest periods or stress of coming erect from kneeling.
2016 · 2 incidents
December 25, 2016IL · Metal/Non-Metalmaintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service techHANDLING OF MATERIALS
Utica Silica, LLC · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object
Left little finger laceration occurred when pinched between JLG 2630 scissor lift handrail and platform. Injured miner was next to the lift with PPE & gloves. A miner was on the platform. Handrail pins were removed. Handrail dropped without miners maintaining physical control. No stop is present to avoid creating the pinch point when lowering the handrail.
April 14, 2016IL · Metal/Non-Metallaborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitmanSLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Instead of walking around spout head, over-reached to push storage silo sample release button. Miner reported foot stepped into triangle portion of walkway not grated. Lost balance & reached out to re-gain balance. Lt thumb impacted unknown object, breaking thumb. Incident occurred at 100 mesh silo spout head below silo. PPE was in use but not a factor.
2015 · 1 incident
January 5, 2015IL · Metal/Non-Metallaborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitmanSLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Non-serious injury: Miner was walking down stair way and slipped; grabbed handrail and while pulling he stretched in an awkward position which resulted in a stretched shoulder muscle. Miner informed company of the incident on 10/21/2014
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