Mining Incidents

VONDRISKA PIT, SUNDANCE Metal/Non-Metal

Sundance, Crook County, WY  ·  Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 4801534

VONDRISKA PIT, SUNDANCE has $469 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
6
Years on record
1996–2003
Latest incident
Mar 2003
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2000
6
citations
1
significant & substantial
$469
proposed penalties
$885
paid to date
189% of proposed penalties paid to date, a $0 gap.
Source: MSHA violations data, updated weekly.
Inspection activity
MSHA inspections since 2000
11
inspections on record
73
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: 73 inspection hours is too few for a stable rate. A minimum of 1,000 inspection hours is required.
Source: MSHA inspections data, updated weekly.

VONDRISKA PIT, SUNDANCE has $469 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.
$469
proposed penalties
$885
current assessed
$885
paid to date
$0
outstanding
6 assessments are final orders; 0 contested dockets.
As of the most recent assessment on 2006-04-11.
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
2008 Q2 0 0 0
2008 Q1 0 0 0
2007 Q4 0 0 0
2007 Q3 0 0 0
2007 Q2 1,507 0 0 0.0
2007 Q1 1,351 0 0 0.0
2006 Q4 1,351 0 0 0.0
2006 Q3 1,307 0 0 0.0
Show 20 earlier quarters
Quarter Hours worked Citations S&S Per 1M hrs
2006 Q2 1,148 2 0 1742.2
2006 Q1 1,146 0 0 0.0
2005 Q4 532 0 0 0.0
2004 Q1 3,582 0 0 0.0
2003 Q4 6,365 0 0 0.0
2003 Q3 6,457 0 0 0.0
2003 Q2 8,113 0 0 0.0
2003 Q1 1,305 0 0 0.0
2002 Q4 8,356 1 0 119.7
2002 Q3 7,781 0 0 0.0
2002 Q2 10,016 1 0 99.8
2002 Q1 2,399 0 0 0.0
2001 Q4 1,637 0 0 0.0
2001 Q3 5,563 0 0 0.0
2001 Q2 9,085 0 0 0.0
2001 Q1 4,073 0 0 0.0
2000 Q4 7,496 2 1 266.8
2000 Q3 8,597 0 0 0.0
2000 Q2 10,296 0 0 0.0
2000 Q1 4,484 0 0 0.0
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

6 on file

2003 · 1 incident

March 12, 2003 WY · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Pete Lien & Sons Inc · Struck by falling object

EE HAD HELPED SET A SECTION OF CONVEYER IN PLACE, ALL FOUR CHAINS WERE DISCONNECTED AND HE HAD MOTIONED FOR THEM TO BE PULLED AWAY, WHEN ONE SET OF CHAINS CLEARED THE CONVEYER, THE OTHER ST HO OKED THE CONVEYER CAUSING IT TO FALL. THE FALLING STRUCTURE CAUSED 2 LACEATIONS TO EE'S HEAD AND A BROKEN RIGHT FOOT.

2002 · 2 incidents

December 16, 2002 WY · Metal/Non-Metal front-end loader, scraper-loader operator, pan operator, payloader, scraper rig operator MACHINERY
Pete Lien & Sons Inc · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

THE INJURY OCCURED WHEN THE EE S HAND WAS CRUSHED BETWEEN SCREEEN RAIL AND THE SCREEN ITSELF WHEN ANOTHER EE USING A IMPACT WRENCH TIGHTENED THE SCREEN INTO POSITION. THE FINGERS WERE NOT SEVE RED AND THE INJURY IN NO BROKEN BONES, ONLY SEVEERED BLOOD BLISTERS FROM THE PINCHING.

May 13, 2002 WY · Metal/Non-Metal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Pete Lien & Sons Inc · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EE WAS DOING NORMAL CLEANUP WITH A SHOVEL WHEN THE LOWER BACK PAIN BEGAN.

1997 · 1 incident

December 10, 1997 WY · Metal/Non-Metal welder (shop) POWERED HAULAGE
Pete Lien & Sons Inc · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EE ALLEGES TO HAVE BEEN STRUCK ON THE RIGHT HIP BY A ROCK THAT HAD VIBRATED FROM THE GRIZZLY HE WAS WORKING UNDER. HE SAID THE ROCK STRUCK THE MACHINE'S FRAMEWORK FIRST AND THEN GLANCED OFF ST RIKING HIS HIP. THE NAMED WITNESS DID NOT SEE THE ROCK STRIKE EE.

1996 · 2 incidents

December 2, 1996 WY · Metal/Non-Metal front-end loader, scraper-loader operator, pan operator, payloader, scraper rig operator HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Pete Lien & Sons Inc · Struck against stationary object

EMP WAS COILING UP ELECTRICAL CABLES & DISCONNECTING THEM FROM CONNECTORS LOCATED UNDER ELECT CONTROL VAN. EMPS HANDS EITHER SLIPPED OR CABLE HEWAS PULLING DISLODGED CAUSING EMP TO ROCK BACKWA RDS AND STRIKE BACK OF HEAD ON METAL WIRE CONTAINMENT BOX HANGING FROM THE UNDERSIDE OF VAN. EMPRECEIVED 3 STITCHES FOR CUT ON BACK OF HEAD.

November 9, 1996 WY · Metal/Non-Metal front-end loader, scraper-loader operator, pan operator, payloader, scraper rig operator POWERED HAULAGE
Pete Lien & Sons Inc · Struck by flying object

THE OPERATOR WAS WALKING AROUND THE REAREND OF THE CAT 988B LOADER HE HAD BEEN OPERATING WHEN SOMETHING BLEW INTO HIS LEFT EYE. THE LOADER WAS IDLING EE DOESN'T KNOW IF THE ENGINE COOLING FAN BLEW SOMETHING OR IF IT WAS FROM THE WIND. REASON FOR LATE SUBMISSION EE DID NOT INITIALLY EXPERIENCE ANY PROBLEMS WITH HIS EYE. OVER A PERIOD OF TIME COMPLICATIONS DEVELOPED AND HE SAW A PHYS

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