Mining Incidents

A-Rock Materials operator

MSHA operator ID: L07313
Fatalities
1
Total incidents
26
Mines on record
1
Years on record
1987–2009
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2000
138
citations
40
significant & substantial
$89,895
proposed penalties
$73,163
paid to date
81% of proposed penalties paid to date, a $16,732 gap.
Source: MSHA violations data, updated weekly.
Inspection activity
MSHA inspections since 2000
44
inspections on record
665
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: 665 inspection hours is too few for a stable rate. A minimum of 1,000 inspection hours is required.
Source: MSHA inspections data, updated weekly.
Penalty disposition
Differences between proposed and paid penalties reflect both settlements and conference reductions and amounts still owed. Outstanding is the balance currently owed.
$90K
proposed penalties
$73K
current assessed
$73K
paid to date
$0
outstanding
138 assessments are final orders; 7 contested dockets.
As of the most recent assessment on 2013-09-18.
Source: MSHA assessed-violations and conference/litigation data, updated weekly.

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Incident timeline

2009
1
2008
1
2007
1
2006
1
2002
1
1995
1
1994
1
1992
2
1990
4 (1f)
1989
2
1988
7
1987
4

Mines on record

Fatalities under this operator

1 recorded
August 3, 1990 TX · Metal/Non-Metal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator Fatality · ELECTRICAL
A-Rock Materials · Contact with electrical current

TRANSFORMER GIVING FALSE READING ON THE GROUND PHASE OF THE SWITCH. THE HAND-HELD MOMENTARY PUSH BUTTON WAS APPARENTLY MISSING DURING THE TIME HE WAS USING IT. WHEN HIS THUMB CONTACTED THE ENE RGIZED MECHANISM HE WAS ELECTROCUTED.

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