Mining Incidents

Barton Mining Company operator

MSHA operator ID: P18052
Fatalities
1
Total incidents
13
Mines on record
1
Years on record
1990–2006
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2000
14
citations
2
significant & substantial
$895
proposed penalties
$779
paid to date
87% of proposed penalties paid to date, a $116 gap.
Source: MSHA violations data, updated weekly.
Inspection activity
MSHA inspections since 2000
26
inspections on record
407
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: 407 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.
$895
proposed penalties
$779
current assessed
$779
paid to date
$0
outstanding
14 assessments are final orders; 5 contested dockets.
As of the most recent assessment on 2005-08-09.
Source: MSHA assessed-violations and conference/litigation data, updated weekly.

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Incident timeline

2006
2
2005
1
1999
1
1998
1
1997
1
1996
1
1995
1
1994
1
1993
3
1990
1 (1f)

Mines on record

Fatalities under this operator

1 recorded
January 2, 1990 MD · Coal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer Fatality · SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Barton Mining Company · Fall from machine

ACCIDENT VICTIM DIED FROM COMPLICATIONS APPROXIMATELY 2:00 A.M. 1-5-90. DISCUSSED WITH WORK FORCE THE PROPER WAY TO MOUNT AND DISMOUNT EQUIPMENT. PED, STRUCK TIRE OF LOADER AND FELL TO THE GROUND. IMPACT OF THE FALL CAUSED BROKEN RIBS.

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