Mining Incidents

Basic Mining Corp operator

Controlled by Paul Lowe
MSHA operator ID: P23572
Fatalities
1
Total incidents
12
Mines on record
2
Years on record
1997–2003
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2000
81
citations
42
significant & substantial
$40,291
proposed penalties
$1,045
paid to date
3% of proposed penalties paid to date, a $39,246 gap.
Source: MSHA violations data, updated weekly.
Inspection activity
MSHA inspections since 2000
47
inspections on record
1,143
inspection hours
7.1
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.
81 citations across 1,143 inspection hours.
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.
$40K
proposed penalties
$40K
current assessed
$1K
paid to date
$39K
outstanding
79 assessments are final orders; 2 contested dockets.
As of the most recent assessment on 2001-06-13.
Source: MSHA assessed-violations and conference/litigation data, updated weekly.

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Incident timeline

2003
1
2001
1 (1f)
2000
4
1999
1
1998
2
1997
3

Mines on record

Fatalities under this operator

1 recorded
March 14, 2001 VA · Coal section foreman, bullgang foreman, labor foreman, leadman, shift boss Fatality · FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
Basic Mining Corp · Struck by falling object

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