88% of proposed penalties paid to date, a $25,717 gap.
Source: MSHA violations data, updated weekly.
Inspection activity
MSHA inspections since 2000
123
inspections on record
3,117
inspection hours
13.8
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.
429 citations across 3,117 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.
$221K
proposed penalties
$195K
current assessed
$195K
paid to date
$0
outstanding
426 assessments are final orders; 9 contested dockets.
As of the most recent assessment on 2015-01-13.
Source: MSHA assessed-violations and conference/litigation data, updated weekly.
April 24, 2014LA · Metal/Non-Metalbulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineerFatality · MACHINERY
Big River Industries · Struck against stationary object
Employee had worked an entire day operating a John Deere 750C Dozer along side another experienced dozer operator. At approximately 5:25pm the employee was last seen crossing over a dirt pile. A few minutes later that same employee saw the 750C dozer blade first in a ditch with the tracks still running and employee lying face up behind the machine.
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