PUGMILL OPERATOR AND WELDER, CUTTING OUT THE REAR PLATE OF THE PUGMILL TUNNEL FROM THE OUTSIDE OF THE TUNNEL. MATERIAL ABOVE THEM SLOUGHED OFF TRAPPING THE OPERATOR AT THE WAIST AND COMPLETELY BURYING THE WELDER. EMP WAS PRONOUNCED DEAD AT THE SCENE. THE OPERATOR PULLED MUSCLES IN LEFT LEG, AND WAS TREATED FOR SHOCK.
Bullitt County Stone Company operator
Controlled by
Rogers Group Inc
MSHA operator ID: L18294
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2000
6
citations
1
significant & substantial
$592
proposed penalties
$592
paid to date
100% of proposed penalties paid to date, a $0 gap.
Source: MSHA violations data, updated weekly.
Inspection activity
MSHA inspections since 2000
6
inspections on record
125
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: 125 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
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Differences between proposed and paid penalties reflect both settlements and conference reductions and amounts still owed. Outstanding is the balance currently owed.$592
proposed penalties
$592
current assessed
$592
paid to date
$0
outstanding
6 assessments are final orders; 0 contested dockets.
As of the most recent assessment on 2002-06-04.
Source: MSHA assessed-violations and conference/litigation data, updated weekly.
Top causes
- FALLING/SLIDING/ROLLING MATERIALS 1 fatality · 1 non-fatal
- HANDLING OF MATERIALS 13 non-fatal
- SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON 9 non-fatal
- MACHINERY 7 non-fatal
- EXPLODING VESSELS UNDER PRESSURE 5 non-fatal
- HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) 3 non-fatal
Incident timeline
2000
4
1998
1
1996
4 (1f)
1995
2
1994
1
1993
3
1992
2
1991
2
1990
2
1989
1
1988
8
1987
3
1986
2
1985
7
1984
2
Mines on record
Fatalities under this operator
1 recorded
Bullitt County Stone Company · Caught in, under or between collapsing material or buildings
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