Mining Incidents

California Lightweight Pumice Inc operator

Controlled by L Kenneth Teel
MSHA operator ID: L09715
Fatalities
0
Total incidents
11
Mines on record
1
Years on record
1989–2008
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2000
188
citations
66
significant & substantial
$179,106
proposed penalties
$41,513
paid to date
23% of proposed penalties paid to date, a $137,593 gap.
Source: MSHA violations data, updated weekly.
Inspection activity
MSHA inspections since 2000
46
inspections on record
928
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: 928 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.
$179K
proposed penalties
$160K
current assessed
$42K
paid to date
$119K
outstanding
185 assessments are final orders; 10 contested dockets.
As of the most recent assessment on 2014-07-01.
Source: MSHA assessed-violations and conference/litigation data, updated weekly.

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Incident timeline

2008
3
2005
1
1999
2
1992
1
1991
1
1990
1
1989
2

Mines on record

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