Mining Incidents

Columbia Silica Sand Inc operator

Controlled by T M Hoefer; H W Hoefer
MSHA operator ID: L00506
Fatalities
0
Total incidents
7
Mines on record
2
Years on record
1983–2017
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2002
116
citations
27
significant & substantial
$15,289
proposed penalties
$15,289
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
132
inspections on record
1,222
inspection hours
9.5
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.
116 citations across 1,222 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.
$15K
proposed penalties
$15K
current assessed
$15K
paid to date
$0
outstanding
116 assessments are final orders; 1 contested dockets.
As of the most recent assessment on 2017-04-28.
Source: MSHA assessed-violations and conference/litigation data, updated weekly.

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Incident timeline

2017
1
2014
1
2008
1
2000
1
1997
1
1995
1
1983
1

Mines on record

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