Mining Incidents

Dacotah Cement operator

Controlled by State Of South Dakota
MSHA operator ID: L00205
Fatalities
0
Total incidents
551
Mines on record
2
Years on record
1983–2001
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2000
28
citations
10
significant & substantial
$15,497
proposed penalties
$11,997
paid to date
77% of proposed penalties paid to date, a $3,500 gap.
Source: MSHA violations data, updated weekly.
Inspection activity
MSHA inspections since 2000
15
inspections on record
281
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: 281 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.
$15K
proposed penalties
$12K
current assessed
$12K
paid to date
$0
outstanding
28 assessments are final orders; 3 contested dockets.
As of the most recent assessment on 2001-01-12.
Source: MSHA assessed-violations and conference/litigation data, updated weekly.

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Incident timeline

2001
4
2000
27
1999
27
1998
30
1997
29
1996
28
1995
22
1994
14
1993
22
1992
22
1991
30
1990
37
1989
36
1988
23
1987
48
1986
44
1985
46
1984
35
1983
27

Mines on record

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