Mining Incidents

Dolet Hills Lignite Company LLC operator

MSHA operator ID: P24641
Fatalities
1
Total incidents
122
Mines on record
1
Years on record
2001–2023
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2001
336
citations
78
significant & substantial
$367,190
proposed penalties
$231,615
paid to date
63% of proposed penalties paid to date, a $135,575 gap.
Source: MSHA violations data, updated weekly.
Inspection activity
MSHA inspections since 2001
125
inspections on record
10,072
inspection hours
3.3
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.
336 citations across 10,072 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.
$367K
proposed penalties
$232K
current assessed
$232K
paid to date
$0
outstanding
334 assessments are final orders; 8 contested dockets.
As of the most recent assessment on 2022-06-16.
Source: MSHA assessed-violations and conference/litigation data, updated weekly.

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Incident timeline

2023
1
2022
1
2021
1
2020
2
2019
6
2018
3
2017
9
2016
7
2015
6
2014
6
2013
4
2012
7
2011
14
2010
4
2009
3 (1f)
2008
9
2007
8
2006
4
2005
7
2004
5
2003
5
2002
6
2001
4

Mines on record

Fatalities under this operator

1 recorded
March 6, 2009 LA · Coal greaser, grease man, oiler, lube man, dragline oiler Fatality · MACHINERY
Dolet Hills Lignite Company LLC · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

A dragline oiler had been walking the 1570 dragline. He was last seen near the end of a walkway and was later found between the shoe and the revolving frame. There were no witnesses to the event. The employee was fatally injured.

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