Mining Incidents

Excalibar Minerals LLC operator

Controlled by Newpark Resources Inc
MSHA operator ID: L15402
Fatalities
1
Total incidents
98
Mines on record
5
Years on record
1997–2022
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2001
534
citations
138
significant & substantial
$282,394
proposed penalties
$239,186
paid to date
85% of proposed penalties paid to date, a $43,208 gap.
Source: MSHA violations data, updated weekly.
Inspection activity
MSHA inspections since 2000
214
inspections on record
3,697
inspection hours
14.4
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.
534 citations across 3,697 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.
$282K
proposed penalties
$239K
current assessed
$239K
paid to date
$0
outstanding
529 assessments are final orders; 37 contested dockets.
As of the most recent assessment on 2022-11-01.
Source: MSHA assessed-violations and conference/litigation data, updated weekly.

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Incident timeline

2022
1
2021
3
2020
1 (1f)
2019
1
2018
6
2017
3
2016
1
2015
1
2014
4
2013
5
2012
2
2011
2
2010
2
2009
6
2008
9
2007
6
2006
2
2005
8
2004
7
2003
5
2002
3
2001
5
2000
5
1998
8
1997
2

Mines on record

Fatalities under this operator

1 recorded
November 23, 2020 TX · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech Fatality · ELECTRICAL
Excalibar Minerals LLC · Contact with electrical current

Contributing Factors: (1)Energized equipment. (2)EE failure to follow company LO/TO procedures. (3)Outer wire jacket showed signs of heating & cooling. (4)EE grabbed the live "C" phase wire.

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