Mining Incidents

The Feldspar Corporation operator

MSHA operator ID: L00019
Fatalities
1
Total incidents
360
Mines on record
11
Years on record
1983–2012
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2000
578
citations
172
significant & substantial
$375,614
proposed penalties
$248,964
paid to date
66% of proposed penalties paid to date, a $126,650 gap.
Source: MSHA violations data, updated weekly.
Inspection activity
MSHA inspections since 2000
229
inspections on record
4,251
inspection hours
13.6
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.
578 citations across 4,251 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.
$369K
proposed penalties
$243K
current assessed
$243K
paid to date
$0
outstanding
511 assessments are final orders; 30 contested dockets.
As of the most recent assessment on 2012-10-10.
Source: MSHA assessed-violations and conference/litigation data, updated weekly.

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Incident timeline

2012
2
2011
2
2010
3
2009
3
2008
2
2007
6
2006
5
2005
5
2004
11
2003
9
2002
8
2001
8
2000
7
1999
5
1998
7
1997
9
1996
14
1995
4
1994
7
1993
7
1992
22
1991
22
1990
18
1989
40
1988
33
1987
25
1986
24 (1f)
1985
20
1984
20
1983
12

Mines on record

Fatalities under this operator

1 recorded
January 22, 1986 NC · Metal/Non-Metal coal/ore shovel operator, shoveler, power shoveler Fatality · SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
The Feldspar Corporation · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

EE WAS GREASING3SHOVEL & APPARENTLY SLIPPED & FELL ON DECK OF SHOVEL CAUGHT GREASE HOSE ON WALK LEVER IN SHOVEL. WEIGHT F BODY TANGLED IN GREASE HOSE AVTIVATED SHOVEL OVER OPERATOR.

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