Mining Incidents

Fordyce Holdings Inc operator

Controlled by Robert W Briggs
MSHA operator ID: L00557
Fatalities
1
Total incidents
254
Mines on record
5
Years on record
1983–2021
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2000
346
citations
87
significant & substantial
$85,634
proposed penalties
$84,895
paid to date
99% of proposed penalties paid to date, a $739 gap.
Source: MSHA violations data, updated weekly.
Inspection activity
MSHA inspections since 2000
148
inspections on record
2,556
inspection hours
13.5
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.
346 citations across 2,556 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.
$86K
proposed penalties
$85K
current assessed
$85K
paid to date
$0
outstanding
344 assessments are final orders; 5 contested dockets.
As of the most recent assessment on 2021-08-25.
Source: MSHA assessed-violations and conference/litigation data, updated weekly.

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Incident timeline

2021
3
2020
1
2019
1
2018
3
2017
2
2016
2
2015
3
2013
3
2012
4
2011
2
2010
2
2009
1
2008
1
2007
1
2006
1
2005
2
2004
1
2003
2
2002
4
2001
2
1999
1
1998
2
1997
1
1996
9
1995
5
1994
10
1993
11 (1f)
1992
12
1991
11
1990
15
1989
40
1988
31
1987
15
1986
15
1985
11
1984
9
1983
15

Mines on record

Fatalities under this operator

1 recorded
November 19, 1993 TX · Metal/Non-Metal welder (shop) Fatality · MACHINERY
Fordyce Company · Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)

VICTIMWAS ASKED BY CONTTRACTOR TO CUT OFF NUTS TO 20 TON COUNTERWEIGHT FOR REMOVAL & TRANSPORT AS PER CONTRACT AS VICTIM CUT LAST OF TWO NUTS COUNTERWEIGHT SWUNG TOWARD HIM PINNING HIM BETWEEN CONTRACTORS GEN POLE WINCH TRUCK & THE WEIGHT VICTIM WAS CRUSHED AS HE STOOD ON HIS LADDERR TRYING TO ASSIST CONTRACTOR

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