64% of proposed penalties paid to date, a $240,991 gap.
Source: MSHA violations data, updated weekly.
Inspection activity
MSHA inspections since 2000
294
inspections on record
4,241
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 4,241 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.
$669K
proposed penalties
$429K
current assessed
$428K
paid to date
$385
outstanding
560 assessments are final orders; 40 contested dockets.
As of the most recent assessment on 2024-10-29.
Source: MSHA assessed-violations and conference/litigation data, updated weekly.
September 5, 2017NC · Metal/Non-Metallaborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitmanFatality · POWERED HAULAGE
G S MATERIALS INC · Caught in, under or between running or meshing objects
The victim was the Kolberg Plant Operator. Employee may have been trying to perform maintenance on the tail pulley or conveyor belt, when employee became entangled in the conveyor system, causing fatal injuries. The operator is continuing to investigate the root cause(s) of this accident.
April 11, 2012NC · Metal/Non-Metalbulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineerFatality · FALLING/SLIDING/ROLLING MATERIALS
G S Materials Inc · Fall to the walkway or working surface
Miners were removing a counterweight from an excavator, standing side-by-side, when the counter-weight dropped unexpectedly to the ground.The victim stumbled backwards,fell landed on the back of his head on the shop floor. He was unresponsive during CPR. The autopsy report concludes the proximate cause of death as"commotio cerebri"noting also cardiac arrest.
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