Mining Incidents

Golden Triangle Sand & Gravel Inc operator

Controlled by W G Cook III
MSHA operator ID: L11632
Fatalities
1
Total incidents
8
Mines on record
1
Years on record
1990–2000
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2000
9
citations
3
significant & substantial
$813
proposed penalties
$750
paid to date
92% of proposed penalties paid to date, a $63 gap.
Source: MSHA violations data, updated weekly.
Inspection activity
MSHA inspections since 2000
6
inspections on record
62
inspection hours
n/a
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.
Rate withheld: 62 inspection hours is too few for a stable rate. A minimum of 1,000 inspection hours is required.
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.
$813
proposed penalties
$750
current assessed
$750
paid to date
$0
outstanding
9 assessments are final orders; 0 contested dockets.
As of the most recent assessment on 2000-10-18.
Source: MSHA assessed-violations and conference/litigation data, updated weekly.

Top causes

Incident timeline

2000
1
1995
2 (1f)
1992
3
1990
2

Mines on record

Fatalities under this operator

1 recorded
December 12, 1995 MS · Metal/Non-Metal barge/boat/dredge/towbarge/towboat/leach operator, riverman, deck hand Fatality · OTHER
Golden Triangle Sand & Gravel Inc · Drowning

DREDGE OPERATOR WAS ATTEMPTING TO DISLODGE SAND ROCK FROM SUCTION WHEN HE FELL OVERBOARD FROM SKIFF NO WITNESSES ACTUALLY SAW HIM FALL OUT HE WAS NOT WEARING HIS LIFE JACKET THAT WAS PROVIDED.

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