Mining Incidents

Hunt Midwest Mining Inc operator

Controlled by Hunt Midwest Enterprises
MSHA operator ID: L07924
Fatalities
1
Total incidents
103
Mines on record
13
Years on record
1985–2004
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2000
435
citations
79
significant & substantial
$42,750
proposed penalties
$42,670
paid to date
100% of proposed penalties paid to date, a $80 gap.
Source: MSHA violations data, updated weekly.
Inspection activity
MSHA inspections since 2000
192
inspections on record
4,056
inspection hours
10.7
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.
435 citations across 4,056 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.
$43K
proposed penalties
$43K
current assessed
$43K
paid to date
$0
outstanding
430 assessments are final orders; 1 contested dockets.
As of the most recent assessment on 2005-02-24.
Source: MSHA assessed-violations and conference/litigation data, updated weekly.

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Incident timeline

2004
16
2003
12
2002
4
2001
6
2000
7
1999
7
1998
3
1997
1
1996
8
1995
4
1994
3
1993
4 (1f)
1992
2
1991
4
1990
3
1989
3
1988
6
1987
1
1986
7
1985
2

Mines on record

Fatalities under this operator

1 recorded
July 15, 1993 KS · Metal/Non-Metal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver Fatality · POWERED HAULAGE
Hunt Midwest Mining Inc · Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)

INJURED ENTERED THE BIN AFTER BEING WARNED 30 MINUTES PRIOR NOT TO WORK IN THE AREA.APPARENTLY HE BECAME ENTRAPPED BETWEEN THE CONVEYOR AND THE BIN DISCHARGE GATE AND SUFFOCATED.

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