Mining Incidents

Hutchins Sand & Gravel operator

Controlled by Paul M Leighton
MSHA operator ID: 0074304
Fatalities
1
Total incidents
1
Mines on record
1
Years on record
2010
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2006
63
citations
18
significant & substantial
$100,123
proposed penalties
$7,160
paid to date
7% of proposed penalties paid to date, a $92,963 gap.
Source: MSHA violations data, updated weekly.
Inspection activity
MSHA inspections since 2006
21
inspections on record
274
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: 274 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.
$100K
proposed penalties
$96K
current assessed
$7K
paid to date
$89K
outstanding
62 assessments are final orders; 6 contested dockets.
As of the most recent assessment on 2011-07-06.
Source: MSHA assessed-violations and conference/litigation data, updated weekly.

Top causes

Incident timeline

2010
1 (1f)

Mines on record

Fatalities under this operator

1 recorded
November 13, 2010 TX · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech Fatality · POWERED HAULAGE
Hutchins Sand & Gravel · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

The contractor failed to use emergency brake, left tractor running and went under tractor to look at leak. The tractor rolled due to being on incline and the result was a fatal injury.

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