Mining Incidents

Iluka Resources Inc. operator

Controlled by Iluka Resources Ltd
MSHA operator ID: L04074
Fatalities
1
Total incidents
340
Mines on record
5
Years on record
1983–2015
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2000
304
citations
65
significant & substantial
$69,483
proposed penalties
$67,613
paid to date
97% of proposed penalties paid to date, a $1,870 gap.
Source: MSHA violations data, updated weekly.
Inspection activity
MSHA inspections since 2000
150
inspections on record
3,509
inspection hours
8.7
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.
304 citations across 3,509 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.
$69K
proposed penalties
$68K
current assessed
$68K
paid to date
$1
outstanding
302 assessments are final orders; 11 contested dockets.
As of the most recent assessment on 2017-01-05.
Source: MSHA assessed-violations and conference/litigation data, updated weekly.

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Incident timeline

2015
4
2014
1
2013
3
2012
9
2011
2
2010
4
2009
6
2008
2
2007
9
2006
3
2005
7
2004
14
2003
13
2002
14
2001
19
2000
20
1999
14 (1f)
1998
10
1997
9
1996
5
1995
10
1994
5
1993
13
1992
16
1991
5
1990
13
1989
34
1988
15
1987
12
1986
20
1985
13
1984
3
1983
13

Mines on record

Fatalities under this operator

1 recorded
February 3, 1999 VA · Metal/Non-Metal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator Fatality · MACHINERY
Iluka Resources Inc. · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

EE FAILED TO DE-ENERGIZE AUTOMATIC SAMPLER ARM AS INSTRUCTED BY MGMT. THE SAMPLER ARM CYCLED AUTOMATICALLY ACROSS THE INNER PORTION OF THE LOADOUT CHUTE EVERY 5 MIN. THE EVIDENCE SUGGEST THAT THE EE MAY HAVE CLIMBED INTO THE LOADOUT CHUTE, PLACED HIMSELF IN THE PATH OF THE SAMPLER ARM, AND WAS CRUSHED BY THE SAMPLER ARM. THE CO. NEVERY AUTHORIZED & HAD NO PRIOR KNOWLEDGE THAT THE E

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