Mining Incidents

Independance Construction Materials operator

Controlled by A Ross Myers
MSHA operator ID: L16171
Fatalities
1
Total incidents
41
Mines on record
2
Years on record
1989–2007
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2000
26
citations
3
significant & substantial
$1,884
proposed penalties
$1,884
paid to date
100% of proposed penalties paid to date, a $0 gap.
Source: MSHA violations data, updated weekly.
Inspection activity
MSHA inspections since 2000
25
inspections on record
313
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: 313 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.
$2K
proposed penalties
$2K
current assessed
$2K
paid to date
$0
outstanding
26 assessments are final orders; 2 contested dockets.
As of the most recent assessment on 2007-03-28.
Source: MSHA assessed-violations and conference/litigation data, updated weekly.

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Incident timeline

2007
1
2006
1
2005
2
2003
4
2002
2
2001
5
2000
2
1999
3 (1f)
1998
1
1996
2
1995
3
1994
1
1993
2
1991
3
1990
4
1989
5

Mines on record

Fatalities under this operator

1 recorded
December 21, 1999 PA · Metal/Non-Metal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer Fatality · EXPLOSIVES AND BREAKING AGENTS
Independance Construction Materials · Struck by flying object

WHILE GUARDING ACCESS TO THE PIT ENTRANCE, EMPLOYEE WAS HIT FROM FLYROCK WHILE IN FOREMAN'S VEHICLE.

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