K A Ash Ltd. operator
Controlled by
Robert E Yarger
MSHA operator ID: 0051075
- Fatalities
- 0
- Total incidents
- 9
- Mines on record
- 1
- Years on record
- 2003–2005
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2003
28
citations
16
significant & substantial
$4,922
proposed penalties
$3,214
paid to date
65% of proposed penalties paid to date, a $1,708 gap.
Source: MSHA violations data, updated weekly.
Inspection activity
MSHA inspections since 2003
24
inspections on record
666
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: 666 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
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Differences between proposed and paid penalties reflect both settlements and conference reductions and amounts still owed. Outstanding is the balance currently owed.$5K
proposed penalties
$3K
current assessed
$3K
paid to date
$0
outstanding
27 assessments are final orders; 9 contested dockets.
As of the most recent assessment on 2005-10-25.
Source: MSHA assessed-violations and conference/litigation data, updated weekly.
Top causes
- HANDLING OF MATERIALS 3 non-fatal
- SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON 3 non-fatal
- DISORDERS (REPEATED TRAUMA) 1 non-fatal
- HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) 1 non-fatal
- POWERED HAULAGE 1 non-fatal
Incident timeline
2005
3
2004
3
2003
3
Mines on record
- Tamaqua Mine PA
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