Mining Incidents

Kentucky-Tennessee Clay Company operator

Controlled by Hecla Mining Company
MSHA operator ID: L08960
Fatalities
0
Total incidents
196
Mines on record
11
Years on record
1986–2001
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2000
12
citations
0
significant & substantial
$660
proposed penalties
$660
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
21
inspections on record
469
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: 469 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.
$660
proposed penalties
$660
current assessed
$660
paid to date
$0
outstanding
12 assessments are final orders; 0 contested dockets.
As of the most recent assessment on 2001-02-06.
Source: MSHA assessed-violations and conference/litigation data, updated weekly.

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Incident timeline

2001
3
2000
8
1999
10
1998
6
1997
16
1996
5
1995
10
1994
16
1993
27
1992
19
1991
17
1990
20
1989
19
1988
13
1987
6
1986
1

Mines on record

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