Mining Incidents

Liter'S Quarry Inc operator

Controlled by Robert T Liter et al
MSHA operator ID: L04489
Fatalities
1
Total incidents
49
Mines on record
3
Years on record
1984–1999
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2000
34
citations
15
significant & substantial
$3,273
proposed penalties
$3,273
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
22
inspections on record
480
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: 480 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.
$3K
proposed penalties
$3K
current assessed
$3K
paid to date
$0
outstanding
34 assessments are final orders; 0 contested dockets.
As of the most recent assessment on 2004-01-20.
Source: MSHA assessed-violations and conference/litigation data, updated weekly.

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Incident timeline

1999
2
1998
2
1997
1
1996
1
1995
1
1994
2
1992
1
1991
4
1990
10
1989
5
1988
6
1987
2
1986
4 (1f)
1985
4
1984
4

Mines on record

Fatalities under this operator

1 recorded
July 2, 1986 KY · Metal/Non-Metal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver Fatality · ELECTRICAL
Liter'S Quarry Inc · Contact with electrical current

AFTER ATTEMPTIN1 TO START A STACKING CONVEYOR AND REPLACING TWO BLOWN FUSES BLOW IN SUCESSION I NAME AND II NAME SHOVELED OUT THE FEED BOX TO RELIEVE THE BELT. II NAME REATTEMPTED TO START THE BELT 3 TIMES. O3 FILING, HE RETURNED TO FIND HIM UNCONSCIOUS NEAR THE BASE TAILPULLEY OF THE BELT HE IS BELIEVE TO HAVE BEEN ELECTROCHTED DUE TO A BLOWN TO GROUND MOTOR.

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