Mining Incidents

M. E. Group, Inc. operator

Controlled by Paul M Whatley
MSHA operator ID: 0053013
Fatalities
0
Total incidents
1
Mines on record
1
Years on record
2005
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2004
72
citations
21
significant & substantial
$12,406
proposed penalties
$9,089
paid to date
73% of proposed penalties paid to date, a $3,317 gap.
Source: MSHA violations data, updated weekly.
Inspection activity
MSHA inspections since 2004
31
inspections on record
459
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: 459 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.
$12K
proposed penalties
$12K
current assessed
$9K
paid to date
$3K
outstanding
71 assessments are final orders; 0 contested dockets.
As of the most recent assessment on 2009-04-20.
Source: MSHA assessed-violations and conference/litigation data, updated weekly.

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