Mining Incidents

Mark Sand & Gravel Acquisition Company operator

Controlled by Mark T Thorson
MSHA operator ID: L18277
Fatalities
1
Total incidents
1
Mines on record
1
Years on record
2000
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2000
19
citations
9
significant & substantial
$21,190
proposed penalties
$8,190
paid to date
39% of proposed penalties paid to date, a $13,000 gap.
Source: MSHA violations data, updated weekly.
Inspection activity
MSHA inspections since 2000
10
inspections on record
205
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: 205 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.
$21K
proposed penalties
$8K
current assessed
$8K
paid to date
$0
outstanding
18 assessments are final orders; 1 contested dockets.
As of the most recent assessment on 2002-11-20.
Source: MSHA assessed-violations and conference/litigation data, updated weekly.

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Incident timeline

2000
1 (1f)

Mines on record

Fatalities under this operator

1 recorded
August 30, 2000 MN · Metal/Non-Metal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer Fatality · ELECTRICAL
Mark Sand & Gravel Acquisition Company · Contact with electrical current

WHILE CUTTING WITH ARCH WELDER, INDIVIDUAL WAS ELECTROCUTED.

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