Mining Incidents

Martin Limestone Inc operator

MSHA operator ID: L02478
Fatalities
1
Total incidents
130
Mines on record
6
Years on record
1985–2010
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2000
190
citations
23
significant & substantial
$35,827
proposed penalties
$31,111
paid to date
87% of proposed penalties paid to date, a $4,716 gap.
Source: MSHA violations data, updated weekly.
Inspection activity
MSHA inspections since 2000
147
inspections on record
2,542
inspection hours
7.5
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.
190 citations across 2,542 inspection hours.
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.
$36K
proposed penalties
$31K
current assessed
$31K
paid to date
$0
outstanding
190 assessments are final orders; 4 contested dockets.
As of the most recent assessment on 2011-04-18.
Source: MSHA assessed-violations and conference/litigation data, updated weekly.

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Incident timeline

2010
3
2009
4
2008
2
2007
6
2006
4
2005
4
2004
3
2003
5
2002
7
2001
8
2000
13
1999
5
1998
8
1997
3
1996
2
1995
8
1994
5 (1f)
1993
5
1992
5
1991
7
1990
5
1989
9
1988
3
1987
4
1986
1
1985
1

Mines on record

Fatalities under this operator

1 recorded
June 3, 1994 PA · Metal/Non-Metal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator Fatality · FALLING/SLIDING/ROLLING MATERIALS
Martin Limestone Inc · Struck by rolling or sliding object

[SEE ATTACHED] THE VICTIM WAS POSITIONING A MAN LIFT TRUCK AT THE BASE OF A LIME DUST STOCKPILE IN PREPARATION OF CHANGING THE OIL IN THE GEAR BOX OF A CONVEYOR BELT HEAD PULLEY. ... THE STO NE DUST MATERIAL APPEARED TO SLIDE FROM DIRECTLY BEHIND THE TRUCK ... . IT WAS ESTIMATED TO BE 2-3' DEEP ON TOP OF VICTIM BASED ON MATERIAL FOUND ON THE TOP OF THE REAR PASSENGER SIDE TIRE.

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