Mining Incidents

Mears Enterprises Inc. operator

Controlled by Kerry L Mears
MSHA operator ID: P10041
Fatalities
1
Total incidents
158
Mines on record
9
Years on record
1983–2003
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2000
201
citations
90
significant & substantial
$16,248
proposed penalties
$14,920
paid to date
92% of proposed penalties paid to date, a $1,328 gap.
Source: MSHA violations data, updated weekly.
Inspection activity
MSHA inspections since 2000
251
inspections on record
4,657
inspection hours
4.3
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.
201 citations across 4,657 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.
$16K
proposed penalties
$15K
current assessed
$15K
paid to date
$0
outstanding
200 assessments are final orders; 20 contested dockets.
As of the most recent assessment on 2003-11-13.
Source: MSHA assessed-violations and conference/litigation data, updated weekly.

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Incident timeline

2003
15
2002
18
2001
13
2000
5
1999
6
1998
11
1997
5
1996
4
1995
2
1994
6
1993
12 (1f)
1992
9
1991
9
1990
9
1989
7
1988
5
1987
3
1986
3
1984
9
1983
7

Mines on record

Fatalities under this operator

1 recorded
November 5, 1993 PA · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech Fatality · MACHINERY
Mears Enterprises Inc · Caught in, under or between running or meshing objects

WHILE SERVICING A JEFFERY 101 CONTINUOUS MINER, INJURED BECAME ENTAGLED IN THE CUTTING HEAD WHEN THE CUTTING HEAD ACCIDENTALLY CAME ON, PULLING HIM UNDER THE HEAD, FATALLY INJURING HIM.

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