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Michels Pipeline Construction Inc operator

Controlled by Michels Corporation
MSHA operator ID: L08792
Fatalities
2
Total incidents
28
Mines on record
10
Years on record
1990–2005
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2000
143
citations
38
significant & substantial
$67,746
proposed penalties
$51,596
paid to date
76% of proposed penalties paid to date, a $16,150 gap.
Source: MSHA violations data, updated weekly.
Inspection activity
MSHA inspections since 2000
116
inspections on record
1,803
inspection hours
7.9
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.
143 citations across 1,803 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.
$68K
proposed penalties
$52K
current assessed
$52K
paid to date
$0
outstanding
141 assessments are final orders; 2 contested dockets.
As of the most recent assessment on 2005-11-15.
Source: MSHA assessed-violations and conference/litigation data, updated weekly.

Top causes

Incident timeline

2005
2 (1f)
2002
5
2001
13 (1f)
2000
1
1999
2
1995
2
1994
1
1993
1
1990
1

Mines on record

Fatalities under this operator

2 recorded
May 23, 2005 WI · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman Fatality · FALLING/SLIDING/ROLLING MATERIALS
Michels Pipeline Construction Inc · Struck by falling object

(MSHA Report of Investigation: Loading a steel plate (5' wide x 10' long x 3/4" thick; approx. 1,500 lbs.) onto flatbed truck using chain attached to front-end loader. The victim was on bed of the truck steadying & guiding plate onto the truck when the hook (no safety latch) became detached from the plate, and the victim & plate fell to the ground. Plate crushed victim.)

March 20, 2001 WI · Metal/Non-Metal mine manager, mine foreman, mine owner Fatality · IGNITION OR EXPLOSION OF GAS OR DUST
Michels Pipeline Construction Inc · Struck by flying object

GAS BUILDUP IN SCALE PIT- EXPLOSION- THAWING OUT SCALE.

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