WE BELIEVE THE VICTIM WAS IN THE PROCESS OF ASSEMBLING A DETASLIDE DETONATOR INTO THE CAVITY OF A HDP-1 BOOSTER, WHEN THE CAP OF THE DETASLIDE UNIT SAW OUTSIDE PRESSURES TO THE EXTENT THAT THE CAP DETONATED & IN TURN DETONATED THE HDP-1 BOOSTER INSTANTLY KILLING THE VICTIM.
Miller Quarries-Div/Miller & Son Paving Inc operator
Controlled by
Robert S Miller; George R Miller III
MSHA operator ID: L36292
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2000
80
citations
24
significant & substantial
$36,533
proposed penalties
$27,328
paid to date
75% of proposed penalties paid to date, a $9,205 gap.
Source: MSHA violations data, updated weekly.
Inspection activity
MSHA inspections since 2000
39
inspections on record
587
inspection hours
n/a
citations per 100 inspection hours
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This rate is recorded citations divided by MSHA inspection hours, per 100 hours. It reflects inspection effort, not mine size or production.Rate withheld: 587 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
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Differences between proposed and paid penalties reflect both settlements and conference reductions and amounts still owed. Outstanding is the balance currently owed.$37K
proposed penalties
$27K
current assessed
$27K
paid to date
$0
outstanding
79 assessments are final orders; 1 contested dockets.
As of the most recent assessment on 2016-01-12.
Source: MSHA assessed-violations and conference/litigation data, updated weekly.
Top causes
- EXPLOSIVES AND BREAKING AGENTS 1 fatality
- HANDLING OF MATERIALS 6 non-fatal
- HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) 5 non-fatal
- SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON 3 non-fatal
- POWERED HAULAGE 1 non-fatal
Incident timeline
2015
2
1996
1 (1f)
1991
1
1990
4
1988
5
1987
3
Mines on record
Fatalities under this operator
1 recorded
May 8, 1996
PA · Metal/Non-Metal
haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver
Fatality · EXPLOSIVES AND BREAKING AGENTS
Miller Quarries-Div/Miller & Son Paving Inc · Struck by flying object
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