Molycorp Minerals operator
Controlled by
Molycorp Inc
MSHA operator ID: 0096066
- Fatalities
- 0
- Total incidents
- 103
- Mines on record
- 1
- Years on record
- 2008–2015
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2009
394
citations
81
significant & substantial
$282,883
proposed penalties
$142,996
paid to date
51% of proposed penalties paid to date, a $139,887 gap.
Source: MSHA violations data, updated weekly.
Inspection activity
MSHA inspections since 2009
98
inspections on record
3,943
inspection hours
10.0
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.394 citations across 3,943 inspection hours.
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.$283K
proposed penalties
$199K
current assessed
$143K
paid to date
$56K
outstanding
390 assessments are final orders; 23 contested dockets.
As of the most recent assessment on 2015-07-14.
Source: MSHA assessed-violations and conference/litigation data, updated weekly.
Top causes
- HANDLING OF MATERIALS 30 non-fatal
- SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON 20 non-fatal
- MACHINERY 12 non-fatal
- RESPIRATORY CONDITIONS (TOXIC AGENTS) 11 non-fatal
- HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) 9 non-fatal
- STEPPING OR KNEELING ON OBJECT 6 non-fatal
Incident timeline
2015
9
2014
11
2013
17
2012
51
2011
10
2010
3
2009
1
2008
1
Mines on record
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