Mining Incidents

Morton Salt Div/Morton International Inc operator

Controlled by K+S Aktiengesellschaft
MSHA operator ID: L16848
Fatalities
1
Total incidents
396
Mines on record
3
Years on record
1999–2010
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2000
1,306
citations
184
significant & substantial
$612,323
proposed penalties
$425,340
paid to date
69% of proposed penalties paid to date, a $186,983 gap.
Source: MSHA violations data, updated weekly.
Inspection activity
MSHA inspections since 2000
418
inspections on record
15,210
inspection hours
8.6
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.
1,306 citations across 15,210 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.
$612K
proposed penalties
$425K
current assessed
$425K
paid to date
$0
outstanding
1,287 assessments are final orders; 25 contested dockets.
As of the most recent assessment on 2010-09-08.
Source: MSHA assessed-violations and conference/litigation data, updated weekly.

Top causes

Incident timeline

2010
32
2009
33 (1f)
2008
38
2007
49
2006
32
2005
20
2004
33
2003
41
2002
34
2001
37
2000
34
1999
13

Mines on record

Fatalities under this operator

1 recorded
June 20, 2009 LA · Metal/Non-Metal greaser, grease man, oiler, lube man, dragline oiler Fatality · FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
Morton Salt Div/Morton International Inc · Struck by falling object

The investigation is not complete, but as of now it appears that the employee had washed the #2 drill and was rolling up the hose when a portion of the mine roof collapsed, striking and covering him with a section of the salt roof.

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