Mining Incidents

Mullite Company Of America operator

Controlled by Imerys S A
MSHA operator ID: L00829
Fatalities
1
Total incidents
286
Mines on record
6
Years on record
1985–2019
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2000
632
citations
132
significant & substantial
$447,054
proposed penalties
$385,836
paid to date
86% of proposed penalties paid to date, a $61,218 gap.
Source: MSHA violations data, updated weekly.
Inspection activity
MSHA inspections since 2000
240
inspections on record
5,236
inspection hours
12.1
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.
632 citations across 5,236 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.
$447K
proposed penalties
$386K
current assessed
$386K
paid to date
$8
outstanding
629 assessments are final orders; 24 contested dockets.
As of the most recent assessment on 2019-10-30.
Source: MSHA assessed-violations and conference/litigation data, updated weekly.

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Incident timeline

2019
1
2018
3
2017
4
2016
4
2015
3
2014
4
2013
4
2012
4
2011
4
2010
2
2009
3
2008
9
2007
7
2006
7
2005
8
2004
10
2003
6
2002
5
2001
4
2000
8
1999
7
1998
5
1997
11
1996
14
1995
17
1994
25
1993
14
1992
14
1991
22 (1f)
1990
12
1989
23
1988
9
1987
11
1986
1
1985
1

Mines on record

Fatalities under this operator

1 recorded
December 2, 1991 AL · Metal/Non-Metal front-end loader, scraper-loader operator, pan operator, payloader, scraper rig operator Fatality · POWERED HAULAGE
Mullite Company Of America · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

VICTIM WAS INSPECTING SCRAPER FOR OIL LEAK. WHILE CHECKING BOTTOM OF SCRAPER, A MOVING PIECE OF METAL HIT VICTIM IN HEAD.

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