Mwca Inc operator
Controlled by
Hecla Mining Company
MSHA operator ID: L15415
- Fatalities
- 0
- Total incidents
- 102
- Mines on record
- 4
- Years on record
- 1987–2001
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2000
18
citations
3
significant & substantial
$1,437
proposed penalties
$1,437
paid to date
100% of proposed penalties paid to date, a $0 gap.
Source: MSHA violations data, updated weekly.
Inspection activity
MSHA inspections since 2000
13
inspections on record
156
inspection hours
n/a
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.Rate withheld: 156 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
ⓘ
Differences between proposed and paid penalties reflect both settlements and conference reductions and amounts still owed. Outstanding is the balance currently owed.$1K
proposed penalties
$1K
current assessed
$1K
paid to date
$0
outstanding
18 assessments are final orders; 1 contested dockets.
As of the most recent assessment on 2002-12-04.
Source: MSHA assessed-violations and conference/litigation data, updated weekly.
Top causes
- HANDLING OF MATERIALS 55 non-fatal
- SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON 14 non-fatal
- POWERED HAULAGE 10 non-fatal
- MACHINERY 8 non-fatal
- STEPPING OR KNEELING ON OBJECT 6 non-fatal
- HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) 4 non-fatal
Incident timeline
2001
4
2000
1
1999
4
1998
11
1997
13
1996
5
1995
6
1994
6
1993
6
1992
5
1991
11
1990
11
1989
8
1988
8
1987
3
Mines on record
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