Mining Incidents

Northwestern Resources Company operator

Controlled by Montana Power Company
MSHA operator ID: P09430
Fatalities
1
Total incidents
350
Mines on record
1
Years on record
1984–2001
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2000
11
citations
1
significant & substantial
$691
proposed penalties
$691
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
330
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: 330 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.
$691
proposed penalties
$691
current assessed
$691
paid to date
$0
outstanding
10 assessments are final orders; 2 contested dockets.
As of the most recent assessment on 2001-01-09.
Source: MSHA assessed-violations and conference/litigation data, updated weekly.

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Incident timeline

2001
3
2000
14
1999
15
1998
17
1997
24
1996
19
1995
15
1994
18
1993
18
1992
22
1991
24
1990
17
1989
42
1988
19
1987
27
1986
20
1985
31 (1f)
1984
5

Mines on record

Fatalities under this operator

1 recorded
May 13, 1985 TX · Coal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer Fatality · ELECTRICAL
Northwestern Resources Company · Contact with electrical current

WHILE EATING LUNCH UNDER A TREE WITH FOUR OTHER MEN THE TREE WAS STRUCK BY LIGHTNING FATALLY INJURING I.NAME

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