Mining Incidents

Paulden Sand & Rock operator

Controlled by Frances F Dunbar et al
MSHA operator ID: L16065
Fatalities
1
Total incidents
2
Mines on record
2
Years on record
1993–1998
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2000
11
citations
5
significant & substantial
$2,526
proposed penalties
$1,651
paid to date
65% of proposed penalties paid to date, a $875 gap.
Source: MSHA violations data, updated weekly.
Inspection activity
MSHA inspections since 2000
6
inspections on record
55
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: 55 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.
$3K
proposed penalties
$2K
current assessed
$2K
paid to date
$0
outstanding
11 assessments are final orders; 2 contested dockets.
As of the most recent assessment on 2001-03-22.
Source: MSHA assessed-violations and conference/litigation data, updated weekly.

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Incident timeline

1998
1 (1f)
1993
1

Mines on record

Fatalities under this operator

1 recorded
September 18, 1998 AZ · Metal/Non-Metal front-end loader, scraper-loader operator, pan operator, payloader, scraper rig operator Fatality · POWERED HAULAGE
Paulden Sand & Rock · Struck against a moving object

THE LOADER OPERATOR WAS ASSIGNED TO LOAD MATERIAL FROM A STOCKPILE IMMEDIATELY ADJACENT TO A CRUSHER FEEDER. FOR SOME UNKNOWN REASON, HE BACKED THE LOADER DOWN THE SLOPE 2/3 OF THE WAY TO THE WALL OF THE ACTIVE PIT, WHICH WAS OUT OF HIS ASSIGNED WORK AREA. HE WENT OVER THE ACTIVE PIT FACE, FIRST HITTING ON THE RADIATOR END OF THE LOADER AND THEN OVER ON ITS TOP TRAPPING HIM INSIDE

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