Mining Incidents

Pinky's Aggregates Inc operator

Controlled by Dale Honsey
MSHA operator ID: L18504
Fatalities
1
Total incidents
2
Mines on record
1
Years on record
2014–2015
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2001
105
citations
37
significant & substantial
$124,129
proposed penalties
$58,997
paid to date
48% of proposed penalties paid to date, a $65,132 gap.
Source: MSHA violations data, updated weekly.
Inspection activity
MSHA inspections since 2001
51
inspections on record
843
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: 843 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.
$124K
proposed penalties
$59K
current assessed
$59K
paid to date
$0
outstanding
104 assessments are final orders; 2 contested dockets.
As of the most recent assessment on 2016-10-26.
Source: MSHA assessed-violations and conference/litigation data, updated weekly.

Top causes

Incident timeline

2015
1 (1f)
2014
1

Mines on record

Fatalities under this operator

1 recorded
August 3, 2015 ND · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman Fatality · FALLING/SLIDING/ROLLING MATERIALS
Pinky's Aggregates Inc · Struck by rolling or sliding object

There were no witnesses to the accident. The operator was found outside of his loader buried under gravel that had sloughed off of the stock pile he was loading from. Fellow employees were attempting to remove the gravel from on top of him when officials showed up. Officials declared him dead at the scene.

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