Mining Incidents

Pioneer Mid-Atlantic Inc operator

MSHA operator ID: L16199
Fatalities
1
Total incidents
259
Mines on record
11
Years on record
1989–2000
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2000
27
citations
4
significant & substantial
$2,054
proposed penalties
$2,054
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
17
inspections on record
452
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: 452 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.
$2K
proposed penalties
$2K
current assessed
$2K
paid to date
$0
outstanding
27 assessments are final orders; 0 contested dockets.
As of the most recent assessment on 2000-11-29.
Source: MSHA assessed-violations and conference/litigation data, updated weekly.

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Incident timeline

2000
8
1999
18
1998
23
1997
17
1996
18
1995
19
1994
21
1993
18 (1f)
1992
26
1991
23
1990
36
1989
32

Mines on record

Fatalities under this operator

1 recorded
August 11, 1993 PA · Metal/Non-Metal front-end loader operator Fatality · FALL OF FACE/RIB/PILLAR/SIDE/HIGHWALL
Pioneer Mid-Atlantic Inc · Struck by falling object

EMPLOYEE WAS MUCKING OUT THE PILE WHEN HE NOTICED WHAT HE THOUGHT WAS A MISS-FIRE.HE THEN DUG HIS WAY TO THE SUSPECTED MISS-FIRE,WHICH PLACED HIM AND HIS MACHINE UNDER LOOSE MATERIAL.THE EMPLO YEE THEN EXITED HIS MACHINE TO RETRIEVE THE SUSPECTED MISS-FIRE.WHILE STANDING AT THE FACE,A LARGE ROCK SLIPPED OFF THE FACE,CRUSHING THE EMPLOYEE.

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