92% of proposed penalties paid to date, a $32,458 gap.
Source: MSHA violations data, updated weekly.
Inspection activity
MSHA inspections since 2000
391
inspections on record
7,892
inspection hours
11.0
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.
865 citations across 7,892 inspection hours.
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.
$400K
proposed penalties
$368K
current assessed
$368K
paid to date
$0
outstanding
856 assessments are final orders; 11 contested dockets.
As of the most recent assessment on 2019-02-27.
Source: MSHA assessed-violations and conference/litigation data, updated weekly.
March 23, 2007OH · Metal/Non-Metalmaintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service techFatality · MACHINERY
Premier Silica LLC · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)
4-employees were performing preventative maintenance on the aerial tram system used to transport stone from the quarry to the plant. While tensioning the steel cable used to carry the tram buckets, the hydraulic cylinder assembly pulled loose from its anchor point. One employee was fatally injured and another suffered a broken leg, after being struck by components of the system.
November 17, 2000TX · Metal/Non-Metalmaintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service techFatality · SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Oglebay Norton Industrial Sands Inc · Fall from machine
EMPLOYEE FELL APPROX 65 FT FROM LIFT BASKET HELD BY CRANE. HE WAS NOT WEARING SAFETY HARNESS. HE WAS REACHING FOR A BUCKET OF WATER HANDED UP FROM BELOW. WORKING ON A TAILINGS RELOCATION PROJE CT AT OLD QUARRY AT VOCA WEST.
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