RELIEF SHOVEL OPERATOR EE WAS LOADING SHOT ROCK WITH A NORTHWEST 180-D SHOVEL ONTO DUMP TRUCKS (NOTE: NO TRUCKS WERE CLOST TO SHOVEL, BUT OPERATOR WAS LOADING BUCKET IN PREPARATION FOR TRUCK T HAT WAS TURNING TO BACK UP AND GET LOADED) APPARENTLY NORTHWEST 180-D SHOVEL BUCKET DETONATED AN EXPLOSIVE CHARGE CREATING BLAST AND SUBSEQUENT ROCK SLIDE.
Pounding Mill Quarry Corp operator
Controlled by
William C Hunter; C Mike Hunter Jr
MSHA operator ID: L01265
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2000
537
citations
111
significant & substantial
$121,164
proposed penalties
$118,550
paid to date
98% of proposed penalties paid to date, a $2,614 gap.
Source: MSHA violations data, updated weekly.
Inspection activity
MSHA inspections since 2000
248
inspections on record
5,688
inspection hours
9.4
citations per 100 inspection hours
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This rate is recorded citations divided by MSHA inspection hours, per 100 hours. It reflects inspection effort, not mine size or production.537 citations across 5,688 inspection hours.
Source: MSHA inspections data, updated weekly.
Penalty disposition
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Differences between proposed and paid penalties reflect both settlements and conference reductions and amounts still owed. Outstanding is the balance currently owed.$121K
proposed penalties
$119K
current assessed
$119K
paid to date
$0
outstanding
536 assessments are final orders; 8 contested dockets.
As of the most recent assessment on 2018-06-26.
Source: MSHA assessed-violations and conference/litigation data, updated weekly.
Top causes
- EXPLOSIVES AND BREAKING AGENTS 1 fatality
- HANDLING OF MATERIALS 73 non-fatal
- SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON 50 non-fatal
- HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) 32 non-fatal
- POWERED HAULAGE 23 non-fatal
- MACHINERY 20 non-fatal
Incident timeline
2018
5
2017
8
2016
2
2015
11
2014
4
2013
9
2012
6
2011
8
2010
5
2009
2
2008
3
2007
8
2006
2
2005
4
2004
4
2002
2
2001
8
2000
4
1999
3
1998
9
1997
11
1996
9
1995
10
1994
5
1993
11
1992
12 (1f)
1991
12
1990
11
1989
13
1988
4
1987
7
1986
4
1985
4
1984
2
1983
4
Mines on record
Fatalities under this operator
1 recorded
July 1, 1992
WV · Metal/Non-Metal
bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer
Fatality · EXPLOSIVES AND BREAKING AGENTS
Pounding Mill Quarry Corp · Struck by flying object
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