Mining Incidents

Pounding Mill Quarry Corp operator

MSHA operator ID: L01265
Fatalities
1
Total incidents
226
Mines on record
4
Years on record
1983–2018
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
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
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.

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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

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.

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