Mining Incidents

Powley Sand & Gravel-Div/Seneca Petroleum Co Inc operator

Controlled by O E Hulse III
MSHA operator ID: L12786
Fatalities
1
Total incidents
72
Mines on record
1
Years on record
1991–2009
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2000
82
citations
8
significant & substantial
$21,720
proposed penalties
$16,360
paid to date
75% of proposed penalties paid to date, a $5,360 gap.
Source: MSHA violations data, updated weekly.
Inspection activity
MSHA inspections since 2000
29
inspections on record
796
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: 796 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.
$22K
proposed penalties
$16K
current assessed
$16K
paid to date
$0
outstanding
81 assessments are final orders; 6 contested dockets.
As of the most recent assessment on 2009-01-27.
Source: MSHA assessed-violations and conference/litigation data, updated weekly.

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Incident timeline

2009
1
2005
5
2004
2
2003
2
2002
4 (1f)
2001
5
2000
3
1999
5
1998
7
1997
3
1996
9
1995
5
1994
4
1993
7
1992
6
1991
4

Mines on record

Fatalities under this operator

1 recorded
October 14, 2002 IL · Metal/Non-Metal front-end loader, scraper-loader operator, pan operator, payloader, scraper rig operator Fatality · FALL OF FACE/RIB/PILLAR/SIDE/HIGHWALL
Powley Sand & Gravel-Div/Seneca Petroleum Co Inc · Struck by falling object

A LOADER OPERATOR WAS SMOTHERED BY A FALL OF MATERIAL FROM THE SAND FACE WHERE HE WAS OPERATING.

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