Mining Incidents

Premier Chemicals operator

Controlled by Cookson Group Plc
MSHA operator ID: L17045
Fatalities
0
Total incidents
12
Mines on record
1
Years on record
2000–2001
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2000
44
citations
6
significant & substantial
$5,024
proposed penalties
$4,655
paid to date
93% of proposed penalties paid to date, a $369 gap.
Source: MSHA violations data, updated weekly.
Inspection activity
MSHA inspections since 2000
8
inspections on record
255
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: 255 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.
$5K
proposed penalties
$5K
current assessed
$5K
paid to date
$0
outstanding
44 assessments are final orders; 2 contested dockets.
As of the most recent assessment on 2001-01-24.
Source: MSHA assessed-violations and conference/litigation data, updated weekly.

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Incident timeline

2001
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2000
10

Mines on record

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