Mining Incidents

Ritchie Sand Inc operator

Controlled by H T Ritchie
MSHA operator ID: L05990
Fatalities
1
Total incidents
84
Mines on record
1
Years on record
1983–2005
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2000
11
citations
0
significant & substantial
$635
proposed penalties
$635
paid to date
100% of proposed penalties paid to date, a $0 gap.
Source: MSHA violations data, updated weekly.
Inspection activity
MSHA inspections since 2000
13
inspections on record
205
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: 205 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.
$635
proposed penalties
$635
current assessed
$635
paid to date
$0
outstanding
11 assessments are final orders; 0 contested dockets.
As of the most recent assessment on 2005-11-02.
Source: MSHA assessed-violations and conference/litigation data, updated weekly.

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Incident timeline

2005
1
2004
1
2003
1
2002
3
2001
4
1999
2
1998
2
1997
4 (1f)
1996
3
1995
1
1994
5
1993
1
1992
4
1991
2
1990
2
1989
4
1988
7
1987
8
1986
6
1985
16
1984
5
1983
2

Mines on record

Fatalities under this operator

1 recorded
February 17, 1997 KS · Metal/Non-Metal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver Fatality · POWERED HAULAGE
Ritchie Sand Inc · Struck by powered moving object

END DUMPS WERE PARKED END TO END ON THE ACCESS ROAD JUST EAST OF THE TUNNEL. EE WAS THE DRIVER OF THE FRONT VEHICLE AND VICTIM WAS THE DRIVER OF THE BACK VEHICLE EE WAS HELPING EE FIX HIS TA RP HANDLE. EE WEN TBACK TO HIS VEHICLE TO TURN ON HIS HEADLIGHTS TO PROVIDE MORE LIGHT. EE QUICKLY FIXED THE TARP HANDLE AND WAS WALKING BACK TO EE'S VEHICLE TO THANK HIM FOR HIS HELP. EE F

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