Mining Incidents

Ross Island Sand & Gravel Company operator

Controlled by R B Pamplin Corp
MSHA operator ID: L37998
Fatalities
1
Total incidents
103
Mines on record
1
Years on record
1984–2017
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2000
136
citations
15
significant & substantial
$13,101
proposed penalties
$13,063
paid to date
100% of proposed penalties paid to date, a $38 gap.
Source: MSHA violations data, updated weekly.
Inspection activity
MSHA inspections since 2000
50
inspections on record
1,156
inspection hours
11.8
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.
136 citations across 1,156 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.
$13K
proposed penalties
$13K
current assessed
$13K
paid to date
$0
outstanding
136 assessments are final orders; 1 contested dockets.
As of the most recent assessment on 2019-10-31.
Source: MSHA assessed-violations and conference/litigation data, updated weekly.

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Incident timeline

2017
1
2016
1
2014
1
2013
2
2008
3
2007
1
2005
1
2004
1
2002
1
2001
3
2000
1
1999
4
1998
7 (1f)
1997
10
1996
13
1995
8
1994
15
1993
3
1992
7
1991
5
1990
3
1988
2
1987
3
1986
4
1985
1
1984
2

Mines on record

Fatalities under this operator

1 recorded
March 6, 1998 OR · Metal/Non-Metal barge/boat/dredge/towbarge/towboat/leach operator, riverman, deck hand Fatality · OTHER
Ross Island Sand & Gravel Company · Drowning

EMPLLOYEE WAS FOUND INW ATER NEXT TO DREDGE, WITH LIFE JACKET ON. SITUATION BEING INVESTIGATED. EMPLOYEE HAD 27 YEARS EXPERIENCE OPERATING YARDERS AND HEAVY EQUIPMENT IN LOGGING INDUSTRY,, SMILIAR TO OEPRATING WINCHS ON DREDGE. EMLOYEE WS KNOWN TO HAVE DIABETES.

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