Sapphire Mining, Inc. operator
Controlled by
Michael K Cook; Randy A Cook
MSHA operator ID: P24503
- Fatalities
- 0
- Total incidents
- 7
- Mines on record
- 3
- Years on record
- 2002–2004
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2001
184
citations
69
significant & substantial
$41,686
proposed penalties
$10,992
paid to date
26% of proposed penalties paid to date, a $30,694 gap.
Source: MSHA violations data, updated weekly.
Inspection activity
MSHA inspections since 2001
69
inspections on record
1,209
inspection hours
15.2
citations per 100 inspection hours
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This rate is recorded citations divided by MSHA inspection hours, per 100 hours. It reflects inspection effort, not mine size or production.184 citations across 1,209 inspection hours.
Source: MSHA inspections data, updated weekly.
Penalty disposition
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Differences between proposed and paid penalties reflect both settlements and conference reductions and amounts still owed. Outstanding is the balance currently owed.$42K
proposed penalties
$40K
current assessed
$11K
paid to date
$29K
outstanding
176 assessments are final orders; 4 contested dockets.
As of the most recent assessment on 2004-04-13.
Source: MSHA assessed-violations and conference/litigation data, updated weekly.
Top causes
- HANDLING OF MATERIALS 2 non-fatal
- HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) 2 non-fatal
- POWERED HAULAGE 2 non-fatal
- MACHINERY 1 non-fatal
Incident timeline
2004
1
2003
3
2002
3
Mines on record
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